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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then the value of rich 3D visualizations of your data center is enormous. With DCIM software that provides high-fidelity visuals of the data center, data center professionals must no longer waste time making physical trips to the data center. In one glance, you can view cabinet elevations and see where and how devices are placed and connected or analyze power, temperature, and humidity sensor readings.
Still, however, some think of 3D data center visualizations as a gimmick and that it is all style without substance. This can be true for most data center management tools that incorporate flashy 3D, but not in any useful way that lets you get the most out o...
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3D data center floor map visualizations and thermal time-lapse video may seem like flashy "eye candy" aimed at impressing passers-by at tradeshows. However, when implemented as part of a comprehensive Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software solution, they provide useful, visually interesting ways to display power management and environmental monitoring information in your data center. They can even help you gain actionable insights to run your data centers more efficiently.
For a glimpse of how these features work in Sunbird's DCIM software, check out the video below:
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Mention 3D visualizations to a data center professional, and chances are that the response will be less than enthusiastic. Considered everything from an insignificant "nice-to-have" to an unhelpful, overrated, resource hog, 3D appears to be more trouble than it is worth. With this perception, is it any wonder why so many data center management software applications either eschew 3D in favor of its 2D counterpart or halfheartedly implement 3D in an attempt to attract prospects and keep pace with the competition?
Implementing 3D data center visualizations may have seemed counterintuitive to Sunbird's mission to radically simplify data center management with elegant software. That's why, rath...
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SOMERSET, N.J., March 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunbird Software, a global innovator in software solutions that simplify how data centers are managed, announced today general availability of Sunbird Power IQ® 5.1 DCIM (data center infrastructure management) monitoring software. Sunbird DCIM 5.1 provides a single pane of glass to make it easier to monitor and manage critical facility infrastructure devices such as the UPS. With the new functionality, Data Center Managers will have an integrated view of the health and capacity of their UPS. This enhanced view now includes metrics that indicate UPS load capaci...