In order for Federal agencies to keep up with Data Center Optimization Initiative deadlines, agencies need to step away from the spreadsheets and turn instead to a data center infrastructure management tool. Industry leaders from Schneider Electric and Nlyte said that agencies that are on track to meet the 2018 deadline are able to track data center metrics such as power usage effectiveness, server utilization, and visualization in real time. […]

Nlyte announced the availability of a new software module for its data center platforms, which provides one screen for facility managers to visualize, manage, control, and report on the entire IT infrastructure. […]

The Delta power outage worried many chief information officers about the stability of their own data center power chains. Data center power outages happen frequently and many cause damage, according to Mark Gaydos of Nlyte. […]