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Did you know that the theoretical optimum for Power Usage Effectiveness of a data center should be 1.4? To calculate your facility's energy consumption, simply divide the total facility power by IT equipment power. If the result is 2 or less than 2, then you are running by the usual standard. However, if the number is 3 or more, then the IT equipment is actually using only a third of the data center energy. This is indicative of the need to focus on data center power management.
According to a blog post on Csmonitor.com about data centers going green, the Department of Energy revealed in 2013 that approximately 100 billion kilowatt-hours of energy is used by data centers.
The Need for Powe...
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According to a 2015 article on Cisco's Global Cloud Index, the volume of data center traffic in 2014 was 3.4 zettabytes and the projection for 2019 was 10.4 zettabytes! This growing traffic is huge, considering 1 zettabyte is made up of 100 billion terabytes! You can see that the use of cloud storage is on a growth trajectory, which means that the demand for data centers will also keep pace. In such an environment, companies will need to expand their data centers and manage them better. To help with this, there are various types of data center software.
Enhancing Data Center Management
Physical Presence Not Important: There can be a lot of money, time and energy needed to physically supe...
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Just released manufacturer updates include new Cisco Systems, Hitachi, Panduit, and Huber + Suhner. PDUs, cabinets/racks, network devices, comm panels 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 3.074 today!
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Trying to figure out the terms and expressions of data centers can be challenging. Luckily we have defined some of the most used vocabulary that one will stumble upon when researching and learning about data center management and DCIM.
1. Application program interface (API). Set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. DCIM APIs enable the sharing of information with configuration management databases (CMDB) and change ticketing systems
2. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Sets guidelines as to environmental and humidity, temperature and moisture for safe cooling and operation of your data cente...
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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...
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Sunbird is excited to announce our participation at Data Center World Global 2016, the premier international conference and expo for data center and IT infrastructure professionals! This industry event will take place March 14-18 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Data Center World addresses the needs of all data center management professionals, from CIOs to IT and facilities managers. Attendees will gain crucial insight into how formal processes and industry tools can align IT and business goals to improve IT, operations, and facilities management. The Exhibit Hall at Data Center World also provides attendees with easy access to over 200 vendors in the data center...
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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!
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!