Why just monitor your data center power usage when you can manage, control and even predict it? By learning how to combine intelligent PDUs, long-lasting UPS battery back-up and powerful DCIM software into a single, future-seeing solution, you’ll be one step closer to turning raw data into real results that minimize downtime, help forecast budgets and ensure you have the right personnel now and for whatever comes next. Join Field Applications Engineer Matt Burkle as he peers into CPI’s crystal ball and reveals the strategies and solutions to bring this future into existence now.

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is opening up a whole world of new possibilities thanks to its ability to transmit data and power over a single network cable. But with new possibilities come all new challenges and obstacles for adopting traditional ICT infrastructure into the non-traditional spaces where PoE thrives. In this timely webinar, we’ll discuss what the advantages of PoE really are, identifying ideal locations for PoE switches, and the best cabinets, racks and wireless mounts on the market today to accommodate new PoE gear, all the while navigating the old and new standards and guidelines being swept up in the PoE wave.  

Did you know that roughly half of the continental United States is exposed to risks of seismic hazards, with damage costs in the billions each year? Under such threat, it’s vital that networks be properly designed and maintained in order to ensure life and equipment safety as well as minimize downtime with fully operational equipment after a seismic event. This presentation will cover how seismic hazards are measured, best practices for site and network design in seismically susceptible regions, and other important considerations for proper seismic installation and site certification in order to protect and secure your full investment; including the technology and people who support it. 

5G, or 5th generation cellular wireless networking, is not just an increase in speed over 4G LTE, it is a complete redesign of the cellular wireless network. 5G promises orders of magnitude increases in bandwidth for users and to eventually enable remote sensing for the most complex IoT applications. But first, the network needs to be updated and expanded. 5G will involve hundreds of thousands of sites, millions of users and eventually billions of things. Is your network ready?  
 

Bonding and grounding systems within a building are intended to have one electrical potential. When installed, the lightning protection system should meet the requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). While the bonding and grounding of the electrical service entrance is outside the scope of this Standard, coordination between electrical and telecommunications bonding and grounding system is essential for the proper application of this Standard. Throughout this presentation, we will give a better understanding of the requirements set forth by ANSI/TIA-607-C, Generic Telecommunications Bonding and Grounding (Earthing) for Customer Premises. This presentation will also note the changes between 607-B and 607-C

This course is Part 2 of a 2 Part Series.  With a general understanding of bonding and grounding established, this presentation takes a closer look at bonding and grounding for telecommunications specifically. This includes a comprehensive review of the codes and standards required (such as ANSI/TIA-607-C) for such applications, as well as an analysis of the design options and implementation best practices recommended to ensure the requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). While the bonding and grounding of the electrical service entrance is outside the scope of this Standard, coordination between electrical and telecommunications bonding and grounding system is essential for the proper application of this Standard.

As more organizations accelerate the pace of digital transformation, the importance of properly deploying and managing the physical networks that connect manufacturing and industrial environments to the rest of the organization intensifies. Deploying networks in edge locations such as warehouses, oil fields, refineries and roadsides presents a significant difference from the environmentally controlled data center environments that IT systems administrators are used to. This course will discuss the key considerations for successful edge deployment, and the types of solutions—including NEMA-Type rated industrial enclosures—that will help more organizations meet this rising demand. 
 

With the evolving data center and technology development trends creating challenges for managing the physical infrastructure in the white space, remote monitoring and control have become more necessary.  Choosing the right power solution based on each data center’s unique needs as well as understanding how greater efficiency helps lowers total cost of ownership pave the way to fully utilizing the equipment and space and limiting challenges.  This presentation will discuss the importance of monitoring power at the rack level, key considerations when selecting intelligent PDUs, and the importance of a complete ecosystem to save costs and make the data center more efficient. 
 

Unprecedented times have intensified the need for remote management and control of your data center. But, this isn’t the first—and it won’t be the last time—we face unique situations that shed light on the complexity of our reliance on technology.  Looking to the future, unique time of our present becomes part of our past, the complexity of hybrid networks across multiple facilities and the need for connectivity everywhere demands that we seek new ways to remotely monitor, control, secure and optimize the equipment in our data centers.