Symantec Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions

Gartner Group has identified Data Center power and cooling as the highest priority issue facing IT organizations worldwide. The problem is serious and exacerbating. Gartner is presently advising IT organizations to focus on reducing Data Center power and cooling because of:

1. Power unit cost increases well in excess of inflationary increases
2. Doubledigit annual growth in Data Center power consumption
3. Data Centers running out of power and cooling capacity
4. Internal and external CO2 emissions reduction pressures consequent to International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Reporting.

Used as part of a holistic Data Center Greening approach, Symantec's server and storage management software products are uniquely capable of helping reduce Data Center power consumption and consequent CO2 footprints while increasing power and cooling efficiency. Symantec also has a skilled services organization that can help IT organizations implement these products effectively.

Executive Summary

Data Center power and cooling challenges are a chronic, inescapable fact for many enterprises. While server virtualization will provide some measure of relief, the relief will usually prove temporary. In the final analysis, it is important to recognize that, while hardware produces power and cooling challenges, software is a critical ingredient in its mitigation.

Symantec provides a range of software products that enable enterprises to significantly reduce their energy requirements throughout the entire IT infrastructure. These products work with existing, inplace current hardware and can assist enterprises plan for and optimize new hardware as it arrives. Consequently, enterprises can immediately begin to address power and cooling challenges because Symantec's solutions do not require a capital investment cycle.


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