Data center management software adds power management functions

There’s a newly spruced-up version of the nlyte management product out from Global Data Center Management (GDCM) that boasts integration with power management systems and a floor-planning module that includes considerations such as air-conditioning efficiency ratings.

Among the features in nlyte 5.0: - Power management features that track and report on carbon emissions and other information related to energy-efficiency concerns. The software can be integrated with existing power management systems. - Support for real-time data feeds that track server cabinet heat, cooling forecasts and other relevant information. - A graphical floor-planning module that can track things like energy-efficiency ratings, wall thickness and so on.