Overview
NightWatchman Server Edition targets the billions of IT spend wasted each year on servers that are
not doing any useful work. Traditional monitoring tools primarily focus on availability and performance but
provide little insight on whether a server is providing any business value.
NightWatchman Server Edition revolutionizes the measurement of power usage and activity across physical and virtual
servers and answers the question, “Are these servers being used for useful and productive work?”. This information is the key
to making data centers and servers more efficient, reducing redundant infrastructure and avoiding future spend on new hardware.
The trends toward internet based services, cloud computing and centrally stored data means server numbers are increasing,
as is electricity use and therefore CO2 emissions. U.S. data centers used 61 billion kWh of electricity in 2006, representing
1.5% of all U.S. electricity consumption and double the amount consumed in 2000. We can no longer deny that server energy consumption
is a problem, and one that’s only getting worse. The good news is that there is now a solution for organizations that want to do
something about it.
In a company with 1,000 servers, you could save up to one million dollars by optimizing server usage,
controlling sprawl and actively reducing the need for power and cooling.
“We think it is correct that managers want to reduce power consumption without turning off servers.
1E is likely to be a serious player in this sector.”
Andy Lawrence, Research Director, Eco-efficient IT,
The 451 Analyst Group