Top 10: Data Centre Efficiency Monitoring Companies

As demand for emerging technologies keeps rising, monitoring efficiencies within the data centre has become even more important. 

Monitoring power usage effectiveness (PUE), thermal conditions and infrastructure status requires specific tools and software platforms. For instance, data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software, environmental sensors, power monitoring systems and cooling optimisation technologies are just some of the tools that are critical to these efforts. 

Data Centre Magazine ranks ten companies that are active within this sector and contribute to efficiency monitoring. They are ranked by their presence in the market and the scope of their offerings.

10. Rittal

• Headquarters: Germany
• Chief Executive Officer: Prof. Dr. Niko Mohr
• Revenue (FY 2022): €3 billion (US$3.44bn)

Rittal's business centres on IT infrastructure hardware, including enclosures, power distribution, and climate control systems. First founded in 1961, its system solutions are represented in more than 90% of all sectors worldwide.

The company maintains an international presence focused on physical infrastructure components and associated monitoring tools for data centres. It provides monitoring solutions, such as environmental sensors, frequently integrated within its hardware offerings. This approach delivers monitoring capabilities at the enclosure level, primarily serving users invested in the Rittal equipment ecosystem. 

9. Sunbird Software

• Headquarters: New Jersey, US
• Chief Executive Officer: Herman Chan
• Revenue: Not listed

Sunbird Software helps data centre operators manage tasks and processes faster and more efficiently. It strives to do this with a focus on real user scenarios for real customer problems, whilst helping its customers save costs and improve availability. 

The company has been operating as a standalone DCIM company following Legrand’s acquisition of Raritan in 2015. As a leader in second-generation DCIM for remote data management, its dashboard and reporting flexibility and pre-defined integration plugins set it apart as a leading DCIM provider.

8. Nlyte Software

• Headquarters: Georgia, US
• Chief Executive Officer: Doug Sabella
• Revenue: Not listed

Nlyte Software, a subsidiary of Carrier Global, is a key player in the IT industry, specialising in the development of software solutions for the planning, managing and optimising of data centres. Its platform provides infrastructure management automation, asset tracking, along with power and environmental monitoring. 

The company’s current strategy involves integrating Nlyte's DCIM software with Carrier's Automated Logic building automation systems. This combination targets unified management across both data centre specific infrastructure and broader facility systems, leveraging Carrier's position in building technology.

7. Delta Electronics

• Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
• Chief Executive Officer: Ping Zheng
• Revenue (FY 2023): 421.15bn (Taiwan Dollar, April 2025)

Delta Electronics operates from Taipei, Taiwan, with the company's core business involving power and thermal management solutions. As an energy-saving solutions provider, its business categories include Power Electronics, Mobility, Automation and Infrastructure.

For data centres, Delta supplies power systems, cooling units and its InfraSuite Manager DCIM software. This software includes analytics focused on energy efficiency and predictive functions. 

Delta also combines its hardware expertise in power electronics and thermal management with software designed for monitoring and optimising energy performance within data centre facilities worldwide.

6. Johnson Controls

• Headquarters: Cork, Ireland
• Chief Executive Officer: Joakim Weidemanis
• Revenue (FY 2024): US$22.95bn 

Johnson Controls is primarily known for building solutions, including HVAC brands YORK and Silent-Aire, its data centre relevance comes via the OpenBlue platform. This system integrates building controls, including cooling and power monitoring, providing operational intelligence. 

The company’s integrated solutions are designed to make data centres smarter and more sustainable, whilst also prioritising safety. It uses emerging technologies like AI and data-driven solutions to give its customers a deeper insight into the health and performance of their buildings.

5. ABB

• Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
• Chief Executive Officer: Morten Wierod
• Revenue (FY 2024): US$32.85bn

ABB focuses on electrification and automation technology. Within the data centre sector, its offerings span UPS systems, power distribution, automation components and the Decathlon for Data Centers software. This platform is designed for energy management and monitoring. 

The company utilises its background in industrial automation and power systems to provide hardware alongside software tools like Decathlon, specifically targeting the optimisation of power infrastructure.

Operators can partner with ABB to power their data centre operations 24/7 with solutions that are space-saving, time-saving, energy-saving, cost-saving and have the ability to be scaled efficiently.

4. Siemens

• Headquarters: Munich, Germany
• Chief Executive Officer: Roland Busch
• Revenue (Fiscal 2024): €75.9 billion (US$87bn)

Siemens contributes to data centre efficiency through its building management systems, power distribution hardware, Sitrans sensors and various industrial software components. 

While its scope extends beyond DCIM, Siemens provides core automation, sensor technology, and power systems that form the basis for environmental and energy monitoring in data centres, particularly leveraging its industrial control expertise for complex facility integration.

For instance, the company's Totally Integrated Power ensures efficient and reliable power supply for data centres to safeguard critical data 24/7.

3. Eaton

• Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
• Chief Executive Officer: Craig Arnold
• Revenue (FY 2024): US$24.9bn

Eaton's business is power management technology. For data centres, it provides UPS systems, PDUs and software like Intelligent Power Manager (IPM). This software enables monitoring and control over power infrastructure elements. 

The company’s solutions focus on power reliability and efficiency, using tools such as IPM to allow operators globally to track energy usage, manage power distribution and oversee backup systems. Its focus on creating energy-efficient systems demonstrates its commitment to addressing the world’s most pressing energy challenges.

2. Schneider Electric

• Headquarters: Rueil-Malmaison, France
• Chief Executive Officer: Olivier Blum
• Revenue (FY 2024): €38.15 billion (US$43.68bn)

Schneider Electric remains one of the leading companies supporting the data centre industry. As a key player in the energy management sector, the company acts as a critical enabler of sustainable data centre solutions - eager to address the industry’s expanding power requirements, while mitigating environmental impact.

Its EcoStruxure IT platform facilitates monitoring of power, cooling and IT assets, incorporating analytical functions. Schneider Electric integrates its connected hardware portfolio with this software platform. 

This strategy offers unified monitoring and management across data centre physical infrastructure, addressing power consumption, thermal performance and asset status reporting.

1. Vertiv

• Headquarters: Ohio, US
• Chief Executive Officer: Giordano (Gio) Albertazzi
• Revenue (TTM Dec 2024): US$8.01bn

Vertiv is a global leader in digital data centre infrastructure that has been committed to powering and cooling data for more than five decades. It has more than 27,000 employees worldwide and does business in more than 130 countries across 23 manufacturing and assembly facilities.

The company supplies critical digital infrastructure, concentrating on power and thermal management. It also addresses the physical infrastructure layer, combining hardware provision with monitoring software.

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