Rack PDU Blog

Recently, Server Technology was recognized by NCET as a pioneer in Reno's technology scene. The article recounts our growth from the perspective of Brandon Ewing, president and co-founder of Server Technology.

s occurs in many data centers across the U.S., there is a big disconnect between your business’s IT department and upper management. Despite the multitude of functions that your data center provides for your organization, just as with any other department, it is ultimately driven by its bottom line. Executives need to see that your data center is making money.

Now that winter’s vista can be appreciated only in your rearview mirror, it’s time to take a look around your data center and engage in some old-fashioned spring cleaning. You’ll likely find two areas that could use your attention: space constraints and heavy electricity usage. Like most data centers, you are running out of room as you add more cabinets, and your monthly utility bill is spiking accordingly.

Many organizations are struggling with the question of whether to outsource their data center infrastructure and operations to a managed colocation center. But as a data center professional, you know that this move would be harmful for your organization. Your goal is to keep your network in-house, under your close supervision. In fact, your job depends on it.

You are tasked with streamlining an increasing amount of power to your individual racks, while also keeping factors like costs and safety in mind. Making matters more complicated, these demands will be increasing significantly over the next few years due in large part to the Internet of Things. As your business continues to add connected devices, and as it places a greater reliance on its core infrastructure, the threat of downtime will spike considerably.

Introducing the High Density Outlet Technology (HDOT) Switched PDU, your All-in-1 PDU Solution.

The standard power distribution unit (PDU) being used in most data centers today has eight power outlets and a basic on/off switch. It’s bulky and difficult to attach to a rack, so it typically rests on the ground. Further, there is no way of measuring how much power is flowing in and out of the unit at any given time. In truth, this traditional PDU is a 20th-century technology that should not be used to provide power to sensitive 21st-century data center equipment.

Server Technology’s power strategy experts have provided power solutions for labs, data centers, branch offices and telecommunications operations for 30 years. Over 60,000 customers around the world rely on our cabinet power distribution units and award winning power management solutions to reduce downtime, facilitate capacity planning, improve energy utilization, and drive efficiency. With the best quality, best technical support and most patents, Server Technology products provide uncompromising reliability, innovation, and value for the datacenter. Only with Server Technology will customers Stay Powered, Be Supported and Get Ahead.

In case you are a frequent visitor or at least have visited our website before, you have probably noticed some significant changes to the look and feel of Support and Downloads. Our Team in support, was becoming increasingly fatigued of how things were looking as well as the difficulty finding documents and other pertinent items. To address this, we decided to update some pages to hopefully make navigating the site a bit easier and give it an overdue refresher. The Support and Downloads updates are an ongoing process, so please excuse our dust for the time being. Stay tuned and we hope you enjoy the refreshed look and feel.

When it comes to measuring your data center’s power usage, your servers are a great place to start. After all, servers typically comprise the bulk of electricity consumption in a facility, with each one consuming between 400 and 500 watts on average. It’s important to realize, however, that servers are only part of the equation when analyzing your data center’s overall power consumption. If you want to assess your facility’s true carbon footprint and reduce as many expenses as possible, it’s also critical to analyze every system that taps into your uninterruptible power supply.