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Since its founding in 1997, Entuity has focused on providing network management systems to small and midsize companies. The company delivered its first product in 2000 and today, Entuity's Eye of the Storm network management suite continues helping companies manage and control their networks. Recently, Kenneth Klapproth, VP of marketing for Entuity, spoke with bMighty columnist and blogger Paul Korzeniowski about the network management market.
bMighty: How much of a handle do businesses now have on their energy use?
Klapproth: In general, not very much. About every five years, companies take a bottom-up view of their networks and redesign them, so they're efficient. However, in the interim, the network expands as additional capacity is needed. Small and medium businesses throw in a switch here, a router there, or a wireless device in another location. Companies end up with a wide range of power hungry devices, some newer and more power sensitive and others that are older and less power sensitive. They can then use our tools to see how much power is used by each device, how much power is used per port, and how many spare ports are available. They can slice, dice, and report on their usage in different ways. Then they can determine if a device should be retired or the ports on one transferred to second and then retired. Another option is to identify which devices (the most power-hungry ones) the company wants to replace at its next opportunity.
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