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Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.138. Download and update to Version 3.138 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 35,000 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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Power is the most important aspect to be considered for data centers. Most data centers use alternate current (AC) power distribution systems. Recently, however, there has been a growing interest in the industry to explore and utilize direct current (DC) power distribution systems as another option. Leading telecommunication companies like Comcast and Verizon already run their data centers on DC power. There are servers on the market that can operate on both DC and AC power, so it is imperative to make both options available to the data center simultaneously to be ready for the future.
History of AC vs DC Power
In 1800, Thomas Edison invented an electrical distribution system based on dire...
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The value of preventing data center downtime is on the rise. The average outage costs $5,600 per minute but the majority of outages are preventable. At the same time, track busway systems are quickly becoming the solution of choice in data centers for their reliability, flexibility, and safety.
How can data center professionals properly implement busway infrastructure and power monitoring to know before there is an incident and proactively resolve the problem to maintain uptime? What are the best practices for busway metering? How can Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software help?
Join us for our live data center management webinar, How to Improve Uptime with Busway Monitoring t...
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The cost of data center outages can be staggering, and data center professionals report that large outages are becoming more expensive. A recent survey found that 16% of outages in 2020 cost more than $1 million, up from 10% in 2019. 40% of outages cost between $100,000 and $1 million, up from 28% in 2019.
Not only is the cost of downtime rising, but so is the number of preventable outages. In 2019, 60% of downtime incidents were deemed preventable, and that number rose to 75% in 2020. Power and cooling issues were the cause of 50% of outages.
Following Best Data Center Practices
Data center managers need to follow best practices to reduce downtime from these preventable incidents.
Here ar...
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We're very happy that VMware has offically announced Sunbird as a new solution on their VMware Marketplace!
In September 2020 VMware announced their new VMware Marketplace which is a result of a consolidation between VMware Solution Exchange and VMware Cloud Marketplace. The VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy validated third-party and open-source solutions for VMware products!
For more information on Sunbirds role in the VMware Marketplace, please visit our solution page here
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We're very happy that VMware has offically announced Sunbird as a new solution on their VMware Marketplace!
In September 2020 VMware announced their new VMware Marketplace which is a result of a consolidation between VMware Solution Exchange and VMware Cloud Marketplace. The VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy validated third-party and open-source solutions for VMware products!
For more information on Sunbirds role in the VMware Marketplace, please visit our solution page here
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for February is now available: Version 3.137. Download and update to Version 3.137 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 35,000 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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We're excited to being exhibiting at our first in person show this year at Future Datacenters and Cloud Infrastructure Summit on February 3rd- 4th held at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Dubai, UAE.
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...
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We're excited to being exhibiting at our first in person show this year at Future Datacenters and Cloud Infrastructure Summit on February 3rd- 4th held at the Le Méridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Centre Dubai, UAE.
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...
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With recent stories like AWS dropping the social media platform Parler for violating its terms of service, data centers are now a target from potential bad actors.
Basic, low-level protection is not sufficient to protect modern data center centers. According to Anixter, the average cost of a breach is $5.5 million with 39% of breaches caused by negligence and 37% caused by malicious attacks. Data center security managers must follow best practices and enforce the 5 Ds of perimeter security (deter, detect, deny, delay, and defend) to ensure the physical security of their data center sites or risk costly physical intrusions.
Safeguard your facility and data with these best practices to improve...
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As we enter a new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data center management trends and challenges of 2020 and plan for what needs to be done in 2021 to improve uptime, increase efficiency, and boost productivity.
Start the year off right by creating a list of things you can accomplish in 2021 to optimize your data center sites. Then, see the results as the year goes by as you improve all facets of data center management from power monitoring to capacity planning to asset management.
Here are the top 10 New Year’s resolutions that should be on your list:
Find stranded power for all your racks. Data center managers often struggle with the complexity of accurately planning and mana...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for January is now available: Version 3.136. Download and update to Version 3.136 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 2020, data center professionals saw significant industry shifts and advancements in data center management tools that reshaped how modern data centers are managed. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new normal requiring remote data center monitoring and management, which was already becoming a priority due to increases in edge, retail, colocation, and remote deployments.
With 2021 just around the corner, let’s look back at the year’s top trends in data center management and how data center professionals are tackling the latest challenges and opportunities.
Remote data center management tools are no longer optional. 40% of organizations reported that COVID-19 limited their ability to mana...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for December is now available: Version 3.135. Download and update to Version 3.135 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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Today’s organizations face an unending stream of requests for IT resource capacity to store and process the data and applications necessary to support innovative technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning. This has a massive impact on modern data center environments and drives their ever-increasing complexity and density.
Although technological advancements in intelligent rack PDUs and compute devices often provide greater efficiency, the energy cost to power a single server rack in a data center in the US can be as high as almost $30,000 a year depending on its configuration. In a data center with 100 cabinets, the cost to po...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.138. Download and update to Version 3.138 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 35,000 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...
Power is the most important aspect to be considered for data centers. Most data centers use alternate current (AC) power distribution systems. Recently, however, there has been a growing interest in the industry to explore and utilize direct current (DC) power distribution systems as another option. Leading telecommunication companies like Comcast and Verizon already run their data centers on DC power. There are servers on the market that can operate on both DC and AC power, so it is imperative to make both options available to the data center simultaneously to be ready for the future. History of AC vs DC Power In 1800, Thomas Edison invented an electrical distribution system based on dire...
The value of preventing data center downtime is on the rise. The average outage costs $5,600 per minute but the majority of outages are preventable. At the same time, track busway systems are quickly becoming the solution of choice in data centers for their reliability, flexibility, and safety. How can data center professionals properly implement busway infrastructure and power monitoring to know before there is an incident and proactively resolve the problem to maintain uptime? What are the best practices for busway metering? How can Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software help? Join us for our live data center management webinar, How to Improve Uptime with Busway Monitoring t...
The cost of data center outages can be staggering, and data center professionals report that large outages are becoming more expensive. A recent survey found that 16% of outages in 2020 cost more than $1 million, up from 10% in 2019. 40% of outages cost between $100,000 and $1 million, up from 28% in 2019. Not only is the cost of downtime rising, but so is the number of preventable outages. In 2019, 60% of downtime incidents were deemed preventable, and that number rose to 75% in 2020. Power and cooling issues were the cause of 50% of outages. Following Best Data Center Practices Data center managers need to follow best practices to reduce downtime from these preventable incidents. Here ar...
We're very happy that VMware has offically announced Sunbird as a new solution on their VMware Marketplace! In September 2020 VMware announced their new VMware Marketplace which is a result of a consolidation between VMware Solution Exchange and VMware Cloud Marketplace. The VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy validated third-party and open-source solutions for VMware products! For more information on Sunbirds role in the VMware Marketplace, please visit our solution page here
Sunbird’s Models Library release for February is now available: Version 3.137. Download and update to Version 3.137 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 35,000 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...
With recent stories like AWS dropping the social media platform Parler for violating its terms of service, data centers are now a target from potential bad actors. Basic, low-level protection is not sufficient to protect modern data center centers. According to Anixter, the average cost of a breach is $5.5 million with 39% of breaches caused by negligence and 37% caused by malicious attacks. Data center security managers must follow best practices and enforce the 5 Ds of perimeter security (deter, detect, deny, delay, and defend) to ensure the physical security of their data center sites or risk costly physical intrusions. Safeguard your facility and data with these best practices to improve...
As we enter a new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data center management trends and challenges of 2020 and plan for what needs to be done in 2021 to improve uptime, increase efficiency, and boost productivity. Start the year off right by creating a list of things you can accomplish in 2021 to optimize your data center sites. Then, see the results as the year goes by as you improve all facets of data center management from power monitoring to capacity planning to asset management. Here are the top 10 New Year’s resolutions that should be on your list: Find stranded power for all your racks. Data center managers often struggle with the complexity of accurately planning and mana...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for January is now available: Version 3.136. Download and update to Version 3.136 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 2020, data center professionals saw significant industry shifts and advancements in data center management tools that reshaped how modern data centers are managed. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new normal requiring remote data center monitoring and management, which was already becoming a priority due to increases in edge, retail, colocation, and remote deployments. With 2021 just around the corner, let’s look back at the year’s top trends in data center management and how data center professionals are tackling the latest challenges and opportunities. Remote data center management tools are no longer optional. 40% of organizations reported that COVID-19 limited their ability to mana...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for December is now available: Version 3.135. Download and update to Version 3.135 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...
Today’s organizations face an unending stream of requests for IT resource capacity to store and process the data and applications necessary to support innovative technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning. This has a massive impact on modern data center environments and drives their ever-increasing complexity and density. Although technological advancements in intelligent rack PDUs and compute devices often provide greater efficiency, the energy cost to power a single server rack in a data center in the US can be as high as almost $30,000 a year depending on its configuration. In a data center with 100 cabinets, the cost to po...