When management suites first emerged, companies were concerned with items such as, “Is the server up or down?” or “How much network bandwidth is being used?” With those issues now sitting firmly in the rear-view mirror, businesses are looking for new types of management solutions. Datotel, an IT data center services provider, based its recent purchase on an emerging area: “We needed to get a better understanding of our energy usage,” notes David Brown, president of Datotel, which now finds itself at the forefront in the use of such products.

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