CoSentry, a mid western operator with three data centers said it is one third of the way through deploying Packet Power to monitor data center power consumption.

The firm said it will complete the roll out by the end of 2009.

"We chose Packet Power because of the low capital outlay and less intrusive installation - the implementation was as simple as connecting the Packet Power cables to the devices we wanted to monitor and that's it," said Brian Driscoll, Site Manager at CoSentry, Sioux Falls Facility. "We only needed a small maintenance window to connect existing clients to Packet Power."

"Before moving to Packet Power, we had to measure power consumption manually. Now there are no manual measurements and we have better visibility and accuracy at the circuit, client, and room level," said Driscoll.

"Packet Power makes it easier to access billing information and provides our clients with a portal to view their power consumption so they can monitor power as well."

All new clients are automatically installed using Packet Power.

Steve VanTassel, CEO of Packet Power, said: "We give data centers a clear understanding of their power consumption so they can take steps to slow it down, extending the useful life of their infrastructure and reducing power costs."

CoSentry operates three data centers along the I-29 corridor with locations in Omaha, Neb, Kansas City, Mo., Sioux Falls, S. D., and has a data center currently being constructed in the Omaha metropolitan area designed to Tier IV data center standards. The firm was founded in 2001 in partnership with Norm Waitt (co-founder of Gateway Computers).