Data center operators require a new way to understand what?s in the environment, where assets are, how they are being used and to whom they belong.?Centralized and real-time, up-to-date documentation gives them the knowledge to make decisions that impact the business, including the ability to reduce power costs, decrease support expenses, quickly implement changes and make additions where necessary.

Considering today?s budget constraints, finding areas where cost savings can be made is equally important as gaining insight into how to manage and adapt the infrastructure to meet the demand for new services - all without sacrificing reliability, performance or compliance requirements.

Avocent is changing that with its portfolio of asset management solutions - this includes a new foundation that unifies a set of collaborative tools which enable data center and facilities managers to automatically track, assess, control and efficiently use data center assets.