TrendPoint Systems, the leader in data center smart grids, today announced EnviroCube, the first data center cooling management appliance. EnviroCube is the first solution that prevents heat-related data center downtime while also improving energy efficiency – goals that were previously thought to be mutually exclusive in data center management. EnviroCube monitors a full spectrum of electrical and environmental metrics that have been proven to indicate cooling inefficiencies before they cause heat-related downtime, which can happen in a matter of seconds if a cooling unit fails. The EnviroCube also provides the first set of metrics that allows cooling units to be tuned to their best possible performance, which has been shown to cut cooling costs by up to 30%. The new energy management appliance also enables power and cooling units to run in a manner that extends equipment life, making them much less likely to fail, and ensuring that they perform at maximum energy efficiency. "Preventing downtime is the paramount concern for datacenter managers because the consequences can be so devastating to the business," said Katherine Broderick, Senior Research Analyst, Servers and Datacenters, IDC. "TrendPoint's EnviroCube helps solve this problem in a compelling way. By cutting energy costs while preventing downtime, the EnviroCube tackles these two major issues at the same time."