Inline Power Monitoring & Management
Typically, data center power monitoring is housed in large, costly rack PDUs that are not connected to the virtualization layer. That is altered by Karios PowerLink.
It provides real-time, fleet-wide visibility and control of energy consumption from the firmware layer up by integrating natively with the Karios Core hypervisor and embedding intelligence directly in the power path, inline with any server or device.
Redefining Power Control for Next-Generation Infrastructure
Device Connection That Is Agnostic
- AC Support: The worldwide data center standard, IEC C13/C14 connectors.
- DC Support: 2.1 × 5.5 mm barrel connectors for edge nodes, IoT, and embedded systems.
- Connect and Play: No electricians or rewiring. Simply disconnect, reconnect, and insert PowerLink inline.
PowerLink is compatible with all types of devices, including IoT devices, small-form-factor computers, and full-rack servers.
PowerLink connects to the power cable and moves with the server or device, in contrast to rack-fixed PDUs.
The Karios mobile app allows for instantaneous reassignment of each unit, which automatically registers to the device it powers.
- Hardware can be redeployed in minutes.
- Make inventory management simpler
- Monitor each device’s energy usage wherever it goes.
Real follow-the-server energy intelligence.
Compute, memory, storage, and networking come together in the hypervisor. So does power now.
The first inline power monitoring system integrated right into the hypervisor layer is Karios PowerLink, which allows:
- Power data correlation in real time with virtual machines and Kubernetes workloads
- Energy attribution per VM and per container
- Complete telemetry synchronization between workloads, firmware, and hardware
Energy is no longer an afterthought but rather a managed, quantifiable, and optimizable resource thanks to PowerLink.
Our proprietary AI-powered analytics engine, Karios Atlas, automatically finds and indexes every PowerLink device.
Capabilities:
- Auto-Discovery: All you have to do is plug in, scan, and go live.
- Fleet-Wide Questions: Get power information for thousands of devices or just one.
- Ready for an audit: integrated support for the LEED, ESG, and ISO 50001 frameworks.
- Optimization: Schedule workloads on the most efficient nodes using real-time energy data.
Power data is no longer segregated. It’s planned.
implement an end to costly PDUs that occupy rack space. The Karios PowerLink is:
- The size of a palm
- Installable in a matter of seconds
- Per-device deployable
- A small portion of the price
Ideal for edge clusters, data centers, and remote locations, enterprise-grade energy optimization is now widely available.
Why It Matters
- 01 Zero-Touch Power Provisioning uses the Karios PowerLink mobile app to automatically register with Karios Core and Karios Atlas.
- 02 Energy Efficiency as a Native Feature There is no need for manual setup—just scan and pair to get connected.
- 03 Sustainability & Compliance by Design Generate verifiable fleet-wide energy data for carbon, sustainability, and ESG audits.
- 04 Unified Stack Simplicity Compute, store, network, secure, and now power on a single platform.
Karios vs VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox
- Karios Powerlink
- VMware
- Nutanix
- Proxmox
Feature | Karios Powerlink | VMware | Nutanix | Proxmox |
| Inline Power Monitoring (AC + DC) | ✅ Supports both IEC C13/C14 & DC 2.1×5.5 mm inline | ❌ Third-party PDUs | ❌ External PDUs | ❌ No inline capability |
| Server-Portable Intelligence | ✅ Moves with server; reassign via app | ❌ Rack-only | ❌ Rack-only | ❌ No portability |
| Native Hypervisor Integration | ✅ Embedded in Karios Core | ❌ No native link | ❌ External tools only | ❌ No integration |
| Per-VM / Container Energy Attribution | ✅ Workload-level mapping | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Zero-Touch Power Provisioning | ✅ Auto-registers in Karios Atlas | ❌ Manual setup | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
| Atlas Analytics & Compliance | ✅ ESG-ready, ISO 50001/LEED | ❌ Limited | ❌ External tools | ❌ None |
| Compact & Cost-Efficient | ✅ Palm-sized, per-device | ❌ Expensive PDUs | ❌ Costly appliances | ❌ External PDUs |
| IoT & Edge Suitability | ✅ Works with edge and IoT | ❌ Data center only | ❌ Appliance-only | ❌ No IoT support |
| Power Optimization + Workload Scheduling | ✅ Integrated orchestration | ❌ No integration | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported |
