With the evolving data center and technology development trends creating challenges for managing the physical infrastructure in the white space, remote monitoring and control have become more necessary.  Choosing the right power solution based on each data center’s unique needs as well as understanding how greater efficiency helps lowers total cost of ownership pave the way to fully utilizing the equipment and space and limiting challenges.  This presentation will discuss the importance of monitoring power at the rack level, key considerations when selecting intelligent PDUs, and the importance of a complete ecosystem to save costs and make the data center more efficient.