What it is?
Server consolidation is an approach to the efficient usage of computer server resources in order to reduce the total number of servers or server locations that an organization requires. The practice developed in response to the problem of server sprawl, a situation in which multiple, under-utilized servers take up more space and consume more resources than can be justified by their workload.
Servers in many companies typically run at 15-20% of their capacity, which may not be a sustainable ratio in the current economic environment. Businesses are increasingly turning to server consolidation as one means of cutting unnecessary costs and maximizing return on investment (ROI) in the data center. Of 518 respondents in a Gartner Group research study, six percent had conducted a server consolidation project, 61% were currently conducting one, and 28% were planning to do so in the immediate future.
Although consolidation can substantially increase the efficient use of server resources, it may also result in complex configurations of data, applications, and servers that can be confusing for the average user to contend with. To alleviate this problem, server virtualization may be used to mask the details of server resources from users while optimizing resource sharing. Another approach to server consolidation is the use of blade servers to
(text derived from: http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/server-consolidation)
What does ESSaver PUE do?
ESSaver PUE monitors for every server in your datacenter what is going on on that server. It does this right down to the process level. ESSaver PUE is available for Windows and Linux computers. Because ESSaver is an agent based solution, we know everything that a server does during the day (you can't do that wiithout actually looking in the server. anyone who says otherwise...)
The ESSaver consolidation report shows how your servers are used and where possibilities lie for optimazation.
How to get it?
ESSaver PUE and its management tool are not downloadable. If you are interested, please contact us via the contact page.