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

Executive Summary Modius OpenData partnered with Dell Technologies to offer turn-key IoT solution bundles that eliminate deployment complexity for critical infrastructure monitoring. OpenData comes factory-installed on ruggedized Dell Gateway 3000 series and Embedded Box Industrial…

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IoT Asset Management: A Smart DCIM Framework

Bridging the gap between IoT and Asset Management Executive Summary 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…

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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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DCIM and IoT: Data Center Management Evolution

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

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Serial vs. LAN Interfaces in Data Center Equipment

Executive Summary Data center equipment uses two primary management interface types: serial (RS232/RS485), which relies on vendor-specific ASCII command protocols and requires physical gateway conversion hardware, and LAN (Ethernet), which uses standardized protocols like SNMP…

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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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