• Monitor with Less Equipment

  An IntellaPatch switch enables the electronic sharing of network monitoring equipment, therein significantly reducing the number of devices needed to maintain 100 percent network visibility. This technology is such that a tool is physically connected into the switch just once, and then engineers can share equipment via a software interface from their workstations.

• Improve Productivity

  With an IntellaPatch deployment, network engineers can manage the entire monitoring infrastructure from a remote computer screen and make device changes instantly – and securely – via the software interface. Connecting a device from one network port to another is accomplished with a simple mouse click; and all in a matter of seconds.

• Avoid Network Interruptions or Failures

  The manual re-cabling of monitoring devices in a data center can be a recipe for disaster. Eliminating the need for network personnel to physically move devices in data centers ends the risks associated with that access – and the likelihood that someone will incorrectly re-cable a monitoring tool to the wrong port and accidentally take down a network.

• Reduce Cooling Loads

  IntellaPatch switches aid in achieving another top data center goal – reducing energy consumption. According to the EPA, U.S. data centers consumed 61 billion kWh in 2006 at a cost of $4.5 billion. Under current efficiency models, data center power consumption could double again by 2011.

  Now consider the data center that is able to eliminate 50 percent of its monitoring devices with the deployment of matrix switch technology. Device reduction contributes directly to reduced power consumption, as well as a reduction in the data center’s thermal load.

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