products & innovations
Ventilation needs of data centres answered
with heavy duty floor grilles
Gilberts Blackpool’s GF Series of heavy duty floor grilles each deliver air
volumes up to 500l/sec with a jet velocity just over 3m/s, whilst withstanding
point loading up to 4.5KN (to meet EN13264:2001) in most raised floor types.
Screwdriver operated slimline hit/miss slot dampers are available,
which are position lockable, and attached to the grille body; this makes
handling easier, and reduces cost, whilst giving finite control over the
airflow to eliminate risk of hot or cold spots.
Manufactured from extruded aluminium, the grilles are available
in a choice of medium or extra heavy grade, depending on static
loading. Designed to replace 600mm square floor tiles, each grille is
specifically engineered with the internal bars set on a straight, close
(13mm) pitch, to prevent heel penetration and snagging. They can
be easily removed as required to provide access for cabling and utility
services RMI below.
For optimum integration into the data centre design, units are provided
as standard in mill finish, but can be supplied with a brush (bright grain
effect) finish, shadowline (matt black internals with a bright grain fascia)
or nylon colour coating.
For further information visit: www.gilbertsblackpool.com
EFFICIENTIP MAINTAINS TECHNOLOGICAL
LEADERSHIP WITH SOLIDSERVER 6.0
EfficientIP has announced the availability of Solidserver 6.0, a new
interface for managing large IP networks, which brings the benefits of
DNS Guardian security to the enterprise market.
To handle the fast growing number of IP addresses with IoT, cloud
and virtualisation projects, companies need to execute the most effective
and secure performing network services. The lifecycle management of so
many addresses is putting pressure on network teams, who need reliable
tools to set, manage and monitor their services.
Solidserver 6.0 integrates an intuitive, modern and fast user interface
to manage large IP networks, alongside the most powerful functions
available on the market. This latest version of EfficientIP’s appliance suite
uses technology designed to deliver scalable, robust and secure solutions
for the next wave of virtual and hardware DDI product.
The product has been optimised and improved to ensure the
best user experience when managing large sets of IP addresses.
Customers will benefit from an effective management system, and a DDI
solution that supports business agility and prevents new services from
experiencing loss of service.
For further information visit: www.efficientip.com/products/solidserver
NLYTE SOFTWARE
INTRODUCES VIRTUAL
POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT
Nlyte Software has announced the Virtual Power
Distribution Unit (V-PDU) availability as part of
the company’s Data Centre Service Management
(DCSM) Solution.
The V-PDU offers equivalent capabilities and
functionality of hardware based PDUs but at a 90 per
cent cost saving.
Offered as part of Nlyte’s Platinum Edition, the new
V-PDU continues the IT industry’s trend of virtualising
data centre hardware into more agile, scalable and less
expensive infrastructure software. The foundation of the
V-PDU is the Branch Circuit Analytics Engine, which is
a core component of the newly released Nlyte Energy
Optimizer (NEO). The software enables data centre
management functions that mission-critical facilities
normally spend thousands of dollars to derive from
intelligent PDUs using hardware.
For further information visit: www.nlyte.com
Minkels launches its MatrixCube
mini data centre solution in Europe
After the successful initial launch of the MatrixCube in
Belgium, Minkels will now extend this offering to the
Netherlands as well.
The Dutch market launch will then be followed by
other countries, including Switzerland, France, the United
Kingdom and global export regions.
The MatrixCube is a pre-configured, turnkey IT
infrastructure solution specifically designed for small and
medium sized companies and is intended to relieve the
IT manager of all IT infrastructure concerns. The Minkels
MatrixCube is an easy to install, redundant – N or N+1 or
2N – comprehensive data centre solution with racks, cooling,
uninterruptible power supply (UPS), power distribution units
(PDUs), cable management and monitoring systems. The
MatrixCube is also an easy-to-expand solution, thanks to
its modular functionalities. The airflow optimisation features
ensure energy efficiency, resulting in significant opex savings.
For further information visit: www.minkels.com
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