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Raritan Awarded 5-Star Rating in CRN’s 2015 Partner Program Guide

Michael Bord
March 23, 2015

Raritan is proud to announce it has been awarded a 5-Star rating in The Channel Company’s CRN 2015 Partner Program Guide, marking the seventh consecutive year it has received the accolade. 

This annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that service solution providers or provide products through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. 

The Advantages of Metering at the Inlet, Outlet, and Branch Circuits of Rack PDUs

Michael Bord
March 13, 2015

What are the features that separate Non-Intelligent from Intelligent Rack Power Distribution Units (iPDUs)?  There are literally dozens of them.  But, the single most important feature is metering.  Intelligent metering has become pivotal to data centers' understanding of how much power is being used at the device, rack, row, or facility level.  In turn, that information can helps data centers to become more energy efficient, increase uptime/availability, improve mean time to repair (MTTR), and do a better job at managing existing power capacity.  So, let's explore some of the benefits of intelligent metering at the inlet, outlet, and rack PDU branch circuit level. 

What to do with your Zombie and Ghost Servers?

Paula Alves
March 4, 2015

You know those servers that you have out in your data center, powered up but doing nothing? What do you do with them?   While you can simply just let them continue running in your data center, they can actually cost you more than you think.  Consider that a typical five year old server, that is not ENERGY STAR® compliant could consume 175 watts at idle. If 10% of the servers in a 1000 server data center are ghost servers, and electricity costs $0.15/kwh, it equates to roughly $23,000 of un-necessary expense not including your cooling expenses. So what do you do?  Do you take the risk and power them down, decommission them, and deal with potential screaming and risk of loss of operations later? Probably not.   

Important Facts to Consider When Choosing a Remote Server Management Tool

Richard Dominach
February 25, 2015

As an IT administrator, Lab or Network Manager, you need to access and control multiple computer systems, perhaps widely dispersed, for routine maintenance as well as for real-time troubleshooting and repair. The tool must enable you to work quickly and securely to access any system regardless of type, brand, or location.

Rack PDU Power Rating vs. Load Capacity

Greg More
February 18, 2015

There can be confusion about rack PDU power capacities vs. load capacity. The confusion stems from a misunderstanding of approval agency regulations and from some manufacturers who may use misleading terminology. In North America typical circuits have a maximum current carrying capability, and use circuit breakers or fuses rated at, 15A, 20A, 30A, etc. In other words, a PDU with a 20A fuse will blow or a 20A circuit breaker will trip if a 20A circuit experiences more than 20A of current for some period of time. The period depends on the magnitude of the current and the type of fuse or circuit breaker protecting the circuit. 

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