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The Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) requires agencies to replace manual methods of collecting and reporting on data with automated DCIM tools for greater accuracy and efficiency. However, DCIM software is not just a DCOI requirement; it is also a critical enabling technology for federal data centers to ensure compliance.
Using DCIM in combination with the installation of meters, intelligent rack PDUs, and monitoring tools provides an optimal solution to achieve the goals set forth by DCOI.
| Metric | Component to Deploy |
| Facility Utilization | DCIM Software |
| Server Utilization and Automated Monitoring | Virtual Machine Monitoring Tools or Other Network Monitoring Tools |
| Energy Metering | Installation of Branch Circuit Meters + Intelligent Rack PDUs + DCIM Software |
| Virtualization | Integration and Tracking of VMs, Hosts, and Clusters via DCIM Software |
| Power Usage Effectiveness | Installation of Branch Circuit Meters + Building Meters + DCIM Software |
With Sunbird’s proven data center management solution, DCOI compliance is fast and easy. Sunbird’s award-winning DCIM software provides federal data center operators and managers with efficiency and cost savings by removing the disarray and inaccuracy of multiple Microsoft® Excel® and Visio® files and introducing a web-based tool driven by a central configuration management database. Consider just a few of the features that enable federal data center professionals like you to achieve DCOI goals:
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Visualize your data center floor plan and drill down to the cabinet and device levels to ensure that what you have is being fully utilized
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Get real-time, accurate views of all server rack equipment and see available space, power, copper and fiber ports, budgeted power, heat output, rack PDU details, and branch circuit feeds to utilize capacity more effectively
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Instantly get a real-time view of data center health, environment and power utilization to drive power and energy efficiencies and meet your PUE and energy metering goals
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Ensure change requests are made accurately and on time to meet the facility utilization target and the overall data center consolidation and closure goals
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DCOI Compliance Reporting at a Glance
Sunbird’s DCOI Executive Dashboard provides the optimal experience for ensuring your data center’s compliance with the DCOI mandate. Gain easy, one-click access to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you need, and then act on your insights to meet DCOI requirements within the same interface.
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Preloaded with five widgets that track only the relevant DCOI KPIs for fast, focused data analysis
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Works without additional user configuration so you can immediately review and analyze your data
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Leverages real-time, accurate data that is collected and stored from the iPDUs and meters in your data center by our DCIM software
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View the latest readings for a current snapshot or trend your data over time to track your progress on your DCOI objectives
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- “The largest improvement that I see is being able to monitor power usage in our lab and making sure that our PDUs don’t get overloaded. We’ve gone through a few retirement phases and we can track that with the graphs in the PIQ software — we see the power usage going down. Being able to see the temperature throughout our lab is also pivotal. ”
- Kiel Anderson | Senior Lab Network Engineer | F5 Networks
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