Where DCIM actually sits now
A DCIM migration is the project nobody volunteers for. Re-entering asset data, retraining the team, a rollout that runs longer than planned, on a system you…
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What drives the switch
A KVM matrix has always waited for a hand. An operator presses a hotkey, a preset, a button, and the source on screen changes. That model holds until the…
The device the review walks past
During operational technology security assessments, critical infrastructure components often slip through the cracks. The serial console server is frequently…
The case for removing the walk
A server hangs at 2 am. The fix takes two minutes at the console. Reaching the console takes a drive, a badge, and a walk to the far end of the data hall. Most…
More sources than screens
An industrial control room watches more sources than it has screens. CCTV from the perimeter and the plant floor. SCADA and HMI screens from the process.…
One appliance per site, one portal for all of them
A switch fails at a branch site. There is no IT staff on site. The nearest engineer is hours away by road. The monitoring platform that should tell you what…
What VisionVS does
A control room used to need two systems. A KVM matrix to switch operators between machines. A separate processor to drive the video wall. Two appliances, two…
What the Raritan PX4 measures
In a healthy circuit, current flows in the phase and neutral conductors only. When insulation degrades, some of that current escapes via the ground conductor.…
The spreadsheet was fine until the racks got dense
A traditional server rack drew 5 to 10 kW. An AI training rack can exceed 100 kW. The planning method most data centres still rely on, a spreadsheet and a…
