IT & Facilities Solutions - IT Monitoring

Email one of the most convenient methods of communications to be invented in the past 20-years, has also become one of the most congested applications and time consuming activities that users work with on a daily basis. When speaking with existing and potentially new clients, many remark that even though Email and Text Messaging are convenient, they are bombarded by too much information and their Inbox has become an uncontrollable repository of information. This situation is especially true for IT and Facility professionals who are alerted not only by staff members but by technologies in place designed to make their job easier. Therefore the technology that was deployed to help make operations more efficient has become counter-productive causing more overhead than results.

SO WHAT IS THE ANSWER??

Simple CIPHER, STREAMLINE, and AUTOMATE.

Whenever a user or department is inundated with gigantic amounts of data it is most likely that only half of the information is critical or required immediately. Thus a process needs to be put in place that can cipher the data and determine what information is critical and needed immediately and what data can be put aside.

Second, streamline, it is important when attempting to reduce the inflow of data that a department examines its reporting and escalation process. Many of the technologies deployed in data centers, HVAC systems, or Power Distribution units are designed to poll the health of the equipment and then report back their findings on an interval basis. Many of the statistics gathered by these technologies are then sent back to staff member via emails or text messages, and by streamlining when and who receives those alerts a large amount of congestion can be reduced.

The last procedure a group can employ to help alleviate the overflow of data-reporting is to automate the process. Similar to streamlining who and when people are notified of updates, automating the process cannot only help keep the flow of traffic down it can make things operate more efficiently. When an alert is triggered usually there is an escalation process that the alert will follow until it arrives at the proper party responsible for responding to the alert. By automating the process the proper parties can be notified immediately reducing the amount of possible downtime and double reporting that has to be done if the message has to be passed through multiple parties. Moreover as departments within corporations share more resources and converge with one another, the ability to notify the proper parties about alerts quickly and accurately will be extremely critical.

Below are IT and Facility monitoring solutions that D.Y. Nye Co., Inc. offers to help corporations CIPHER, STREAMLINE, and AUTOMATE

EnviroNET:

EnviroNET allows organizations to monitor, manage, and trend critical information that it receives from vital equipment, sensors, and controls, thus providing companies a full view of their essential systems via protocols such as SNMP, Modbus, BACnet, LON, and more.

The versatility of EnviroNET is rooted in its integration capabilities and its customizable options. EnviroNET is capable of multiple communication protocols, making it easy to integrate into existing building or network management systems (BMS/NMS). Using a wide library of resources, customers can create unique graphical interfaces based on their individual needs. Customers can design, edit, and maintain the system according to their requirements, thus eliminating the need to rely on a single vendor to update systems. RLE also provides full training courses so customers can become completely self-sufficient.

EnviroNET provides the ability to manage varying architectures and distributed systems through Ethernet and Serial communications. Hardwired I/O can be directly integrated to EnviroNET for vital data such as temperature, humidity, voltage, current, NO/NC summary alarms, flow, motion, and door contacts, while also providing full control of both digital and analog outputs.

http://www.rismonitoring.com/index.php?id=products/livedemo

Falcon

Falcon Facilities Monitoring Systems provide a line of environmental monitoring and alarm notification systems that monitor both sensors and equipment. One of the biggest challenges facing mission critical sites is monitoring equipment and sensors to ensure that alarms are routed to the appropriate personnel as quickly as possible. With Falcon Facilities Monitoring Systems, you can prevent costly downtime due to environmental issues.

*Source: Network World 2009 - ALINEAN Research

As a stand alone system, Falcon Facilities Monitoring Systems provide notification of an alarm via email, text message, or pager. With easy to use Web interfaces, Falcon Facilities Monitoring products give you reliable alarm notification and monitoring results.

As an integrated system, Falcon Facilities Monitoring products simplify alarm integration into existing Building Management Systems and Network Management Systems with protocols that may include: SNMP, Modbus, and BACnet.

Falcon products are designed to be vendor neutral, allowing you the flexibility of deciding which sensors best fit your needs. Join the thousands of facilities worldwide across various industries that have deployed Falcon Facilities Monitoring Systems. Our alarm notification & monitoring systems include the following products:

• FMS—our most robust system with up to 104 inputs to satisfy your monitoring needs. Learn more...
• F-Series—includes F-3400 with 32 inputs and the F-1000 with 8 inputs. Learn more...
• F110—with 11 inputs, this system is a cost-effective solution for smaller monitoring needs such as data closets. Learn more...

Common Application

Falcon Facilities Monitoring Systems have a wide range of uses including monitoring environmental and infrastructure factors such as temperature, humidity and power. Most commonly they are used in mission critical sites such as data centers, data closets, healthcare facilities, clean rooms, remote sites, and anywhere else where knowing the status of critical equipment and sensors is imperative to maintaining crucial uptime.

Seahawk

SeaHawk Water Leak Detection and Sensing Cable

Protect your entire facility, including production, services, and data storage areas, against water related problems with SeaHawk Water Leak Detection systems and sensing cable. SeaHawk Water Leak Detection systems include alarm monitoring and annunciation equipment. Whether it’s a single spot detector (water sensor) in a utility closet or a robust system incorporating spot detectors, distant read panels, and RLE’s patented Water Leak Detection Cable (sensing cable) you will be notified about potential water risks before they become catastrophic

Join the thousands of facilities across various industries that trust RLE’s SeaHawk Water Leak Detection systems. Using spot detectors (water sensors) and distant read panels in combination with SeaHawk Water Leak Detection Cable will allow your organization to:

• Detect potential water leak problems early
• Receive immediate, flexible, and redundant notification
• Significantly minimize downtime
• Reduce financial risk
• Realize business continuity and contingency plan goals
• Utilize highly reliable, real-time alarm monitoring
• Implement cost-effective technology at unmatched value

High Risk Leak Areas

• Heating/cooling water supply & return piping
• Condensation drains
• Air conditioning drip pans
• Overhead pipe runs and trays
• Chilled water piping
• Fire sprinkler systems
• Toilets, drains and other plumbing
• Roofs and basements

Common Application

SeaHawk Leak Detection Cable (sensing cable), spot detectors (water sensors), and distant read panels have a wide range of uses. Most commonly they are used in mission critical sites such as data centers, healthcare facilities, clean rooms, and anywhere else where technical equipment runs the risk of water damage.

Find out more at: http://www.rletechnologies.com/?id=products/seahawk

DC Track

dcTrack is a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution that users can use to plan for growth and change within their data center, by optimizing operations, assets, and infrastructure. With dcTrack, users can maintain accurate views across your entire data center with regards to servers, blades, virtual servers, applications, data networks, IP addressing space and cabling. Moreover, dcTrack can provide real-time views of power consumption and heat dissipation, raised floor space and rack elevations.

dcTrack offers a feature-rich, easy-to-use intuitive user interface, which is loaded with visualization tools that allow users to quickly isolate potential problems. In addition, significant design effort was directed towards ensuring that all inter-related tasks are executed from a single screen. Built-in intelligence, rules and automation of common tasks greatly enhance the user experience, reducing your workload.

By using dcTrack's workflow and change management, users are able to enforce best practices across the enterprise and meet ITIL framework guidelines. The result is a single version of the truth of all your data center assets that enables you to direct your finite resources towards proactive management.

http://www.raritan.com/products/infrastructure-management/dctrack/

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