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Modius OpenData collaborates with Dell Technologies to reduce IoT complexity with new IoT bundles

Modius OpenData collaborates with Dell Technologies to reduce complexity in IoT deployments. San Francisco, CA, September 6th, 2018 – Today, Modius, a recognized leader in critical infrastructure monitoring solutions is collaborating with Dell Technologies to…

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Smart Asset Management for IoT Data Centers: A New Framework (Part 3)

Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management TL;DR: The shift to distributed IoT architecture requires a new smart data center infrastructure management (DCIM) framework that extends traditional asset management to the edge. Key requirements…

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IoT and Edge Computing: How Smart Devices Change DCIM (Part 2)

Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management TL;DR: The explosion of IoT (projected at 50 billion connected devices) is forcing data centers to evolve from purely centralized architectures to distributed edge computing models. Massive…

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Smart DCIM and IoT: The Evolution of Data Center Management (Part 1)

Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management By Sean Gately   TL;DR: Data centers evolved from simple mainframe housing to complex ecosystems requiring sophisticated infrastructure management. The microcomputer explosion of the 1980s created the…

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Legacy Equipment Data Collection: Serial vs. LAN Interfaces Explained

Data Center Infrastructure: Data Collection via LAN or Serial Interfaces TL;DR: Data center infrastructure equipment communicates via two primary interface types: serial (RS232/RS485) using vendor-specific ASCII command protocols, and LAN (Ethernet) using standardized protocols like…

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PUE Estimation Without Perfect Metering: A Practical Guide (Part 2)

PUE in an Imperfect World Last week I started discussing the instrumentation and measurement of PUE when the data center shares resources with other facilities. The most common shared resource is chilled water, such as…

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