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Management of federal government data centers is about to change. Until now, there has been little regulation around energy metering, monitoring and management within a data center. This is all about to change with the efficiency initiative, Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This new initiative supersedes the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative announced in 2010.
The DCOI requires agencies to develop and report on data center strategies to consolidate inefficient infrastructure, optimize existing facilities, achieve cost savings, and transition to more efficient infrastructure, such as cloud services and interagency shar...
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Due to the endless growth of consumer services such as Facebook, YouTube and Netflix, demand for fast and “free” data has meant an increase in servers and data centers. Consequently, the growth in power has also been fueled by these services. A recent article by DataCenterDynamics identified that “Google’s total power usage seems to have gone up 12-fold in the last four years. That is not far off doubling each year.”
This additional demand, as well as advancements in technology and platforms enabling outsourcing and nearly eliminating the need to staff multiple environments, has led service providers to branch out and locate data centers where it makes the most economical sense. Hence a h...
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Most data centers are expected to be able to reduce their physical space by a minimum of 30 percent over the next five years. This is only one of the several emerging trends through 2020 identified in a December 2015 article by Tech Target. Other important trends to look out for in data center monitoring include increased density, security, virtualization and intelligent PDUs (Power Distribution Units), among others. Here's a look at the top five trends experts are looking for in 2016.
Top 5 Trends for 2016
Increased Power Density
Data centers in the United States are expected to need six times the electricity used by New York City by 2020. In fact, it is estimated that already these fa...
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The Global Data Center rack PDU market has been forecasted to grow at a rate of 10.14 per cent between 2016 and 2020, reported WhaTech on January 25, 2016. This data was first published by a report called 'Global Data Center Rack PDU Market 2016-2020', which studied the growth prospects of global rack-mounted PDUs. This was also echoed by the Gartner forecast in November 2014 which stated that there will be 25 billion connected devices by 2020, thereby increasing the need for intelligent power distribution. While rack PDUs can be categorized according to their functionalities, namely power filtering, remote monitoring, control by LAN or SNP and intelligent load balancing; the market is divid...
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Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more.
Manufacturer updates include Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, HP, Liebert, Raritan, Sun Microsystems, Tripp Lite and many others.
To access these updates, you will need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login.
Visit our NEW Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.072 today!
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We recently ran a sweepstakes giveaway encouraging our customers to follow our Twitter and LinkedIn social media channels. Thank you for such a great response. We were encouraged to learn that social media is indeed a good source and method for sharing DCIM information.
Those that chose to follow us were entered into a sweepstakes to win one of four selfie sticks that can be used to tweet, link in, or post interesting data center pictures ...
We are now pleased to announce our winners!
· Alex Bernstein
· Karl Ruehle
· Kristen Jenkins
· Steve Strange
Congratulations to all our winners. We look forward to seeing your first pictures on Twitter: @SunbirdD...
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Your compute device needs a network connection and power to perform useful work. You know your IT organization is monitoring the compute device for up/down status and performance statistics such as CPU, memory and hard drive utilization. You feel good that you purchased and deployed an APC UPS in all your locations. While the UPS ensures good clean power from your commercial power provider, most importantly the battery becomes the champion as the power source for your compute device when commercial power is lost. Are you monitoring your UPS so it is ready to meet your needs when you need it the most; and are you ready to take action when commercial power is lost?
To ensure that your UP...
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Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more.
Manufacturer updates include Brocade, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Raritan, Sun Microsystems, and many others.
To access these updates, you will need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login.
Visit our NEW Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.071 today!
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Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more.
Manufacturer updates include Brocade, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Raritan, Sun Microsystems, and many others.
To access these updates, you will need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login.
Visit our NEW Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.071 today!
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Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more.
Manufacturer updates include APC, BayTech, Cannon Technologies, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, F5 Networks, Geist, HP, IBM, PaloAlto Networks, Raritan, Server Technology, Tripp Lite and many others.
To access these updates, you need to have a support log in and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login.
Visit our NEW Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.07 today!
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Raritan, Inc., a partner of Sunbird Software, today introduced their all new Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM2) system that provides real-time views of electrical capacity and power usage in colocation and other data centers. The information gathered by the BCM system can be shared with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems, including Sunbird's Power IQ DCIM monitoring software.
By adding Power IQ to PDU and BCM deployments, data center managers can see significant benefits to managing a BCM2 environment by using Power IQ as a single pane of glass to reduce energy costs, track power usage, and prevent downtime.
According to James Cerwinski, Director at Sunbird Software, "T...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunbird Software Opens Global Headquarters, Technical Service Office, and Expands Digital Support Presence -- Focused on DCIM Customer Success --
SOMERSET, NJ, November 18, 2015 – Sunbird Software, a global innovator in software solutions that simplify how data centers are managed, has moved into its new worldwide headquarters in Somerset, NJ, and opened a new technical service and support office in Sioux Falls, SD. Additionally, Sunbird has launched a new Customer Support Portal with interactive features to help customers get the most out of their DCIM solutions.
“As a leading pure-play DCIM software company we continue to invest in resources to help make our...
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Psychrometric charts can be pretty tricky to interpret. Just taking a look at it, you may already be confused. With so many lines and axes, you can get lost trying to follow the chart and find out which line represents which axis.
So why is it important to know how to read a psychrometric chart? Psychrometric charts allow you to track and monitor the physical and thermodynamic properties of gas-vapor mixtures. To correctly read a psychrometric chart, here is a breakdown and visual representation.
Axis
Starting at the basics, there are nine different axes, which are categorized one through nine in the graph. Starting at one, they’re labeled as follows, respectively:
Dry bulb temperat...
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Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more.
Manufacturer updates include APC, Brocade, Cisco, EMC, F5 Networks, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Nokia, Oracle, Raritan, Siemens and many others.
To access these updates, you need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to login or signup today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login.
Visit our NEW support portal and download Models Library Release 3.069 today.
Just released updates to more than 25 various manufacturer PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels and much more. Manufacturer updates include Brocade, Cisco Systems, Dell, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Raritan, Sun Microsystems, and many others. To access these updates, you will need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up today: http://support.sunbirddcim.com/support/login. Visit our NEW Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.071 today!
Psychrometric charts can be pretty tricky to interpret. Just taking a look at it, you may already be confused. With so many lines and axes, you can get lost trying to follow the chart and find out which line represents which axis. So why is it important to know how to read a psychrometric chart? Psychrometric charts allow you to track and monitor the physical and thermodynamic properties of gas-vapor mixtures. To correctly read a psychrometric chart, here is a breakdown and visual representation. Axis Starting at the basics, there are nine different axes, which are categorized one through nine in the graph. Starting at one, they’re labeled as follows, respectively: Dry bulb temperat...