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Pandemic Prompts New Urgency for AI, Software Automation in Data Centers

By Rich Miller - May 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic will drive innovation in data center operations, forcing companies to embrace automation to manage some duties that currently rely on  close human interaction. The first in a series on innovation to address pandemic-driven challenges.

Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, automation, Coronavirus, DCIM, DCIM software

Automating Data Center Power Planning with DCIM Software

By Voices of the Industry - December 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, explores how data center infrastructure management tools DCIM can help take “the manual effort, inaccuracy, and risk out of data center power capacity planning.”

Tagged With: AI, automation, data center planning, DCIM, DCIM software, machine learning, Sunbird Software

10 KPIs You Need to Monitor to Improve Data Center Health and Efficiency

By Voices of the Industry - October 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Modern data center managers are under constant pressure to do more with less while simultaneously being tasked with balancing data center uptime and optimizing for efficiency and capacity utilization. Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, offers readers 10 KPIs to track if your goal is improving data center health and efficiency. 

Tagged With: data center health, DCIM software, Sunbird Software, Systems Monitoring

Data Centers Find Their Edge: DCIM Solutions Prove Key

By Voices of the Industry - September 3, 2019 1 Comment

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Jeff Klaus, General Manager of Intel Data Center Management Solutions, explores how for remote facilities at the edge of the network, DCIM Solutions are key to supporting enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) and big data.

Tagged With: Big Data, DCIM, DCIM software, Intel, IOT

Data Center Infrastructure Management 101: Defining DCIM in 2019

By Voices of the Industry - August 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Look up the definition of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) from a few different sources and you’ll get different definitions from each. Herman Chan, president of Sunbird Software, explores what data center infrastructure management really means and what it entails for modern enterprises and data centers. 

Tagged With: Data Center Infrastructure Management, DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

DCIM Software & New Techniques Work to Simplify Data Center Cable Management

By Sarah Rubenoff - February 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

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More organizations are recognizing the importance of good cable management for modern data centers, but many still struggle to instill good data center cable management behaviors across their environments. A new eBook from Sunbird Software explores hows Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software plus new techniques can simply and streamline data center cable management.

DCIM software is being used as a data center tool to cut down on the complexity of cable management.

Tagged With: data center cable management, data center cables, Data Center Management, DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

DCIM Software: Creating a Single Version of Truth

By Voices of the Industry - December 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

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Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, discusses the data challenges facing modern data center managers and how DCIM software can dramatically reduce data center management complexity by enabling seamless integration with existing data stores.

Tagged With: DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

DCIM Market Leans Toward More Integrations with VMware & Across Hybrid Clouds

By Sarah Rubenoff - October 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

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A new research report explores Sunbird Software’s DCIM, as well as how the DCIM market has grown in a variety of different directions, and is adopting new features, like bidirectional integrations with VMware’s vSphere on AWS and across hybrid clouds.

Tagged With: DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software, VMware

DCIM Software: What’s Driving User Satisfaction in 2018?

By Voices of the Industry - September 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, discusses the current state of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software adoption and how second-generation DCIM is providing value for its growing group of end users.

Tagged With: Data Center Infrastructure Management, DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

DCIM Software: Where Are We Now?

By Voices of the Industry - June 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

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In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Herman Chan, President of Sunbird Software, discusses DCIM’s progress and the key differentiators that set second-generation DCIM software apart from legacy data center management tools.

Tagged With: Data Centers, DCIM, DCIM software, Sunbird Software

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Fit for the Edge: Modular Data Centers

Fit for the Edge: Modular Data Centers Jackie Pasierbowicz, Director of Sales and Marketing at TAS explores the dramatic rise of multiple markets for edge computing and the benefits of a modular data center strategy.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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The Case for Colocation in Enterprise Edge IT Strategy

In a recent survey, enterprises were asked what the top factors were when determining where to process IoT workloads. More than half said security was the top factor, with cost and networking connections also ranking among top concerns. This white paper, sponsored by Stream Data Centers, explores the case for colocation in enterprise edge IT strategy. 

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