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'Greenify' the Data Center - ATEN Technology Offers Tips to Help Network Administrators Become More Environmentally Conscious with KVMs
"For nearly a decade, ATEN has been at the forefront of the 'green IT' agenda. While many companies are just jumping on the green bandwagon, we have worked hard to ensure that nearly 100 percent of our products are RoHS and WEEE compliant," said
According to Yang, the company is also exploring Energy Star compliance for all ATEN products. "Many companies claim their products are eco-friendly and adhere to the main principles of energy and footprint savings. In most cases, many companies are not following through. However, the purchase of KVM products can play a pivotal role in the green IT equation."
1. Go it Remotely — Remote management through KVM systems is an ideal example of an inherent green data center tool. These products reduce the need for extra keyboards, monitors and mouse devices as well as offer data center managers remote access to their servers for monitoring performance and power consumption of their hardware. KVM remote management tools also enable data center managers to make server performance modifications remotely over the Internet. First, the use of these remote KVM products lessens the environmental impact of having to physically travel to data centers to make changes in person — this is critical for disaster recovery efforts since most companies maintain two data centers spread across considerable distances to mitigate security breaches. Secondly, KVMs do not restrict remote communications to a few users, especially when an entire team needs to diagnose major network issues. 2. Cut the Clutter and Reduce Power Consumption — In addition to reducing carbon emissions through performance optimization, proper use of KVM tools significantly reduces the physical square footage space and associated power required to run a data center. This is achieved by optimizing rack space and eliminating the clutter, power and cost required to supply additional hardware. On average, a monitor consumes 50W per hour. Multiply that number by 24 x 7 x 365 consumption. Now, by using KVM, the number of monitors running in a typical data center decreases and the environmental savings quickly add up. 3. Check out the Most Environmentally Friendly KVMs — LCD KVM switches that typically \"slideaway\" or \"hideaway\" within a rack actually cut the power consumption to 28W and 30W — including the LCD monitor. In addition to energy savings, LCD KVM switches also reduce data center real estate since these products tend to only take up 1U of rack space versus two separate units for the KVM and LCD console. In the long run, this space savings further reduces materials such as the cabling, metal, and plastics that cause hazardous waste. 4. Going Green Starts on the Factory Floor — ATEN is also taking its green IT approach to the manufacturing floor by using environmentally friendly materials. The company is working with industry suppliers to research new initiatives that restrict the use of environmentally harmful materials in its products. As part of its on-going commitment to green IT, ATEN is focusing its energy to reduce harmful effects on the environment by going above and beyond current environmental compliance standards and regulations. 5. It's All in the Packaging — Beyond the data center, product packaging is another \"green\" avenue. The greening of product packaging can reduce waste and beneficially impact the environment. Packaging that utilizes recyclable post-consumer materials that are biodegradable can truly be considered part of the \"green\" agenda. For transparent retail packaging, biodegradable, vegetable-based plastics are more eco-friendly. In addition, soy-based inks and single-piece corrugated cardboard materials for product displays are more environmentally sound than recyclable plastic trays.
Mr. Yang provides all these "greenifying" tips in more depth on the company's dedicated section on their related initiatives on the following link — http://www.aten-usa.com/green.
"From the moment our products leave the production line to their arrival and installation in data center racks, IT managers can rest assured knowing that their high-quality KVM solutions from ATEN are playing a pivotal role in the greening of the data center," concluded Yang. "For ATEN, Green IT is a long-term strategy and we hope that our peers follow suit to make our world environmentally friendly for years to come."
About ATEN Technology, Inc.
ATEN Technology, Inc. is an innovator of high-quality KVM (keyboard/video/mouse) and remote connectivity products to centrally manage servers, network devices and IT infrastructure. The company's local and remote server room and data center remote management solutions are widely used in SMB and enterprise-level environments. With more than 20 years of industry expertise and profitable growth, ATEN's product portfolio leverages a broad range of patents. Its leading-edge ASIC technology and VSE patents offer network administrators the most comprehensive features and functionality to manage growing multi-platform IT environments. The ASIC chip is one of the company's key differentiators, as it represents the innovation that drives the product line's capabilities, and ensures reliability and quality. ATEN has facilities in
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