Acumen Solutions and KTA Engineering Group Announce Their Risk Free Data Center Energy Audit and Savings Guarantee

Business Wire, April 15, 2009

Greening the Data Center Can Be Profitable

VIENNA, Va. -- Acumen Solutions, a leading business and technology consulting firm and KTA Group, an engineering design and consulting firm, announced today the availability of a unique Data Center Energy Audit with a savings guarantee. The Data Center Energy Audit includes an evaluation of both the facilities, electrical, heating & cooling as well as an assessment of the equipment, the network and the applications that run across them to provide a comprehensive set of recommendations about how to either reduce power consumption and its associated costs or to grow within an existing set of real estate or energy constraints.

A recent study by Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Self Benchmarking Guide for Data Center Energy Performance, revealed that in a typical data center installation an average of 33% of the total power goes to IT Equipment. The rest is consumed by cooling (50%), the power system (9%), and lighting (8%). Research has shown that many data centers operate far below their achievable efficiency, resulting in significant and unnecessary energy spend.

“The energy audits Acumen Solutions and KTA perform are far more practical and holistic than any others we’ve seen in the industry,” says Shally Bansal Stanley, Managing Director of Global Services at Acumen Solutions. “They give companies the big picture and a broad spectrum of options enabling them to save money faster and more efficiently. The Data Center Energy Audit, enables Fortune 500 or large federal or state agencies to identify reductions in energy consumption, one of the quickest ways to ‘green’ the data center and hence the enterprise.”

In addition to the Data Center Energy Audit, Acumen Solutions and KTA Group have partnered to provide the best of both worlds in data center energy optimization. KTA, an experienced engineering firm licensed in 48 states and the District of Columbia, is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council and has several LEED® accredited professionals on staff. Acumen Solutions is a leading business and technology company, with ten years of experience optimizing technology and data centers for Fortune 500 and 8 of the 15 cabinet level agencies in the federal government. Together they are providing a service that looks at both data center facilities as well as the technology in them.

“Our new Data Center seeking LEED certification is a prime example of the excellent work that KTA Engineering can provide,” said Mark Ruhe, Vice President of Real Estate for T. Rowe Price. “Energy saved in the data center can be channeled into further technology improvements or other business growth efforts.”

Savings Guarantee

The Energy Audit service comes with a savings guarantee. If the Data Center Energy Audit does not find recommendations for savings that equal or exceed the cost of the audit, the Audit is free. This applies to all data centers with over 5,000 square feet of space or over 150 servers in operation. Clients can instantly benefit from this service without any associated risk.

About Acumen Solutions, Inc.

Acumen Solutions, Inc., established in 1999, is a proven business and technology consulting firm with offices across the U.S. and in Europe. Our unwavering commitment to unmatched quality and service is supported by our track record with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and other emergent industry leaders in: Communications and Media; Financial Services; Public Sector and Consumer and Commercial Products. Our experience and approach allows us to deliver truly superior solutions in these key areas: Customer Relationship Management, Data Center Solutions, Performance Management and Systems Integration.

About KTA Group, Inc.

Since 1989, KTA Group, Inc. has offered mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering design services as well as third party plan review. We are headquartered in Herndon, VA and have regional offices in Washington, DC; Winston-Salem, NC; Sarasota, FL; and Blountville, TN. Our firm of over 70 associates strives to provide the highest level of responsiveness and quality engineering design services to our clients. We provide design services for all types and size projects. Our numerous registrations are complimented by our national and local code experience. KTA is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, with LEED accredited professionals on staff.