WEST KINGSTON, RI -- 06/30/08 --
APC, a global leader in integrated
critical power and cooling services, today announced the debut of APC
TradeOff Tools(TM), new Web-based applications with easy-to-use interfaces
designed for use in the early stages of data center concept and design
development. By enabling data center professionals to experiment with
various scenarios regarding virtualization, efficiency, power sizing,
capital costs, and other key design issues, APC
TradeOff Tools break down major data center
planning decisions into a series of smaller, more manageable decisions.
Use of these tools helps validate, through modeling, the overall design of
a data center.
"Customers need to make many key decisions during any data center project,
and they do not always have the necessary information to guide them," said
Carl Cottuli, vice president of APC's Data Center Science Center. "Many of
their concerns are not addressed by configuration tools because they occur
early in the concept selection process. With the introduction of APC's
TradeOff Tools, when a roadblock arises, the data center decision maker can
easily find a tool to deal with their specific issue, get a quick answer,
and continue on in the concept selection process."
The seven tools are currently available on the http://tools.apc.com section
of the APC Web site. They include:
Carbon Calculator
Illustrates how changes to a data center's location, efficiency, and power
load can impact carbon dioxide emissions and the electric bill. This
provides management with a general indication of how "green" their data
center is today and how "green" it could be.
Energy Efficiency Calculator
Profiles a data center and calculates the resulting efficiency and
electrical cost based on data center characteristics. Users can then
understand the impact each key data center decision has on the data
center's efficiency.
Capital Cost Calculator
Identifies key data center physical infrastructure parameters and
calculates capital costs based on those parameters. This allows data
center users to judge how changes to data center location, IT load, and
cooling and power infrastructure can impact overall capital costs.
Virtualization Energy Cost Calculator
Comprehends IT and physical infrastructure characteristics and calculates
energy savings resulting from the virtualization of servers. This allows
the user to test the impact of virtualization and various physical
infrastructure improvements on their data center floor space and on their
energy consumption.
Power Sizing Calculator
Defines basic characteristics of the IT load and calculates how much
utility input power would be required to support such a load. This
provides users with a general idea of how much power in kilowatts they will
need to run their data center.
InRow(TM) Containment Selector
Generates a prototype rack and row cooling configuration based on the
user's preferences and the physical constraints of the room. This provides
the user with their optimal InRow cooling containment configuration.
AC vs. DC Calculator
Compares four different AC and DC power distribution architectures and
calculates their respective efficiencies. This allows the user to make an
educated decision on the optimal architecture for their data center.
APC's Data Center Science Center (DCSC) designed the APC TradeOff Tools.
The DCSC team of engineers and analysts researches data center issues and
helps develop design and learning tools that assist data center
professionals in managing their data centers. For more information about
APC and the TradeOff Tools, please call 800-877-4080 or visit APC's Web
site at www.apc.com.
About APC
APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling
services, provides industry leading product, software and systems for home,
office, data center and factory floor applications. Backed by the
strength, experience, and wide network of Schneider Electric's Critical
Power & Cooling Services, APC delivers well planned, flawlessly installed
and maintained solutions throughout their lifecycle. Through its
unparalleled commitment to innovation, APC delivers pioneering, energy
efficient solutions for critical technology and industrial applications.
In 2007, Schneider Electric acquired APC and combined it with MGE UPS
Systems to form Schneider Electric's Critical Power & Cooling Services
Business Unit, which recorded 2007 revenue of $3.5 billion (EUR 2.4
billion) and employed 12,000 people worldwide. APC solutions include uninterruptible
power supplies (UPS), precision cooling
units, racks, physical
security and design and management
software, including APC's
InfraStruXure® architecture the industry's most comprehensive
integrated power, cooling, and management solution. Schneider Electric,
with 120,000 employees and operations in 102 countries, had 2007 annual
sales of $25 billion (EUR 17.3 billion). For more information on APC,
please visit www.apc.com. All trademarks are the property of their owners.
For more information contact:
Media:
Chet Lasell
Public Relations-North America
401-789-5735, ext. 2693
clasell@apc.com
