Make-A-Wish Foundation Improves Network Management with WTI Power Management Solution

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The Make-A-Wish Foundation can now remotely manage power to its critical servers through an in-kind donation by Western Telematic. The company donated two of its IPS-1600-D20 power management devices to the organization, giving IT staff members the ability to reboot servers and other network equipment over the Internet. When network devices lock up, the problem can often be corrected by cycling power off and on to initiate a reboot. Although this procedure is simple when the device is located in the next room, it can be troublesome and expensive if the device is located at a remote site. WTI’s remote power control and reboot products provide a reliable, cost-effective way to re-start locked-up devices at remote locations.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is the world’s largest wish-granting charity, enriching the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its mission.

The Foundation’s IT staff supports a wide variety of critical servers both at its national office in Phoenix and at a remote facility. The staff also supports 100 local workstations and provides support to the Foundation’s 69 chapters nationwide.

By implementing the IPS’s, the IT department is able to log into a Web-based management console and select the port of the server for which power management is needed. The IPS interface allows the administrator to assign meaningful names to the 16 individual ports so the operator can select the proper server at a glance. It also allows the administrator to assign a unique user name and password to each port to restrict access to certain devices, allowing the administrator to fine-tune power security.

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