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    Sunbird DCIM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASunbird Software headquartered in New Jersey offers their DCIM Suite of applications, available a la carte, as a total DCIM suite, in an asset and capacity oriented bundle or bundled for environmental and power consumption monitoring. The suite includes tools like Asset, Capacity, Change, Energy, Environment, Power, as well as BI & Analytics, to provide end-to-end administrative control over the data center.

    $47.88

    per year per node

    Tripp Lite SmartPro

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ATripp Lite, headquartered in Chicago, offers SmartPro, a data center power solution.N/A
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    Sunbird DCIMTripp Lite SmartPro
    Editions & Modules
    Power IQ DCIM Monitoring
    $47.88
    per year per node
    dcTrack DCIM Operations
    $167.88
    per year per cabinet
    DCIM Suite Bundle
    $237.24
    per year per cabinet
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    Sunbird DCIMTripp Lite SmartPro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Microsoft System Center
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    User Ratings
    Sunbird DCIMTripp Lite SmartPro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Sunbird DCIMTripp Lite SmartPro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sunbird Software
    There are a few things that need work from flexibility within the asset process documentation. The interfacing with CMDB will be easier if the asset documentation had more flexibility in the standard fields. The product will support our need for a central depository of all assets, connections, and usage within our data centers, which at this time is managed by a spreadsheet with limited access. The ability to review and set goals of environmental and capacity has not been easy, with dcTrack this has become much easier than dealing with Excel tabs.
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    Tripp Lite
    We use it in our many communication closets at our various locations and it does the job it needs to do by providing power during an outage and keeping devices online. It is also great as it sends email alerts on power failure and power resumption that get sent directly to our helpdesk system to track outages for reporting purposes.
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    Pros
    Sunbird Software
    • Inventory tracking.
    • Capacity planning.
    • Integration with PowerIQ - manages power, cooling and humidity status.
    • Provide power and network/SAN connect paths.
    • Statistics on the infrastructure within a given data center.
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    Tripp Lite
    • Provide power during an outage.
    • Send alerts on power failure.
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    Cons
    Sunbird Software
    • Connectivity simplified.
    • Flexibility in port and connection definition.
    • Asset documentation of owners, project and responsible teams.
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    Tripp Lite
    • I really can't think on any.
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    Sunbird Software
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    Tripp Lite
    We also used APC in the past, but in our last refresh moved to Tripp Lite SmartPro. Performance-wise, APC did the job the same as the Tripp Lite SmartPro, but we had issues with APC local vendors and APC support, in general, so we decided to switch to another brand, which ended up with us using Tripp Lite SmartPro.
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    Return on Investment
    Sunbird Software
    • Hard to say at this time what I will gain or the company will gain for the user but to understand all assets in a Data Center in a single location is a great tool for support and maintenance cost analysis.
    • To be able to see or understand the power needs of a given location provides the need of understanding cost impact under the different location cost models.
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    Tripp Lite
    • The positive impact as we were able to identify when a power outage was the reason for remote sites going offline without having to physically check devices.
    • Having a UPS meant we were able to keep the servers and switches operational as well as end-users avoiding downtime.
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    Screenshot of Full Power Path ManagementScreenshot of Isolated Cabinet View with Environmental ReportingScreenshot of Floor Map Search ResultsScreenshot of Zero-Configuration Business Intelligence DashboardsScreenshot of Multiple Floor Map ReportsScreenshot of Thermal Time Lapse Video