HP enhances energy-efficiency portfolio for the enterprise
ConvergenceAsia staff
27/07/2007

HP has enhanced its extensive energy-efficiency portfolio for the enterprise, including a first-of-its-kind thermal zone map for data centres and new customers and partners of the HP Dynamic Smart Cooling solution.

HP Thermal Zone Mapping enables customers to see a three-dimensional model of exactly how much and where data centre air conditioners are cooling, so that they can arrange and manage air conditioning for optimal cooling, increased energy efficiency and lower costs.
 
The capability is a patent-pending development from HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, and is part of the HP Thermal Assessment Services offering.

HP's Thermal Assessment Services for the data centre help customers deal with the major challenge of driving energy efficiency to lower operational costs, said Rajesh Prabhakaran, Director, ILM and Storage Services, Technology Solutions Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan.

Customers can reduce data centre cooling energy costs by up to 45 per cent by using Thermal Zone Mapping and Dynamic Smart Cooling (DSC), an advanced hardware and software solution that continuously adjusts data centre air conditioning settings to direct where and when cooling is required. The DSC solution is based on real-time air temperature measurements from a network of sensors deployed on IT racks.

In addition, HP has added two partners for DSC: Liebert Corporation and STULZ. Recognised as leading data centre equipment manufacturers, the companies are integrating their cooling control components with DSC, allowing customers to seamlessly integrate the solution with their existing air conditioning products.

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