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The COVID-19 pandemic is driving higher utilization of data center resources as remote work and demand for online services increases, and data center operators are keeping onsite staff to a minimum to keep personnel healthy, but data center providers and customers with remote data center management tools are in good shape.
Remote data center management promotes safety, efficiency, collaboration, and productivity, and with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, it has never been easier. DCIM software provides full visibility into all data center resources and capacities in a single pane of glass with visualization of your data center that is even better than being there.
Here...
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Data center operations is the role of individuals (data center operators) tasked within a data center to oversee technical and IT issues. This includes management of computer and server operations, services and applications, massive quantities of data, and the protection and security of that data.
While some of these tasks require direct management, many can be automated to decrease the number of on-site staff, eliminate unnecessary manual tasks, and reduce associated business expenses.
What are the typical tasks in data center operations?
Upgrading data center hardware and software
Distribution and storage of data
Backup processes
Emergency planning
Technical support
What are...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for April is now available: Version 3.127. Download and update to Version 3.127 to get all the most recent model data!
Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free.
Can’t find a specific make and model? C...
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According to 451 Research, due to growing requirements for cloud services and data storage and processing, the data center and services industry is now in an era of ever-increasing demand. Data center customers are no longer content with low-risk supply that meets their minimum requirements, and they are driving increasingly complex demand by shifting the conversation away from simply data center supply in favor of business benefits.
In 2020 and beyond, organizations are requiring fast deployment times, low costs, and high levels of design flexibility. Plus, data-intensive applications such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) are pushing requirements close to the edg...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.126. Download and update to Version 3.126 to get all the most recent model data!
Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free.
Can’t find a specific make and model? C...
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Sunbird will be at London Tech Show (DCW London) on March 11th-12th held at the ExCeL, London. Stop by booth D205 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management can be with key features like:
3D data center health map with real-time power data.
Ability to visually build data circuits, including structured cabling, between any combination of devices, network equipment, and patch pane...
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Sunbird will be at London Tech Show (DCW London) on March 11th-12th held at the ExCeL, London. Stop by booth D205 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management can be with key features like:
3D data center health map with real-time power data.
Ability to visually build data circuits, including structured cabling, between any combination of devices, network equipment, and patch pane...
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According to 451 Research in their report “2020 Preview: A Dozen Tech Predictions for a New Digital Decade,” enterprise IT has entered a new reality of digital transformation in which an organization’s ability to embrace and exploit technology, while simultaneously minimizing the risk, is critical to the organization’s success. Technology has become an integral part of all aspects of modern life and will continue to be increasingly pervasive, contextual, intelligent, and automated. This comes with challenges, concerns, and opportunities for data center professionals as they navigate the trends and increasing complexity of modern data center environments.
Here are 5 of 451 Research’s tech pre...
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Sunbird will be at BICSI Winter on February 9th-13th held at the Tampa Bay Convention Center. Stop by booth 404 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management can be with key features like:
3D data center health map with real-time power data.
Ability to visually build data circuits, including structured cabling, between any combination of devices, network equipment, and patch panels...
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Sunbird will be at DCW San Antonio on March 16th-19th held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Stop by booth 619 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
Our very own Key Account Manager, Jonathan Davis, will be presenting Thursday, March 19th from 2:30pm-3:40pm in room 213 A&B on "Top 10 Ways to Boost Capacity with Better Data Center Power and Networking Management."
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management ca...
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Sunbird will be at DCW San Antonio on March 16th-19th held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Stop by booth 619 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
Our very own Key Account Manager, Jonathan Davis, will be presenting Thursday, March 19th from 2:30pm-3:40pm in room 213 A&B on "Top 10 Ways to Boost Capacity with Better Data Center Power and Networking Management."
You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management ca...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for February is now available: Version 3.125. Download and update to Version 3.125 to get all the most recent model data!
Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free.
Can’t find a specific make and model...
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In recent years, data center infrastructure has become significantly more reliable and management practices have improved, so it would be fair to expect that the number of reported downtime incidents is decreasing. But this isn’t the case.
According to a 2018 survey by Uptime Institute, 31% of respondents experienced a downtime incident or severe degradation in the last year and 48% reported at least one outage at their site or at a service provider in the last three years.
Downtime is expensive. It costs both time and money and can have grave consequences for organizations that are not sufficiently prepared. According to Gartner, downtime costs $5,600 per minute on average. This results in...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for January is now available: Version 3.124. Download and update to Version 3.124 to get all the most recent model data!
Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free.
Can’t find a specific make and model?...
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01/06/2020
Power Capacity Planning
The complexity of accurately planning and managing rack power capacity is a struggle for many modern data center managers. The traditional methods of capacity planning are unreliable and time-consuming, which led to many organizations turning to legacy Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software vendors that promised simplification but in reality provided nothing of the sort. In fact, according to 451 Research, capacity planning and power monitoring are the top two benefits data center managers want from their DCIM tool, but 25% of them deemed their product a failure and 10% ultimately abandoned their DCIM altogether.
In our recent webinar titled “Power Capacity Planning Made Easy...
The COVID-19 pandemic is driving higher utilization of data center resources as remote work and demand for online services increases, and data center operators are keeping onsite staff to a minimum to keep personnel healthy, but data center providers and customers with remote data center management tools are in good shape. Remote data center management promotes safety, efficiency, collaboration, and productivity, and with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, it has never been easier. DCIM software provides full visibility into all data center resources and capacities in a single pane of glass with visualization of your data center that is even better than being there. Here...
Data center operations is the role of individuals (data center operators) tasked within a data center to oversee technical and IT issues. This includes management of computer and server operations, services and applications, massive quantities of data, and the protection and security of that data. While some of these tasks require direct management, many can be automated to decrease the number of on-site staff, eliminate unnecessary manual tasks, and reduce associated business expenses. What are the typical tasks in data center operations? Upgrading data center hardware and software Distribution and storage of data Backup processes Emergency planning Technical support What are...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for April is now available: Version 3.127. Download and update to Version 3.127 to get all the most recent model data! Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free. Can’t find a specific make and model? C...
According to 451 Research, due to growing requirements for cloud services and data storage and processing, the data center and services industry is now in an era of ever-increasing demand. Data center customers are no longer content with low-risk supply that meets their minimum requirements, and they are driving increasingly complex demand by shifting the conversation away from simply data center supply in favor of business benefits. In 2020 and beyond, organizations are requiring fast deployment times, low costs, and high levels of design flexibility. Plus, data-intensive applications such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) are pushing requirements close to the edg...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.126. Download and update to Version 3.126 to get all the most recent model data! Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free. Can’t find a specific make and model? C...
According to 451 Research in their report “2020 Preview: A Dozen Tech Predictions for a New Digital Decade,” enterprise IT has entered a new reality of digital transformation in which an organization’s ability to embrace and exploit technology, while simultaneously minimizing the risk, is critical to the organization’s success. Technology has become an integral part of all aspects of modern life and will continue to be increasingly pervasive, contextual, intelligent, and automated. This comes with challenges, concerns, and opportunities for data center professionals as they navigate the trends and increasing complexity of modern data center environments. Here are 5 of 451 Research’s tech pre...
Sunbird will be at BICSI Winter on February 9th-13th held at the Tampa Bay Convention Center. Stop by booth 404 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management can be with key features like: 3D data center health map with real-time power data. Ability to visually build data circuits, including structured cabling, between any combination of devices, network equipment, and patch panels...
Sunbird will be at DCW San Antonio on March 16th-19th held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Stop by booth 619 for a demonstration of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. Our very own Key Account Manager, Jonathan Davis, will be presenting Thursday, March 19th from 2:30pm-3:40pm in room 213 A&B on "Top 10 Ways to Boost Capacity with Better Data Center Power and Networking Management." You don’t want to miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals, get real-world tips from DCIM experts, and explore how Sunbird can help you simplify your data center management. See for yourself how easy power, network, and cable management ca...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for February is now available: Version 3.125. Download and update to Version 3.125 to get all the most recent model data! Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free. Can’t find a specific make and model...
In recent years, data center infrastructure has become significantly more reliable and management practices have improved, so it would be fair to expect that the number of reported downtime incidents is decreasing. But this isn’t the case. According to a 2018 survey by Uptime Institute, 31% of respondents experienced a downtime incident or severe degradation in the last year and 48% reported at least one outage at their site or at a service provider in the last three years. Downtime is expensive. It costs both time and money and can have grave consequences for organizations that are not sufficiently prepared. According to Gartner, downtime costs $5,600 per minute on average. This results in...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for January is now available: Version 3.124. Download and update to Version 3.124 to get all the most recent model data! Sunbird’s Models Library simplifies your data center asset management. The library includes detailed information—such as U space, dimensions, weight, power ports, and data ports—for over 30,000 models across over 450 manufacturers. Updating the Models Library after you have implemented Sunbird’s DCIM software helps to ensure that you are using the most accurate and up-to-date model information. This information also ensures that your data center change management tickets and reservations are error free. Can’t find a specific make and model?...
The complexity of accurately planning and managing rack power capacity is a struggle for many modern data center managers. The traditional methods of capacity planning are unreliable and time-consuming, which led to many organizations turning to legacy Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software vendors that promised simplification but in reality provided nothing of the sort. In fact, according to 451 Research, capacity planning and power monitoring are the top two benefits data center managers want from their DCIM tool, but 25% of them deemed their product a failure and 10% ultimately abandoned their DCIM altogether. In our recent webinar titled “Power Capacity Planning Made Easy...