ITM – IBM Tivoli Monitoring is the latest software by IBM which has energy management system as part of its core operation. A Big Green Initiative, it provides innovative software-based solutions in IT-enabled environment.
Taking into consideration the energy crisis that has gripped the entire globe, IBM has taken an initiative in creating a software-based solution that has Energy Management as a part of its core operations. The formal announcement about this innovative software came about at the IBM Pulse Conference, held in Orlando. This software is actually a part of the Project Big Green that has seen the software solutions giant commit a massive annual amount of $1 billion.
The new software called ITM — IBM Tivoli Monitoring is proficient at detailing information about energy management, conservation and optimization in the most challenging of infrastructures. The basic motive of this Project is to create technologies that are focused on energy saving in:
- IT-enabled environments such as data centers
- Non-IT configurations including lighting and security systems, air conditioning equipment and power distribution centers.
ITM — A Blended Solution Software
What gives IBM Tivoli Monitoring system an edge over other contemporary software with a similar theme is its ability to create a common platform that offers many solutions.
How does ITM do it? It provides a simple-looking integration of an organization’s energy management with its data center and facility administration. The result is in the form of better and detailed analysis of energy consumption patterns and possible conservation across every feasible resource.
ITM’s Utility
ITM can be understood as the most exhaustive energy management software of its kind that provides many ways of creating collaborative solutions with the main objective being — assisting an enterprise in reducing its energy costs and power consumption. Some other unique features include:
- Smooth Assimilation (convenience) — users have the freedom to download operational and performance-based data from IT/non-IT enabled locations. This information is then used to analyze various events/alerts that can be created in harmony with the organization’s method of functioning. ITM provides a common interface that provides meticulous data regarding energy management and provides in-depth visibility into various forms of power consumption (such as thermal or hydro energy).
- Forecasting Patterns — ITM provides a very comprehensive monitoring system with which energy usage within an organisation can be precisely listed. This information is then used to engage the attention of the concerned departments towards threatening energy-linked problems and to suggest the ideal precautionary actions. This helps to create awareness and take preventive actions or predict related problems.
- Eliminating Hurdles — It helps to eliminate any physical limitation related to data centers, such as space, cooling or power. This is done by providing tools that are equipped with advance autonomic operations to create thresholds of power utilization. This provides a very clear image about the energy usage patterns across a business enterprise.
For making ITM effective, IBM has enrolled many partners, each with a different contribution. The main partners include:
- Schneider Electric — APC (integrated critical power) and TAC (environment services provider)
- Eaton Corporation — Eaton's Power Xpert Software, Foreseer Class
- Emerson Network Power — Liebert SiteScan software
- Johnson Controls, Inc. — Metasys Building Management
- Matrikon — MatrikonOPC interfaces
- OSIsoft — OSIsoft PI System
- Siemens Building Technologies
- SynapSense Corporation — SynapSense Sensor Technology
- VMware — VMware's Virtualization Technology