UK data center optimization software firm EkkoSense recently helped MNO Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) save over £1 million a year in the cost of cooling its data centers. The EkkoSense software ‘gamifies’ the data center to create a 3D heat-map for energy management and other data. This information is also helpful for operators with expansive assets that they want to consolidate, which is a promising area of activity for the software firm. EkkoSense provides AI-powered data center management software for monitoring and optimizing energy consumption in data centers. Efficient heat management is critical since the average cooling system consumes 40% of the data center’s total power. “We gamify a data center by creating a 3D platform which identifies hot-spots and risks.…