— UF Health Shands Hospital and CareTech Solutions participate in webinar moderated by Leading Analyst Firm —

SOMERSET, NJ (July 6, 2015) — Raritan, a leading provider of intelligent rack power distribution and KVM-over-IP solutions, will cosponsor a webinar on July 16 that will explore how to best deploy and use DCIM tools, and how to sell DCIM to stakeholders.  The event is cosponsored by Sunbird Software, a Raritan DCIM company.  IDC Research Director Jennifer Koppy will lead the hour-long interactive webinar.

Webinar attendees will hear how UF Health Shands Hospital, a premier health system that serves communities in the Southeast, and CareTech Solutions, a major colo provider for the healthcare industry, have successfully deployed Sunbird Software’s DCIM in their data centers and the benefits realized from DCIM, including slashing 50 percent on data center OPEX.

The session will explore how to get buy-in from stakeholders, break down silos, and increase collaboration.  Discover how to drive change from day one, and set yourself up for more success well into the future.

“Improving management of your data center resources is a critical step in delivering IT as a service to your customers,” said IDC’s Koppy.  “It is key to delivering customer satisfaction, reduced downtime, and having the information to make actionable decisions.  This webinar should help data center managers get a better understanding on the benefits of DCIM and what is necessary to gain value from DCIM.”

The webinar will be held on Thursday, July 16, at 2 pm (EDT).  To register and for more information, visit http://www.raritan.com/opexwebinar

“We are delighted that our customers, UF Health Shands Hospital and CareTech Solutions, will be sharing their experiences and providing an insider’s view of how DCIM is supporting their world-class data center operations,” said James Cerwinski, Software Director of Sunbird Software.  “DCIM tools are changing how modern data centers plan, manage and use resources, so that organizations can optimize their data centers and deliver compute infrastructure resources efficiently and intelligently — where and when they are needed.”

Sunbird Software was an early entrant into the DCIM market, and has a comprehensive DCIM Monitoring and Operations solution used by leading data centers worldwide — including data centers supporting six of the top 10 technology companies.  For information, visit http://www.sunbirddcim.com/.

About Raritan
Raritan is a proven innovator of power management solutions, DCIM software, and KVM-over-IP switches for data centers of all sizes.  Based in Somerset, NJ, Raritan has a global presence across 38 offices, serving 76 countries and 50,000 customer locations worldwide.  Raritan’s award-winning hardware and software solutions increase energy efficiency, improve reliability and raise productivity.  Visit us at Raritan.com, SunbirdDCIM.com, or follow us on the Raritan blog.

Raritan is an active member of the Green Grid, Climate Savers Computing Initiative, and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design associations.  The EPA has recognized Raritan for its contribution to the agency’s data center initiative.  Top industry analyst firms have recognized the company:  Raritan was named a “Cool DCIM Vendor” by Gartner; a “Major DCIM player worldwide” three times by IDC; a “Strong Value DCIM Vendor” by EMA; and, “Key DCIM player” by TechNavio.  Raritan’s DCIM solution also has won a number of awards.

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