The Centralized Computing SolutionClearCube Technology & American Power Conversion Offer Greater Density, Security and Availability in Business Computing

Although commonly used for business

computing, distributed box PCs present

many security, availability, management

and space obstacles that are detrimental

to an organization’s productivity. Housing

PCs at the user work area also introduces

power and cooling issues that hinder

an efficient Network-critical Physical

Infrastructure (NCPI), the foundation

upon which all highly available networks

depend. To address these computing and

infrastructure problems, businesses are

now turning to cost-effective, centralized

computing solutions.

The ClearCube and American Power Conversion Solution

ClearCube Technology and American

Power Conversion (APC) have developed

a centralized computing solution that

removes the PC from the user work area and

condenses it into a rack-mounted, Intel®-

based PC Blade form-factor. Leveraging

APC’s industry-leading InfraStruXure™

solutions, the centralized solution rack-

mounts the PC Blades in a secured data

center that is specifically customized to

meet a facility’s NCPI requirements.

All that remains at the user’s work area

are the peripherals (monitor, keyboard

and mouse) and a small connection

device called a User Port that supports

cable, fiber or Ethernet connectivity. The

solution also includes powerful, web

browser-based software tools that enable

IT administrators to remotely manage the

PC Blade deployment and InfraStruXure™

from anywhere in the world.

Benefits of a Centralized Computing Solution

Higher Availability

Utilizing predictive alerting and remote

management capabilities, the centralized

computing solution offers organizations

99.9% user availability. IT administrators

can monitor the PC Blades and data center

in real-time, and—if a failure should occur—

personnel can reallocate users to spare

PC Blades or “hot swap” InfraStruXure™

components in minutes.

Simplified Management

By housing all PC Blades and

InfraStruXure™ components in a single

data center, the centralized computing

solution eliminates time-consuming trips

to the user work area. IT personnel can

remotely configure PC Blade racks,

install software, upgrade BIOS and re-

image PC Blades using the solution’s web

browser-based software tools. Even if an

administrator must physically touch every

rack or PC Blade in the data center, he or

she can do so without ever disrupting the

users.

Hardened Security

The centralized computing solution

hardens security on the physical, data,

network and infrastructure levels. All data

and applications are stored and processed

directly on the PC Blades, which are “locked

down” in the data center. IT administrators

can bar users from attaching mass storage

devices to the User Ports, and network

runs are also housed in the data center.

Unauthorized users cannot download data,

upload software or plug into the network.

Furthermore, APC’s NetBotz® monitoring

and surveillance management system

alerts IT administrators to any physical or

environmental events that occur within the

data center.

Greater Density & Scalability

The centralized computing solution enables

organizations to consolidate power and

cooling devices and better optimize their

facilities. Centralizing the PC Blades also

eliminates PC-related noise and heat at the

user work area and decreases the risk of

accidental hardware damage. Furthermore,

the solution’s modular design enables

businesses to quickly scale the system and

infrastructure without incurring significant

space, cost or time debits.

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ClearCube Components

• PC Blade – Dense computer that is rack-mounted in a data center and contains

an industry standard Intel® Pentium 4 or Xeon processor, memory, hard drive and

video card.

• User Port – Small connection device that links the monitor, keyboard and mouse

in each work area to its centralized PC Blade.

• ClearCube Management Software – Browser-based software that enables IT

administrators to remotely monitor and manage the PC Blade deployment from

anywhere in the world.

Lower IT Operating Costs

Centralizing the dense PC Blades in

a customized data center eliminates

the technical “fire fighting” inherent in

supporting a distributed environment.

The centralized computing solution’s

high end user availability and remote

American Power Conversion Components

• Blade Readiness Assessment Service – Infrastructure consultation service

that assesses your facility’s existing Network-critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI)

and provides customized infrastructure recommendations for optimal blade per-

formance.

• InfraStruXure™ – On-demand architecture for NCPI that fully integrates power,

cooling and environmental management within a rack-optimized design.

• InfraStruXure™ Manager – Reduce the complexity of your NCPI by managing

your APC devices from a single console or by integrating InfraStruXure Manager

into your preferred management system.

The only hardware at the desktop are the monitor, keyboard, mouse and a small connective User Port.

management capabilities ensure less

time spent on desktop support and

can lower IT operating costs by up to

40%. By deploying a ClearCube and

APC centralized computing solution,

businesses can reallocate their valuable

IT resources to more proactive tasks.

For more information on how ClearCube Technology and American Power Conversion can provide your facility with a

centralized computing solution, please contact us at:

www.clearcube.com

1-866-652-3500

www.apc.com

1-877-272-2722