Eaton’s intelligent power management

Power management for our computer devices and appliances has come a long way.

Now, using setups such as Eaton’s Intelligent Power Manager, an administrator can oversee and entire network, without having to walk to a specific device to -really- understand what’s going on. Well, in extreme situations, that might still be necessary but under normal circumstances, it’s all mouse clicks and smiles.

For those who aren’t yet familiar with Eaton’s technology, the Intelligent Power Manager software is designed to be a cost-effective and secure way for IT administrators to remotely monitor and manage networked power and environmental devices, across the enterprise.

And even if you run a smaller operation, being able to flip the switch remotely on any device is pure bliss.

The software can carry out a scan for UPS systems (all vendors are supported) using both XML web services and SNMP protocols.

The Intelligent Power Manager also discovers and manages other critical power components, suc as ePDU products, shutdown modules and the now ubiquitous environmental sensors.

The idea of having total remote control on all powered devices is just too much of a thrill to ignore, especially if your job involves darting through the corridors to see what’s going on every time somedy calls-in saying “hey, the server’s not responding”!

Eaton isn’t the only player in town offering these kinds of solutions but you might want to check out their Intelligent Power Manager to see if it can fit your particular needs.

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