Sensicast Systems, a leading provider of turnkey wireless sensor network systems, has announced the availability of a new end-to-end SensiNet system to monitor data center conditions. Designed with extensive input from Sensicast's enterprise and carrier customers, the SensiNet Data Center Monitoring solution has been optimized to deliver a comprehensive wireless sensor system that can reduce energy usage while increasing energy efficiency and savings, safeguard hardware warranties, and avoid data center downtime.
SensiNet is an end-to-end wireless sensor network system that integrates Sensicast-built hardware and software to seamlessly monitor environmental conditions in data and communications centers. Sensicast ensures maximum system reliability by helping to maintain a stable environment free from dangerous fluctuations which lead to equipment and system failures and inefficiencies. Sensicast Smart Sensors capture measurements from key areas of concern -including temperature, humidity, moisture, airflow, and power - and then wirelessly transmit the data to a SensiNet Gateway. The data is then immediately available to in-house or Web-based software applications and services. Data center operators can then choose whether to act, while also tracking trends or using the data for reporting.
Sensicast's Data Center Monitoring system lets operators track, profile and analyze data center energy use, giving them essential information for Energy Savings Assessments and best practices which can lead to opportunities to cut electricity demand.
Inside data centers, SensiNet thermal sensors can be placed in equipment racks and special SensiNet "tethered" sensors can measure IT equipment skin temperatures. SensiNet identifies "hot spots and can generate automatic alerts in the event of problems. Pre-configured software interfaces connect SensiNet with building control automation software to manage HVAC systems. Furthermore, SensiNet Smart Sensors can monitor the power consumption of all data center equipment and transmit this data to existing building control systems, which, when managed proactively, can generate significant energy savings.