DCIM & IT Management

Today’s data center is a living thing, each piece connected to and relying on the other. Managing such a massive organism requires facility-wide visibility and control, eliminating the keyhole view of individual systems and looking at the data center – and the network beyond the data center’s walls – holistically. Our experts explain how.

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April 05, 2018

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March 22, 2018

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Edge Computing

Geist Joins the OCP Community, Showcases Universal Power Distribution Unit at OCP US Summit 2018

Geist, a division of Vertiv and provider of intelligent power and management solutions for data centers, announced that it has joined the Open Compute Project (OCP) as a community member and will exhibit at the OCP US Summit 2018 in San Jose, Calif., March 20-21, 2018. Geist will showcase its recently launched Microsoft Project Olympus-compliant Universal Power Distribution Unit (UPDU) and other power distribution product designs in booth #B4. Project Olympus is Microsoft’s next-generation cloud hardware design and model for open source hardware development in collaboration with the Open Compute Projects.

March 19, 2018

Monitoring

Vertiv Introduces Compact Entry-Level KVM System

Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, today introduced the Avocent® AV100 KVM switch, a single-user KVM switch tailored for IT rooms, small data centers, branch offices and other small spaces. Designed specifically for on-site asset management, the Avocent AV100 delivers a simple, cost-effective solution to streamline server access and control. It is available globally.

March 08, 2018

DCIM & IT Management

Geist Announces New Version of DCIM Software

Geist, a division of Vertiv and provider of intelligent power and management solutions for data centers, announced version 4.8 of Environet, its popular data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software. Environet is best known for exceptional real time monitoring of data center equipment in facilities ranging from hyperscale to edge environments. Environet 4.8 is available immediately and is a free upgrade to customers with a current support contract.

March 01, 2018

Telecom

MWC2018: If you’re in control, you’re not going fast enough (Mario Andretti)

I’m a seasoned visitor to MWC and this year the explosive change in the air is palpable.

March 01, 2018

Edge Computing

Geist Expands Visible Light Communication Technology to Android

Lincoln, NE [Feb.22, 2018] – Geist, a division of Vertiv and provider of intelligent power and management solutions for data centers, today announced that its Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology for the Geist Upgradeable line of power distribution units (PDU) is now available on both Android and iOS platforms.

February 22, 2018

Data Center/Colocation/Hosting

2018 Data Center Trends: Cloud Providers Turn to Colocation to Manage Growth

One of the data center trends Vertiv identified for 2018 was the increased reliance on colocation by cloud providers. This post explores the market trends driving this development—and what it means for colocation providers.

February 12, 2018

Data Center/Colocation/Hosting

Embracing a New Enterprise – Is the Traditional Data Center Dead?

As our experts at Vertiv looked ahead toward upcoming data center trends, we moved quickly past the migration to network edge and hyperscale facilities because that requires no foresight – it’s happening already.

February 06, 2018

Facility Optimization

2018 Data Center Trends: High Time for High-Density

Rising rack power densities are one of five trends Vertiv highlighted for 2018, but talk of high-density data centers is by no means a new topic.

January 18, 2018

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Evaluating the Promise of DCIM

While DCIM is not a magic bullet, it does have the capability to give real-time insight into power, space, and cooling that helps you manage capacity, reduce risk, and increase efficiency. Vertiv has evaluated the promise of DCIM and believes it can deliver real value to your data center in four key areas.

Is Your Organization Ready?

DCIM is a business process, as much as a technology. As for any new process, it is important to have an internal plan which reflects your key business priorities, what you can expect from a DCIM implementation, and metrics for how to measure success.

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