2012-05-23
In recent years, the concept of intelligent power management has taken hold, and operators have gradually begun to focus on how to achieve intelligent control of electrical power.
As the unit that implements intelligent power distribution and control management, the PDU has become the execution and dispatching mechanism of the intelligent power management system. PDUs were actually introduced into operators' equipment rooms long ago, but their role back then was mainly to ensure electrical safety — those PDUs had no intelligent capabilities. As manufacturers began rolling out smart PDU product lines at scale, operators started bringing them into data centers and equipment rooms.
According to senior industry engineers, smart PDU adoption in the equipment rooms of the major domestic carriers is still in its infancy, at roughly 20% coverage — while among some leading overseas operators the figure can reach 80%.
