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Vertiv announces upgrade to its Vertiv SmartAisle solution
Vertiv announced a significant upgrade to its Vertiv SmartAisle solution, designed specifically for edge computing applications up to 180 kW. Now available across Europe, Middle East, and Africa, this complete pre-engineered system combines power, cooling, racks, and advanced management and monitoring capabilities in a single integrated unit, designed to simplify and quicken edge computing deployments.
“ We have made it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for businesses to scale and grow their IT operations. The preengineered system eliminates the traditional challenges of planning of multiple equipment installations and logistics while providing customers a complete, reliable end-to-end solution that allows data centre operators to monitor energy efficiency requirements following the latest EU regulations.”
In line with the European Union Energy Efficiency Directive, the system provides energy efficient operation and includes power usage effectiveness, PUE monitoring to help organisations track operations alongside their responsible business goals.
“ The upgraded Vertiv SmartAisle really changes the game when it comes to effective and successful edge deployments,” said Giuseppe Leto, Senior Director IT systems business at Vertiv in EMEA.
The embedded Vertiv RDU501 intelligent infrastructure management appliance allows data centre operators to control system operations in real-time 24x7, offering a consolidated and easy to use monitoring and management platform.
In addition, the Vertiv approach to preengineered, edge smart solutions helps organisations reduce planning, design, and site preparation time by up to 80 % while lowering deployment costs by up to 30 % compared to a brick-and-mortar alternative, while the integration of all components is designed to achieve up to 20 % higher energy efficiency compared to industry averages.
Vertiv SmartAisle is part of Vertiv’ s growing portfolio of flexible, fully pre-engineered modular solutions. The system is available as standard in four different reference designs, with the ability to scale up to 180kW IT load and features N + 1 redundancy for both power and cooling systems.
Commvault and SimSpace launch Cyber Recovery Range to practice incident lifecycle
Commvault Recovery Range is the first hands-on cyber range that will enable defenders to battle sophisticated cyber threats and real-world attacks while also equipping them with the skills required to navigate and rapidly recover from cyber crises.
Traditional cyber ranges focus on detecting and containing attacks, leaving response and recovery scenarios outside of their scope. Commvault Recovery Range goes much farther in a setting that models the defender’ s own production environment.
The need for this type of end-to-end cyber resilience training has never been greater. Research shows an organisation falls victim to ransomware every 14 seconds, and the average downtime from an attack can span upwards of 24 days – costing enterprises millions of dollars in lost revenue, reputational damage, and operational disruption.
Preparation that starts with the attack and ends with a rapid, clean recovery can make all the difference in reducing downtime and helping organisations run in a state of continuous business.
“ In combining SimSpace’ s authentic cyberattack simulations with Commvault’ s leading cyber recovery capabilities, we’ re giving companies the ability to strengthen their security posture, cyber readiness, and business resilience.”
“ In an era of relentless cyber threats, we created SimSpace to give security and IT professionals an authentic, hands-on understanding of how attacks unfold in the most realistic environments possible,” said William Hutchison, CEO of SimSpace.
Utilising SimSpace’ s award-winning cyber range platform and Commvault’ s exceptional recovery offerings, Commvault Recovery Range will provide an immersive learning experience where defenders can practice the entire end-to-end incident lifecycle, from detection through validated cleanpoint recovery.
“ Together with SimSpace, we are offering companies something that’ s truly unique in the market – the physical, emotional, and psychological experience of a real-world cyberattack and the harrowing challenges often experienced in attempting to rapidly recover,” said Bill O’ Connell, Chief Security Officer, Commvault.
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