The need for Smart PDUs.

Power Distribution Units (PDUs) maybe the last link in the power chain, but that does not make them any less important. As a matter of fact it may just make them the most important link in the chain.

As computer/data center environments become more critical the need for control and reliability increases. Selecting the right PDU can provide you with the insight necessary to avoid costly shut downs of IT equipment.

The driving factors for any piece of equipment going into the Data Center must address the IT challenges of today. The top five would be infrastructure management, heat density, availability, energy efficiency and power density. On top of dealing with these issues it must also be able to support advanced monitoring and control.

This is where the MPH2 series from Emerson Power shines. Not only is the MPH2 is the most intelligent, high-availability line of managed rack PDUs. It offers remote monitoring and control capabilities as well as environmental input options, with multiple power input selections and output configurations.

MPH2 Benefits

• Monitors electrical and environmental parameters with set threshold and alarm tools
• Controls and manages individual receptacles and/or groups of loads and devices
• Allows you to predict failing conditions before they occur and proactively manage connected equipment for maximum uptime
• Energy and power metering to maximize the data center power and cooling infrastructure
• Lowest power consumption of all switched rack PDU designs ensures lower operating costs for datacenter
• Up to four MPH2 rack PDUs may be interconnected as a Rack PDU Array™, consolidating user IP connections and device monitoring.

Designed for Critical Environments

• Industry leading operating temperature —up to 60˚C / 140˚F to support hot Internal
• rack environments
• Bi-stable relays ensure basic power distribution in the event that intelligence is compromised
• Accurate power metering of +/-1% voltage & current for assured oversight
• Energy and power metering down to the individual receptacle
• Comprehensive alarming including notification of overloaded branch circuits
• Environmental sensing with threshold and alarm set-points
• Notification on the loss or removal of individual rack equipment loads

Learn more about Emerson’s family of PDUs 

To get more information or set up an appointment

Call Datcom 1-800-427-2055

Written by Edgar R. Schuchardt

The Debate about Modular Data Centers.

To build or not to build, that is the question.

Data Centers today are being deployed far and wide trying to catch up with the needs of the business world and the increasing reliance on mobile and cloud computing. The internet of everything and connectivity in the palm of your hand is changing the landscape of the network environment almost like shifting sands in the desert.

And leading the charge in the boardrooms are two things, OPEX and CAPEX, when to spend money and where. Two of the biggest reasons typically listed as the problem within data centers are capital and speed of deployment. The traditional brick and mortar data center takes a lot of money and time to build. If you are not even considering modular components for expansion and new builds, you run the risk of putting yourself at significant disadvantage in today’s globally competitive market.

Let’s reflect here for a minute, what is one of the biggest changes in the Data Center? Would you agree that both Blade server technology and virtualization have had an enormous impact on Data Center in the last 5 or so years? I do. I talk to clients everyday and hear issues about over cooling, skids of servers slated to be destroyed and even reclaiming of floor space. Now don’t you think companies dealing with these issues wish that they had used a modular, scalable solution to avoid the excess costs they are now dealing with?

Who knows what will happen in the next 5 to 10 years the way technology is going? All I know is that agility, flexibility, scalability, sustainability and most of all affordability will always be hot top issue when it comes to the Data Centers and their operation.

Here are the top 5 reasons I believe will drive Modular Data Center Adoption:

1. Reduction of power consumption when compared to conventional Data Center Design by up to 28%.

1. Reduction of time and cost of deployment within months.

1. Sustainable model which ensures continuity of business processes.

1. Increased physical security due to the light out remote access model.

1. Benefits in efficiency due to the self-contained nature of the ecosystem. 

Learn more about what makes the SmartMod offering unique.

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Have a brick and mortar facility but still want modularity?

Checkout the SmartRow

Written by Edgar R. Schuchardt

Why Data Center's need Converged Infrastructure Intelligence.

Today’s data center is a complex environment that presents challenges on several levels. With IT staff reductions and the requirement for greater productivity; while maintaining service levels, the need for products that converge infrastructure intelligence is growing. Multi-vendor and multi-location environments only add another layer of complexity to the mix. Maintaining enhanced security, increasing accessibility and providing high availability become primary concerns.

Monitoring, performance management and real-time reporting are critical to the day to day functioning of the data center and needs to be accessible from any place at any time. Not only is access important, but being able to achieve this support through a single tool, while providing granularity and streamlined management is essential.

These three products from Avocent address these issues and provide remote and cross platform management of mutli-vendor data center environments and also feature remote location secured access and provide high availability leveraging in/out of band management. Coupled with the DSView software these products bring new meaning to Converged Infrastructure Intelligence.

Avocent Next-Generation Console Management Solution

• Secure Console and power management
• Server and network management
• Secure access to test and develop lab environments
• Telco CO and remote facilities support

 

Avocent Universal Management Gateway

• Consolidated management of KVM, Serial Console, PDUs, Server Processor and environmental sensors
• Local and remote out/in band management
• Enhanced Security
• Multi-Tenant Design

Avocent MergePoint Unity Switch

• Remote access to KVM, USB & Serial Connections
• Virtual media enables remote USB connections and support for smartcard/CAC readers
• FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptography
• Built-in Web interface for standalone applications or can be managed with the Avocent DSView™ 4 management software*

If you are interested in learning more please call or email me for a no-obligation appointment. 1-800-427-2055

Written by Edgar R. Schuchardt

10 Reasons why you should deal with Hubbell too!

As a responsible Distributor, Datcom takes the time to seek out companies who are like-minded when it comes to quality and customer service. We hold a strong belief that standing behind a product is one of the most important character qualities a company can display. 

Here are 10 Reasons why we distribute their products with pride.

1. Hubbell has a local presence unlike some of the other manufacturers. That means they are supporting the local market place and that stock is more readily available and your procurement cycle is shortened
2. Hubbell is providing us with access to their inventory levels, which means if we don’t have something in stock we can quickly access their website and give you quick lead times and answers.
3. Project support with their project pricing and special pricing agreements. They are also working hard to ensure that they are on the majority of specification now coming out by working closely with consultants.
4. They stand behind their products and in Datcom’s experience have always made things right in a timely manner for the customer on the rare occasion that there have been any product issues.
5. Hubbell’s products are also third party tested meaning that you can rely on the dependability of your installations.
6. Lead generation is also another benefit to those contractors who are loyal and show a history of working with Hubbell.
7. Hubbell also gives you with the ability to extended Mission Critical 25 Year Warranties with their end to end solution, providing you with a growth path to large clients and larger jobs.
8. Ongoing product training is another facet of Hubbell’s commitment, allowing you to stay on top of newer products and technologies.
9. They also have other online resources like their virtual data center, Spec Wizard and Visio stencils that will provide you information when and where you need it.
10. Hubbell’s commitment to you also includes feet on the street and a willingness to work with you on regular basis.

Where customer satisfaction is at stake we leave no room for error and expect the same from the companies we deal with. To find out more about Hubbell and their products please contact us.

1-800-427-2055

Written by Edgar R. Schuchardt

A Data Center Fairy Tale

Cost, cost, cost has become the new location, location, location of the Data Center world. Issues from cooling, to power, to shrinking footprints, and increasing densities, along with cloud solutions, and outsourcing are hot potato topics currently bouncing around boardrooms.

And although Efficiency, Capacity, Availability, and Control are major considerations, cost and how to minimize it, is still King. Almost every client I speak with tells me the same thing, and that is, nothing, I mean nothing, is implemented without ensuring that ROI will eclipse the initial cost of a project. There is apparently simply no room in the budget. And as we all know it is hard to convince those in accounting the benefits of an upgraded or properly designed Data Center.

But don't lose hope yet. Let us imagine together of a system that is fully integrated with a simple design that can maintain efficiency while giving us the flexibility to grow and could be implemented quickly & easily. Perhaps that is too good to be true, perhaps it is a silly dream or maybe a fairy tale right?

What would you say if I told you, you can have it all? I would be your knight in shining armour, right?

Well with SmartRow, what you need, is what you get.

Introducing The SmartRow™ Solution:

The SmartRow solution is an intelligent integrated infrastructure that can be implemented in just weeks. It allows you to easily deploy and effectively manage an integrated IT infrastructure without being limited by building systems, such as fire suppression and cooling. 

It is available in three- to six-rack configurations for up to 20kW of total capacity, allowing you the flexibility to start small and expand over time. 

This space-saving and cost-effective solution combines the industry’s finest
power, precision cooling and infrastructure management technologies in a sealed environment – meaning you can place it in virtually any conditioned space.

Each SmartRow offering integrates industry best practices in data center design and operations including:

• Hot air and cold air separation
• Cold air containment
• High-efficiency dedicated cooling
• Space-savings, small-footprint
• Modularity for flexibility and easier expansion
• Integrated monitoring and control to optimize
• efficiency in planning and management
• Unique local service for design audits, configuration
• support, installation support, maintenance and repair
• High availability and high efficiency UPS
• Integrated fire suppression

So as you see some fairy tales do have happy endings. To find out more about how you too can have a happy ending, make an appointment today.

Need only one enclosure? Check out this Mini Compute Room article.

Datcom 1-800-427-2055

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Written by Edgar R. Schuchardt