Top 10: Data Centre Efficiency Monitoring Companies

The rapid expansion of AI and high-density computing has pushed data centre energy consumption to the highest it has ever been.

With that, maintaining optimal power usage effectiveness (PUE) is now a financial necessity and core regulatory requirement.

Today, real-time granularity across power distribution and environmental variables is absolutely crucial for mitigating thermal risk and eliminating stranded capacity.

In this Top 10, Data Centre Magazine reviews the industry leaders providing the critical visibility and predictive analytics required to keep global digital infrastructure running sustainably and efficiently.

10. Modius

CEO: Craig Compiano
Founded: 2004
Location: San Francisco, California, US

Modius is a pioneer in data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) through its popular OpenData SaaS application.

The company excels in collecting real-time performance data from disparate facility devices and IT systems.

Modius helps operators identify hidden capacity and eliminate inefficiencies by providing comprehensive analytics on power use and environmental variables.

Its open-architecture platform integrates effortlessly with legacy and modern infrastructure alike, allowing multi-site operators to achieve full operational visibility and continuously optimise their PUE metrics.

9. Rittal

CEO: Prof. Friedhelm Loh
Founded: 1961
Location: Herborn, Hesse, Germany

Rittal is globally renowned for modular enclosure and cooling systems, but its smart monitoring solutions truly cement its leadership when it comes to data centre efficiency. 

The brand integrates advanced physical sensors with intelligent climate control software to deliver deep transparency into rack-level conditions. 

By continuously tracking airflow, temperature and power distribution within the enclosure ecosystem, Rittal empowers facility teams to dynamically adjust cooling parameters. 

This precise visibility avoids over-cooling, reduces energy waste and secures high availability for high-density digital IT infrastructure assets. 

8. Delta Electronics

CEO: Ping Cheng
Founded: 1971
Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Delta Electronics’ expertise in power electronics helps the company deliver cutting-edge data centre efficiency platforms. 

Its comprehensive DCIM solution, InfraSuite Manager, offers real-time monitoring across power systems, environmental variables and cooling assets. 

Delta excels at tracking the performance of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and smart power distribution units, giving operators the granular visibility required to eliminate losses. 

It also ensures that complex facilities maintain peak energy efficiency without risking critical uptime by combining hardware reliability with intelligent telemetry.

7. Ekkosense

CEO: Dean Boyle
Founded: 2013
Location: Nottingham, UK

Ekkosense stands out by specialising in machine learning and AI-driven thermal risk management. 

The company provides software that creates comprehensive 3D digital twins of data centre cooling environments.

Its EkkoSoft DG platform identifies thermal imbalances and detects over-cooling instantly by collecting real-time wireless telemetry.

This allows facility operators to make immediate adjustments, reducing cooling energy consumption by up to 30% on average. 

Ekkosense provides deep insights that eliminate costly thermal vulnerabilities while unlocking trapped capacity across global white space facilities. 

6. Sunbird Software

CEO: Herman Chan
Founded: 2008
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey, US

Sunbird Software is an independent leader in second-generation DCIM, renowned for simplifying critical infrastructure operations. 

Its award-winning platform provides comprehensive monitoring of real-time power, environmental and cabinet conditions. 

Sunbird enables data centre managers to track energy consumption at the individual outlet level, providing the granularity needed to accurately calculate PUE. 

With interactive 3D dashboards and automated reporting plugins, Sunbird transforms complex telemetry into actionable insights, helping global organisations eliminate energy waste and significantly improve facility operational uptime.

5. ABB

CEO: Morten Wierod
Founded: 1988
Location: Zurich, Switzerland

ABB delivers premier efficiency monitoring through its ABB Ability Data Centre Automation platform. 

This industrial-grade solution provides open, vendor-neutral integration that connects power, cooling and IT infrastructure into a cohesive dashboard. 

ABB specialises in predictive analytics, using real-time telemetry to track power metrics and asset health simultaneously. 

By offering continuous oversight of the entire electrical path, from the substation to the server rack, ABB allows hyperscale operators to dynamically balance workloads, optimise energy expenditure and drive down facility carbon emissions. 

4. Siemens

CEO: Roland Busch
Founded: 1847
Location: Munich, Germany

Siemens monitors data centre operational efficiency through its Desigo CC software and comprehensive infrastructure solutions. 

The company merges facility management with deep power analytics, providing an integrated view of energy distribution and mechanical cooling systems.

Its platform uses predictive algorithms to track thermal loads and power fluctuations across the white space in real time.

This granular visibility enables managers to implement precise automation strategies, minimising auxiliary power draw and successfully lowering overall PUE metrics across complex enterprise digital infrastructure portfolios. 

3. Eaton

CEO: Paulo Ruiz
Founded: 1911
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Eaton is a powerhouse in intelligent power management, providing critical efficiency metrics via its Brightlayer Data Centres suite. 

The platform offers a unified framework to monitor, manage and optimise power chains and environmental conditions. 

Eaton specialises in capturing data from critical components such as UPS systems, transformers and switchgear to protect availability. 

By tracking power performance down to the chassis level, Eaton equips operators with the insights needed to improve power utilisation effectiveness and achieve ambitious corporate sustainability metrics. 

2. Vertiv

CEO: Giordano Albertazzi
Founded: 2016
Location: Westerville, Ohio, US

Vertiv’s dominant position in the efficiency monitoring sector is earned through its critical power, cooling and infrastructure telemetry under its Vertiv Environet Systems and Trellis software. 

As liquid cooling and high-density computing reshape the industry, Vertiv excels in providing real-time data integration across complex thermal environments. 

Its platforms track power pathways from the grid down to the processor, providing granular insight into PUE and performance anomalies. 

By integrating comprehensive hardware insights with sophisticated monitoring analytics, Vertiv empowers hyperscale and enterprise operators to maximise resource utilisation.

The company’s solutions also allow hyperscalers to continuously improve energy efficiency across complex global digital infrastructure white space portfolios. 

1. Schneider Electric

CEO: Olivier Blum
Founded: 1836
Location: Rueil-Malmaison, France

Schneider Electric takes the top spot with its market-leading EcoStruxure IT platform, an ecosystem that sets the global benchmark for data centre efficiency monitoring. 

With its sophisticated cloud-based architecture and machine learning algorithms, EcoStruxure provides unparalleled visibility into complex hybrid IT environments. 

The platform tracks end-to-end power consumption and thermal performance, allowing hyperscalers and enterprise operators to accurately benchmark sustainability metrics. 

By delivering automated PUE reporting, actionable insights and predictive maintenance recommendations, Schneider Electric enables organisations to eliminate energy waste.

The efficiency monitoring solutions prevent critical downtime and continuously drive down carbon footprints across complex global digital infrastructure networks with the company’s total operational confidence.