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Choosing a DCIM Services Vendor: What You Should Know

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Gento

Data center infrastructure management, or DCIM, is a category of solutions that extend the traditional data center management function to include physical assets and resources found in IT domains. It aims to integrate information technology and facility management disciplines to centralize monitoring, management and intelligent capacity planning of the critical systems within a data center. Complete DCIM services involve specialized software, intelligent asset tags and sensors, and power solutions.

New ASHRAE Study Will Encourage Data Centers to Operate at a Lower Relative Humidity

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Gento

For the last several years, ASHRAE has been advocating that data centers allow temperatures to rise in order to save money on cooling resources.  Now, an upcoming study will assert that data centers save even further by allowing humidity to drop to an RH of 8 percent.

In a recent interview with Data Center Dynamics, Dan Beaty, Cofounder of ASHRAE’s TC 9.9 said, “We ran a test with different types of floor tiles and clothing, and we found that between eight percent and 20-25 percent, the difference in static electricity is insignificant.”

Raritan’s Rack Transfer Switch and dcTrack DCIM Operations Named Award Finalists

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Gento

Today we’re proud to announce that two of Raritan’s flagship products have been named major award finalists in recognition of their excellence in design, quality, and innovation. 

Three Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Current KVM Switch

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Gento

KVM switches have evolved from simple devices that allowed users to connect to a handful of computers within close proximity, to powerful devices that offer IP access to thousands of multiplatform servers and serial-based devices half-a-world away.  If you’ve owned your current KVM switches for longer than five years, you may be missing out of some marquee features that can increase your MTTR, uptime, and productivity; and boost your security.  Here are three signs it’s time to upgrade your current KVM switch. 

How to Get the Best Return on Your DCIM Investment

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Gento

As with any technology investment, a business owner should examine the return on investment (ROI) before making a purchasing decision on a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution. There are innumerable white papers and articles that point to the fact that DCIM – a solution that helps to address the infrastructure management needs of the data center - has a remarkable ROI. When a DCIM solution is properly implemented and managed, it saves hundreds of man-hours and helps maintain high availability, both of which increase business profits.  

However, it is important for data center operators to understand that DCIM will not fully transform a data center overnight.  It takes time, effort, and commitment from various stakeholders throughout the organization to reap its full benefits.  But, that doesn’t mean that there won’t be some immediate benefits.  Here are three primary areas in which DCIM can provide a phenomenal ROI from the start.

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