products & innovations
BENNING UK LAUNCHES NEW MODULAR
UPS SYSTEM FOR DATA CENTRES
Benning UK has launched the Enertronic Modular SE, a new,
modular three phase UPS system for data centres.
It is specifically designed to meet the most demanding
data centre requirements, with increased efficiency delivered
through its unique user selectable ‘sleep mode’, which
intelligently deactivates modules when the supported load falls
below selected levels.
Major disturbance in the electrical supply can have
disastrous consequences for businesses and operators of
data centres, which led Benning UK to focus its research
and development on the unique requirements data centres
face. In response, Benning has developed Enertronic
Modular SE – a truly modular, highly flexible three phase
UPS system. The Enertronic SE combines availability and
high power quality with no single point of failure and low
running costs due to the system’s high operating efficiency
and ‘pay as you grow’ scalability.
As each UPS module is a highly efficient double
conversion, serial online UPS utilising decentralised parallel
architecture, the Enertronic Modular SE system has no single
point of failure. UPS modules can be paralleled together for
vertical scalability, as well as paralleled horizontally in multiple
cabinets to achieve up to 1,000kW power capacity.
For further information visit: www.benninguk.com
IBM Linux servers designed to accelerate artificial
intelligence, deep learning and advanced analytics
IBM has revealed a series of new servers designed to help propel cognitive workloads and to
drive greater data centre efficiency.
Featuring a new chip, the Linux based line-up incorporates innovations from the
OpenPower community that deliver higher levels of performance and greater computing
efficiency than available on any x86 based server.
Collaboratively developed with some of the world’s leading technology companies, the
new power systems are uniquely designed to propel artificial intelligence, deep learning, high
performance data analytics and other compute heavy workloads, which can help businesses
and cloud service providers save money on data centre costs.
The three new systems are an expansion of IBM’s Linux server portfolio comprised
of IBM’s specialised line of servers codeveloped with fellow members of the OpenPower
Foundation. The new servers join the Power Systems LC line-up that is designed to
outperform x86 based servers on a variety of data intensive workloads.
For further information visit: www.ibm.biz/powerlc
Vectra Networks
takes on backdoors
in data centre
firewalls planted
by advanced
adversaries
Vectra Networks has introduced
a comprehensive approach to
detect backdoors embedded in
network infrastructure including
firewalls, servers, routers and
switches, found at the heart of
private enterprise data centres
and public clouds.
In addition to going after firewalls,
switches and routers, attackers are
also targeting the administrative
credentials used to watch over and
secure your data centre.
Vectra detection capabilities
include the concept of watching
these watchers by detecting rogue
and compromised administrators.
For example, Vectra monitors for
improper use of administrative
activity including those involving
low-level management protocols
such as IPMI. These protocols are
increasingly targeted by attackers
because they give a backdoor into
the virtual environment yet are rarely
monitored by security solutions.
Vectra virtual sensors connect
to any vSwitch to analyse traffic
and detect threats passing between
workloads within the virtual
environment. Vectra also integrates
with VMware vCenter to provide an
always up to date and authoritative
view of your virtual environment.
For further information visit:
www.vectranetworks.com
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