June 30, 2021

Do you remember the 90s?! How about 1991? We sure do. The World Wide Web officially launched (to the public), Bryan Adam's hit, "Everything I Do, I Do It for You," played continuously on the radio and children around the world packed movie theaters to watch "Home Alone" during the holidays. But more importantly to the employee owners of Chatsworth Products (CPI), 1991 was also the year that CPI was founded! Celebrate with us in today's blog, featuring a few special surprises...

June 25, 2021

In data centers, cooling efficiency and operating costs have a direct impact on the bottom line. And, as we continue to experience record temperatures across the United States only a few days into summer, power consumption and spending on electricity is expected to soar. In today's blog, learn three tips that will help your data center stay cool (pun intended!), elevate your airflow management strategy, minimize cooling costs and optimize your operations.

June 11, 2021

Physical security in the data center, and down to the cabinet level, has to be part of a data center's overall operational strategy and budget. But, when it comes to executing that strategy and evaluating solutions, there can be differing opinions on what should be and how it should be deployed. In today's blog, we'll help you get started with a list of essential capabilities to look for when selecting a rack-level electronic lock solution. 

June 03, 2021

IT professionals may have a clear vision of what they want their telecommunications room to look like, and that's a good start. But what's really key, though, is having a thoughtful plan in place that will not only help reach an ideal aesthetic, but also enable a build-out that supports future network growth and emerging technologies. In today's blog, we'll provide a technical tip that offers five useful considerations for planning and design of the ideal TR.

May 06, 2021

In the data center, it's all about uptime, even in the face of adversity (think having to remotely optimize facilities when workers can't be present). As a result, critical factors such as power management, cooling capacity and physical security have now taken on even greater importance. Learn more about how intelligent power has risen to the top amongst delivering remote optimization and uptime of data centers everywhere in today's blog.

April 27, 2021

It's no surprise that 2020 revealed unique vulnerabilities for cyberattackers to exploit, especially as businesses moved to more remote and distributed workforces. And as cybercriminal activity continues to challenge IT teams moving forward, today's blog reveals six considerations to better protect your network and a few reasons why networked electronic access control at the cabinet level is an excellent start and safeguard to future threats.

April 01, 2021

When treating and protecting patients in traditional health care facilities and newer remote and edge locations is a top objective, there are several important considerations. This blog provides a guide to selecting critical ICT infrastructure for IT professionals as they work to deliver and support the real-time, 24/7 connectivity necessary, anywhere, to help ensure quality patient care, record keeping and more.

March 25, 2021

Hyperscale operations have taken more formal shape over the last decade, and the emergence has flipped the script on the supplier/customer relationship. Hyperscalers are taking the driver's seat in creating they're own specifications. So, how can manufacturers still add value to spec-centric hyperscale data centers and integrators? Find out in today's blog.

March 11, 2021

Connectivity, anywhere, all the time makes the world go round. And those tasked with managing the networks that deliver this always-on connectivity must find ways to make smarter, faster decisions about the health of their assets remotely, while also optimizing operations. It's a good thing then that today's blog sheds light on why it all starts with taking a closer look at your entire ICT infrastructure, from power and cabinets to cabling and the subsystems within. Start here...

March 04, 2021

Did you know that March 4 (today) is World Engineering Day? It's only fitting that today's blog comes to us from two engineers, CPI's Ashish Moondra, Sr. Product Manager of Power, Electronics and Software, and Tom Tu, CPI Sr. Staff Engineer, Electronics and Software. They provide a timely, actionable guide to taking full advantage of CPI's Secure Array® IP Consolidation technology with eConnect® PDU's, including how a new tabular eConnect SNMP MIB approach allows DCIM integration of PDUs within a Secure Array to reduce networking costs while simplifying DCIM integration. Translation... start saving even more today! Read the blog.