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Modern data center environments are becoming increasingly complex and difficult to manage. Traditional enterprise data centers are now being combined with or replaced by colocation facilities and private/public clouds. Today’s data center managers need to modernize their facilities and operations to address the challenges of managing these complex hybrid environments, or risk losing their relevance in this new world.
How can data center professionals adapt so they will thrive, not just survive, in a world where cloud is king? What tools do they need to accurately manage physical infrastructure, IT service management, and virtual assets? And how can Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM...
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When you initially consider data center training programs, you might first think of popular data center professional certifications, such as Cisco’s CCNA credential or BICSI’s popular RCDD designation. These industry-recognized certifications have several benefits to both trainees and organizations, including higher job satisfaction, faster work performance, and improved efficiency.
Training is also an effective method of motivating your team, especially if it helps them keep their jobs. According to PwC’s Workforce of the Future survey, about 75 percent of respondents said that they were ready to learn new skills or completely re-train to stay employable in the future.
Professional certific...
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Sunbird will be at Datacenter Forum in Helsinki on April 26 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Stop by Stand 4 for a demonstration of our award-winning second-generation DCIM software.
You don't want to miss Niall Bannon, DCIM Technical Sales EMEA, present "Reducing the Complexity of Datacenter Management with Second-Generation DCIM" at 10:15. Learn how you can modernize your operations to tackle the challenges of modern data centers.
If you're involved with the managing and operations of your organization's IT infrastructure, register for free to join 200 of your colleagues from the data center sector in Finland and the Baltics.
Heading to Datacenter Forum and want to chat one-on-one with a DCIM e...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for April is now available: Version 3.103. Download and update to Version 3.103 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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When choosing a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, you might think that the most difficult part of the process would be documenting requirements, comparing vendors, or even the deploying the data center software itself. However, for many data center professionals, the challenges start much earlier: when you’re pitching the idea of data center management software to your boss.
Indeed, deciding to use a DCIM solution might be the easy part. According to a survey by Intel and Dell, over 50 percent of IT managers are already using DCIM systems. But for those who aren’t yet utilizing data center management tools or who are looking for a second data center software to replace a...
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For many data center managers, moving your data center assets to a colocation data center may seem like an obvious choice. After all, carrier hotels and other colocation facilities provide data center managers with scalability, reliability, and security for applications, data, and systems—without the pressure to build, staff, and maintain increasingly complex enterprise data centers environments. These benefits, coupled with market expansion into new geographic areas, are driving the growth of the colocation data center at a CAGR of 15.4%.
Once you’ve decided that moving to a colo facility is right for you, it might be tempting to sit back, relax, and wait for your colocation data center pro...
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Modern data center managers have a difficult job. They need to maintain uptime, drive efficiency, and boost team productivity while dealing with the ever-growing demand for just-in-time provisioning of IT resources. They need to manage increasingly complex environments, including colocation data centers, hybrid public and private clouds, and edge sites. And they are expected to meet resource demand and optimize operations while under pressure to do more with fewer resources.
How can modern data center managers address this increasing demand with responsiveness and agility? Our President Herman Chan shared his thoughts on this topic in a recent article in Data Center Frontier, an online data...
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Today’s data center managers—facing data center uptime expectations, PUE compliance, budget concerns, and a general expectation to do more with less—are hard pressed to find creative, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of power management. So it’s no surprise that many forward-looking data center managers are turning to intelligent rack PDUs to provide power-metering data that can inform decision making, saving costs and improving efficiency in their data centers.
But how can you be sure that the time, money, and other resources dedicated to your iPDUs are well spent?
That’s where DCIM tools can make a difference. Whether you are just starting to roll out your iPDUs or have been...
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03/20/2018
Power IQ DCIM Monitoring
We’re thrilled to announce the release of Power IQ® 6.1, Sunbird’s Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Monitoring software. If you’re ready to upgrade to the latest version, simply download the update files from Sunbird’s support portal. If you’d like more information, check out our release notes or continue below to read our DCIM software highlights.
What’s New in Power IQ
Power IQ 6.1 continues to further Sunbird’s mission of developing fast-to-deploy, easy-to-use, complete data center management software.
Mass Configuration of iPDUs
Deploy, manage, and update facility items faster with Power IQ’s mass configuration features. In Release 6.1, users can now bulk update IP addres...
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With more organizations on their second rounds of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, it’s more important than ever for data center professionals to ensure that the data center management solution they select is the correct one. But how do you avoid buyer’s remorse when choosing and deploying B2B technology like DCIM software? How do you avoid major pitfalls and obstacles that can derail the implementation? And what are the must-have capabilities that you should look for in a DCIM software solution?
These questions and others are difficult to answer without significant experience with buying, implementing, and using DCIM software in a real-world environment. That’s why Sun...
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Certifications are one of most rewarding ways for a data center professional to stand out from the crowd. Completing a data center certification will help you gain knowledge, learn new skills, and prove to yourself and your colleagues that you have valuable expertise.
However, contrary to popular belief, data center certifications don’t benefit just the individuals who complete them. Among IT leaders, 68 percent do not believe they have the skills in-house required to address their needs. Data center managers and technology leaders who struggle to find and retain talent can bridge the IT skills gap by recommending certifications to team members or making a specific credential a data center j...
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Next week, Sunbird will be busy attending three tradeshows in the span of two days! If you're in London, Oslo, or Paris, be sure to stop by to meet us.
London: Data Centre World (Stand D245)
We'll be at Data Centre World from March 21-22 at ExCeL London. Stop by Stand D245 to meet us and explore how to radically simplify your data center management. Register for free to join the world's largest independent data center event with over 20,000 of your peers, hundreds of leading data center and technology providers and hundreds of the world's brightest minds & industry practitioners. If you'd like to set up an individual meeting, let us know.
Oslo: Datacenter Forum (Stand 3)
On March 21, we...
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Anyone involved in buying Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software or any B2B technology knows that selecting your final product can be a long, tedious, and risky endeavor. Despite many rounds of vendor assessments and lengthy Requests for Proposals (RFPs), choosing and implementing the right DCIM software can feel like a matter of luck. In fact, more and more modern data center managers are becoming dissatisfied with their initial data center management software solutions and are moving on their second rounds of DCIM software.
Their unhappiness with traditional DCIM tools stems from a variety of factors. In some cases, the software may be difficult to use, lack key functionalit...
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Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.102. Download and update to Version 3.102 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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If you’re involved in data centers in the United States, you’ve probably heard about the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), a comparatively new government mandate aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing expenditures in physical federal data centers. But whether you’re managing a federal data center or simply want to learn more about boosting data center efficiency, knowing these five things about the DCOI will help you in your own data center optimization efforts. Here’s our list of five things that you should know about the DCOI:
1. What the DCOI is
The DCOI was established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-16- 19 in 2016 and supersedes the Feder...
When you initially consider data center training programs, you might first think of popular data center professional certifications, such as Cisco’s CCNA credential or BICSI’s popular RCDD designation. These industry-recognized certifications have several benefits to both trainees and organizations, including higher job satisfaction, faster work performance, and improved efficiency. Training is also an effective method of motivating your team, especially if it helps them keep their jobs. According to PwC’s Workforce of the Future survey, about 75 percent of respondents said that they were ready to learn new skills or completely re-train to stay employable in the future. Professional certific...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for April is now available: Version 3.103. Download and update to Version 3.103 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...
When choosing a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, you might think that the most difficult part of the process would be documenting requirements, comparing vendors, or even the deploying the data center software itself. However, for many data center professionals, the challenges start much earlier: when you’re pitching the idea of data center management software to your boss. Indeed, deciding to use a DCIM solution might be the easy part. According to a survey by Intel and Dell, over 50 percent of IT managers are already using DCIM systems. But for those who aren’t yet utilizing data center management tools or who are looking for a second data center software to replace a...
For many data center managers, moving your data center assets to a colocation data center may seem like an obvious choice. After all, carrier hotels and other colocation facilities provide data center managers with scalability, reliability, and security for applications, data, and systems—without the pressure to build, staff, and maintain increasingly complex enterprise data centers environments. These benefits, coupled with market expansion into new geographic areas, are driving the growth of the colocation data center at a CAGR of 15.4%. Once you’ve decided that moving to a colo facility is right for you, it might be tempting to sit back, relax, and wait for your colocation data center pro...
Modern data center managers have a difficult job. They need to maintain uptime, drive efficiency, and boost team productivity while dealing with the ever-growing demand for just-in-time provisioning of IT resources. They need to manage increasingly complex environments, including colocation data centers, hybrid public and private clouds, and edge sites. And they are expected to meet resource demand and optimize operations while under pressure to do more with fewer resources. How can modern data center managers address this increasing demand with responsiveness and agility? Our President Herman Chan shared his thoughts on this topic in a recent article in Data Center Frontier, an online data...
Today’s data center managers—facing data center uptime expectations, PUE compliance, budget concerns, and a general expectation to do more with less—are hard pressed to find creative, cost-effective solutions to the challenges of power management. So it’s no surprise that many forward-looking data center managers are turning to intelligent rack PDUs to provide power-metering data that can inform decision making, saving costs and improving efficiency in their data centers. But how can you be sure that the time, money, and other resources dedicated to your iPDUs are well spent? That’s where DCIM tools can make a difference. Whether you are just starting to roll out your iPDUs or have been...
We’re thrilled to announce the release of Power IQ® 6.1, Sunbird’s Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Monitoring software. If you’re ready to upgrade to the latest version, simply download the update files from Sunbird’s support portal. If you’d like more information, check out our release notes or continue below to read our DCIM software highlights. What’s New in Power IQ Power IQ 6.1 continues to further Sunbird’s mission of developing fast-to-deploy, easy-to-use, complete data center management software. Mass Configuration of iPDUs Deploy, manage, and update facility items faster with Power IQ’s mass configuration features. In Release 6.1, users can now bulk update IP addres...
With more organizations on their second rounds of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, it’s more important than ever for data center professionals to ensure that the data center management solution they select is the correct one. But how do you avoid buyer’s remorse when choosing and deploying B2B technology like DCIM software? How do you avoid major pitfalls and obstacles that can derail the implementation? And what are the must-have capabilities that you should look for in a DCIM software solution? These questions and others are difficult to answer without significant experience with buying, implementing, and using DCIM software in a real-world environment. That’s why Sun...
Certifications are one of most rewarding ways for a data center professional to stand out from the crowd. Completing a data center certification will help you gain knowledge, learn new skills, and prove to yourself and your colleagues that you have valuable expertise. However, contrary to popular belief, data center certifications don’t benefit just the individuals who complete them. Among IT leaders, 68 percent do not believe they have the skills in-house required to address their needs. Data center managers and technology leaders who struggle to find and retain talent can bridge the IT skills gap by recommending certifications to team members or making a specific credential a data center j...
Next week, Sunbird will be busy attending three tradeshows in the span of two days! If you're in London, Oslo, or Paris, be sure to stop by to meet us. London: Data Centre World (Stand D245) We'll be at Data Centre World from March 21-22 at ExCeL London. Stop by Stand D245 to meet us and explore how to radically simplify your data center management. Register for free to join the world's largest independent data center event with over 20,000 of your peers, hundreds of leading data center and technology providers and hundreds of the world's brightest minds & industry practitioners. If you'd like to set up an individual meeting, let us know. Oslo: Datacenter Forum (Stand 3) On March 21, we...
Anyone involved in buying Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software or any B2B technology knows that selecting your final product can be a long, tedious, and risky endeavor. Despite many rounds of vendor assessments and lengthy Requests for Proposals (RFPs), choosing and implementing the right DCIM software can feel like a matter of luck. In fact, more and more modern data center managers are becoming dissatisfied with their initial data center management software solutions and are moving on their second rounds of DCIM software. Their unhappiness with traditional DCIM tools stems from a variety of factors. In some cases, the software may be difficult to use, lack key functionalit...
Sunbird’s Models Library release for March is now available: Version 3.102. Download and update to Version 3.102 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...
If you’re involved in data centers in the United States, you’ve probably heard about the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), a comparatively new government mandate aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing expenditures in physical federal data centers. But whether you’re managing a federal data center or simply want to learn more about boosting data center efficiency, knowing these five things about the DCOI will help you in your own data center optimization efforts. Here’s our list of five things that you should know about the DCOI: 1. What the DCOI is The DCOI was established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-16- 19 in 2016 and supersedes the Feder...
