Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced that leading IT services company Fujitsu has significantly improved its data center reliability and efficiency. Using Emerson Network Power’s Aperture software solutions, part of the company’s data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions
portfolio, Fujitsu increased the overall reliability, availability, and efficiency of its data center systems.
“Customers typically come to us because they want efficient, flexible, and economical data center services that provide the security and resilience they need. And Emerson Network Power has been able to help us deliver on that need,” said Chris Flanagan, data center operations development manager, Fujitsu in the U.K. and Ireland. “Additionally, the Aperture solutions have helped us streamline our processes, which make it easier for customers to do business with us.”
“As the leading provider of information and communication technology business solutions for the global marketplace, Fujitsu needs to meet its customers’ demands for the highest availability application hosting and data center services,” said Thomas Waun, president of global sales, marketing, and professional services for Emerson Network Power’s Avocent business, which is leading the development of Emerson’s DCIM solutions portfolio. “Our solutions deliver information they need to accurately manage capacity and optimize their physical infrastructure assets.”
Fujitsu is using Aperture Capacity Manager, Aperture Configuration Manager, and Aperture Infrastructure Process Manager. These solutions provide Fujitsu with the capability to provide accurate anticipation of customers’ expansion needs with simplified and streamlined capacity planning. Emerson has also enabled Fujitsu to operate more efficiently during the companies’ seven-year collaboration. The Aperture software solutions have enabled Fujitsu to reduce carbon emissions by more than 2,700 metric tons per year and saved 380 man hours per month with standardized installation, move, and change processes.
To view the full case study and to learn more about Emerson Network Power’s DCIM solutions, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/DCIM.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, infrastructure management, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses. Sales in fiscal 2010 were $21 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.
About Fujitsu UK, LTD
As members of the global Fujitsu Group, Fujitsu in the UK and Ireland are leading providers of IT systems, services and products. Serving both the public and private sectors, the more than 11,500 employees in these Fujitsu business units enable their customers to achieve their business objectives by taking advantage of integrated product and service portfolios that include consulting, applications, systems integration, managed services and products.