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What should I know before moving to a new data center or colocation facility? What are open-source data center management tools, and how will I know if they’re right for me? How can data and analytics help me manage and monitor my data center more effectively?
These are just some of the questions that our own James Cerwinski, Director of Product Marketing, will be addressing during panel discussions next week at Data Center World in New Orleans, Louisiana (DCW NOLA).
Prior to DCW NOLA, we caught up with James to get his thoughts on what works (and what doesn’t) in managing a data center or colocation move, little-known information about open-source DCIM tools, and what the future holds f...
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Newly released manufacturer updates include Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Brocade, and Juniper Networks PDUs, network devices, and much more.
To access these updates, you will need to have a support login and valid maintenance contract. Click here to log in or sign up now
Visit the Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.080 today!
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Sunbird will be participating at Data Center World in New Orleans (DCW NOLA) on September 12-15, 2016 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Stop by Booth #841 in the exhibit hall for a taste of features to come in the next version of our award-winning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution.
Looking for practical advice on using DCIM to tackle some of your data center’s toughest challenges? Hear from Sunbird’s very own James Cerwinski, Director of Product Marketing, in back-to-back panel sessions on Monday, September 12:
Using DCIM for Data Center and Colocation Moves (Room R206; 1:00-2:00 PM): This panel discussion will focus on eliminating common mistakes when movin...
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In 2011, Marc Andressen said in the Wall Street Journal, “Software is eating the world.” Fast forward to 2016, and it looks like Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions are driving the growth.
Such solutions allow an organization to manage, plan and optimize the physical elements and processes that exist in its data center. Data center colocation services have made it easier for a team to operate processes around the management of their resources along with tying the information into their ITSM systems.
While DCIM solutions have been around for a while, these trends have increased their adoption in recent years:
Apps Define an Organization
Most companies across the world are...
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We’re pleased to announce updates to Sunbird’s DCIM Operations and Monitoring suite of tools! Simply download the upgrade files from Sunbird’s support portal to update today.
New in This Release
This version features the joint release of dcTrack® 5.1.2 and Power IQ® 5.1.3 and provides several enhancements and improvements for the best user experience to date.
New in Power IQ:
Enhanced Liebert, Tripp Lite, and NetBotz support
New ODBC View for Watt-HR delta reading to add in energy reporting
Updates to charts and reports for increased accuracy
New in dcTrack:
Web Import updates
LDAP updates
Resolution of security vulnerabilities
For more information on the updates in th...
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Following our recent blog post “5 Ways DCIM Software Can Help You Get More Out of Your Intelligent Rack PDUs,” we’re spotlighting six ways in which Sunbird’s DCIM software enhances the functionality of Raritan’s intelligent rack PDUs (iPDUS).
1. Data Sampling Accuracy
To ensure the most accurate readings over a period of time, when configured with Raritan iPDUs, Sunbird’s DCIM software can collect one-minute meter readings time-synced across all rack PDUs, down to the second. This level of polling configuration and billing-grade accuracy ensures that data is never lost, provides an extensive repository of information for future analysis, and enables energy conservation behavior through cus...
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Newly released manufacturer updates include Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Dell, and Raritan PDU’s, network devices, cabinets/racks, and much more.
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:
Visit the Sunbird Support Portal and download Models Library Release 3.079 today!
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In this blog series, we’re introducing Sunbird’s interns for Summer 2016. This last post shares the perspective of Yimeng Li, our Engineering intern who recently completed a master’s degree from Rutgers University.
I completed my master’s degree in computer engineering from Rutgers in January 2016. My undergraduate major was electrical engineering, and I obtained my bachelor’s degree in 2013.
I started to learn to code in my junior year, and it was then that I knew what I wanted to do in the future. That’s why I switched from electrical engineering to computer engineering. Over the past two years of study, I gained strong knowledge and background in computer science and engineering, and...
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The efficiency initiative Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is changing the management of federal government data centers, including the mammoth-sized, one-million-square-foot National Security Agency (NSA) facility located in Utah. This new initiative requires agencies to develop and report on data center strategies to consolidate inefficient infrastructure, optimize existing facilities, achieve cost savings, and transition to a more efficient infrastructure. The mandate requires agencies to install and use energy metering tools, an essential piece of DCIM software, to collect data and report on energy usage.
How the DCOI Could Impact...
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Have you fallen victim to the Pokémon Go craze? Embrace it with our Sunbird DCIM Pokémon Go social media giveaway and receive a free t-shirt.
Follow these simple directions to enter:
1. Follow @SunbirdDCIM on Twitter and follow Sunbird Software on LinkedIn.
2. Tweet at us with a picture of you with a Pokémon in or around your data center to win a free T-shirt.
3. Share it with friends!
Pokémon Go is everywhere and lets players be a part of it. This new app combines the Pokémon virtual world with real life. Tracking via GPS requires gamers to walk around in order to locate Pokémon, Poké Stops, and gyms. The app accesses life in front of you through your smartphone camera to...
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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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In this new blog series, we’re introducing Sunbird’s interns for Summer 2016. This post shares the perspective of Raghav Pandya, our Engineering intern and a graduate student at Rutgers University.
I am currently pursuing Master's degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University, New Jersey. I completed my undergraduate degree in 2013, majoring in Information Science, and then I went to work with a software company for two years.
I love to code and explore new technologies in the field of computer science.
My programming journey started with QBASIC when I was 15 years old, and I knew that this was the way to go.
I have a strong theoretical background in computer science, with C/C++ a...
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We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of Power IQ 5.1.2, the latest version of Sunbird’s DCIM Monitoring software. New in this release is support for Hyper-V, Microsoft’s native hypervisor, to provide customers with another option for installing Power IQ in a virtual environment.
The Power IQ 5.1.2 update is available worldwide to all customers with valid maintenance contracts. Simply download the update file from Sunbird’s support portal to upgrade today.
What’s New in Power IQ: Microsoft Hyper-V Support
Previous versions of Power IQ allowed customers to run the application on VMware ESX/ESXi servers. In 5.1.2, Power IQ customers gain the flexibility to install Power IQ in...
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In this new blog series, we’re introducing Sunbird’s interns for Summer 2016. This post in the series shares the perspective of Peter DeLong, our Engineering intern who is approaching his junior year.
I’m currently a rising junior at Princeton University and study Computer Science in the School of Engineering. My favorite thing about computer science is that, depending on whom you ask, it’s an interesting mix between engineering and craftsmanship. It also allows me to flex both my quantitative and creative muscles, which is usually satisfying. (After spending hours chasing a bug through my code in vain, it’s a little less satisfying.)
At this point, I have little idea what I want to do i...
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In this new blog series, we’re introducing Sunbird’s interns for Summer 2016. This post shares the perspective of Brittany Sheehan, our Marketing intern who is approaching her junior year.
I am currently a rising junior at Loyola University Maryland majoring in Digital Media and minoring in Marketing. However, this fall I will be studying abroad at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom.
What I like most about my major is the relevance it has in today’s society. Because we live in such a technological era, digital media applies to many different aspects of companies, not only marketing. However, what I like about marketing is the psychological aspect. It is interesting how all-market...
