Virtual Iron, a smaller upstart player in virtualization on the XenSource hypervisor side, is making noises about the addition of power management capability in its virtual infrastructure management product.
The LivePower feature optimizes power usage to provide cost savings by automatically turning on and off the power on virtual or physical servers based on power requirements at the time.
Courtesy of the inclusion of Intel Node Manager system administrators can monitor, allocate and manage power consumption on the servers based on workloads, wattage required and budget goals.
Virtual Iron and its channel partners will find it easier to make the business case for LivePower in cities and communities across North America experiencing restrictions on electric power, suggested Bill Moran, industry analyst and research director at Ptak, Noel & Associates.
