Emerson Network Power has come up with the Avocent Data Center Planner, a new kind of data center management utility, which is actually an upgrade to the Avocent Mergepoint Infrastructure Explorer.

This one guarantees maximum accuracy while locating equipment and evaluating its capacity and potential.The new elements incorporated into the tool ensure much easier data planning and data center management. The tool has user friendly templates and interfaces.

Blake Carlson, vice president of product management, stressed the importance of effective management in the times when data center environment is exposed to various influences and appears to be growing more complex and changeable every day. He also focused on the system's main function, which is providing information on the equipment for data center managers. This information includes networking capacity, connectivity, location, etc. The ability of the tool to collect all this data lays ground for lots of other useful functions performed by the tool. Also, it ensures productive and cost-effective use of resources and optimizes the infrastructure of the data center.

Sandeep Nair, Emerson Network Power, India, expressed his sincere delight with the new system. He said that the system's ability to track functional and performance data was highly beneficial for the economy of India. He noted that the new performance levels and operational excellence will be helpful for business persons in managing their companies and therefore will give a substantial boost to the national economy.

In an effort to bolster availability and performance with costs reduced , Emerson Network Power has developed a system, which permits IT users to monitor data center dynamics. This may be helpful in figuring out ways to achieve maximum energy efficiency. Due to the tool's unique characteristics and capabilities, users have received an opportunity to understand how changes will affect rack capacity.