An effective business continuity strategy requires a resilient IT infrastructure coupled with well documented management practices that can be measured and verified to ensure accountability. In a move towards the same the first step, we identified, is to empower the flag bearer of the Infrastructure with Critical Space pre-assessment tools. These tools can very well calibrate the uptime requirements of your critical space.

Emerson Network Power introduces an online configuration tool that provides you a platform to design and develop your IT infrastructure from scratch in three easy steps. This world class tool gives you a 360 degree 3D view of the configured datacenter through following applications.

READY RACK: Here you can personalize your own rack. A rack is often thought to be a mere enclosure of metal that houses your IT equipments. But in reality Rack, if chosen meticulously may lead to energy saving & TCO reduction.

ConfigIT: This application is used to configure your IT infrastructure. You can choose from a plethora of servers, storage, networking & peripheral equipments to get a firsthand experience of power & cooling requirement for your critical facility.

CtrlD: Control Your Datacenter : In This 3rd and final step you can place the populated rack(s) in the datacenter space to generate 3D layout.

All you need to do is, just CLICK here and register yourself. The Energy efficient datacenter facility is just few clicks away.

eCool_IT, the online cooling calculator, can tell you the heat rejection required for your critical space based upon the Networking equipments & Server Loads being mentioned. It also tells you about the reduction of OPEX with the use of appropriate equipments.

Liebert Availability Assessment Tool on the other hand is a preamble to the full fledged service that comprises a series of questions designed to help you identify and resolve gaps in your network protection. Developed by Liebert with assistance from IT, facilities and business continuity professionals, as well as leading consultants, the assessment gives you an independent, third-party evaluation of your protection strategy.