SharkRack Partners with Raritan on Data Center Power Management
The new partnership is aimed at working with organizations that are looking to optimize power
management solutions for Cisco networking switches and blade servers from a variety of
manufacturers. SharkRack plans to add Raritan cabinet distribution units (CDUs) into its T2 and
Integrity line cabinets as a bundled product, and will also be adding Raritan products to its stand-alone
lines. The combined solution uniquely provides organizations with power information on individual
servers and other devices, as well as temperature at the rack. With the solution IT equipment
can also be remotely shut down, which enables organizations to more effectively implement
energy policies, such as turning off specific servers when not in use. This also supports the needs
of existing customers who might be using less optimal solutions. “We believe that many enterprise
customers could benefit from Raritan’s best-of-breed product offerings” says Seth Schalet, President of
SharkRack. Raritan solutions are now available for immediate purchase via SharkRack. “We are
pleased to partner with Raritan on this effort and we look forward to the success of this new
partnership,” added Schalet.
"By adding Raritan's power intelligence to SharkRack's intelligent infrastructure racks,
organizations can benefit by having the most advanced tools available to better understand the
power dynamics in their data centers," said Gary Marks, VP of Sales and Marketing at Raritan.
"Customers can use this information, not readily available before, to take steps to improve
operations uptime and energy efficiency."