MiserWare Granola Enterprise 5.0 energy measurement tool

MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage. The product, Granola Enterprise 5.0, has been redesigned in response to enterprise and data centre clients.

The company developed Granola Enterprise to empower organisations to immediately establish the baseline power consumption for their entire information technology infrastructure. From laptops to PCs to the data centre, organisations can quickly and easily evaluate their energy footprint without the need for expensive hardware.

In addition to the expanded measurement capabilities, the product offers options for energy savings. It is claimed to save up to 35% more energy than other products, which simply turn systems off when not in use, by also reducing energy waste while systems are in use. It is said to do this with no loss of availability or performance.