Modius News
How To Build a Better IT & Facilities Relationship
December 16, 2011
Companies successfully doing this are using advanced optimization tactics that deiver a higher yield. These are the companies where IT and Facilities are communicating, collaborating, and effectively managing their data center resources as an ecosystem...
World's Largest Pure-Play Cloud Infrastructure Provider Anticipates 10-15 Percent Operational Savings with Modius OpenData
October 31, 2011
GoGrid Vice President of Operations Bobby Brown says, "Now that our data centers are global, we rely on Modius OpenData to furnish the insight we need for making rapid and effective facility management decisions."
GoGrid Anticipates 10-15 Percent Operational Savings with Modius OpenData
October 31, 2011
For GoGrid, OpenData will optimize and normalize operational information from a wide array of equipment in its data centers, relaying that information to a new network operations center (NOC)...
World's Largest Pure-Play Cloud Infrastructure Provider Consolidates Its View of Operations in Five Data Centers to Save Costs, Reduce Risk
October 31, 2011
GoGrid has deployed the Modius OpenData infrastructure management solution and expects to reduce its operational costs 10 to 15 percent.
Cloud Host GoGrid Deploys Modius OpenData Infrastructure Management
October 31, 2011
Data center infrastructure management software developer Modius announced on Monday that cloud-based infrastructure as a service provider GoGrid has deployed the Modius OpenData solution.
FierceCIO Reports World's Largest Pure-Play Infrastructure Cloud Provider Targeting 10-15 Percent Operational Savings with Modius OpenData
October 31, 2011
"When we had one location, it was easy to monitor everything," said GoGrid VP of Operations Bobby Brown, "but now our data centers are global, and we rely on OpenData to furnish the insight for making rapid and effective facility management decisions."
World’s Largest Pure-Play Cloud Infrastructure Provider Anticipates 10- to 15-Percent Operational Savings with Modius OpenData
October 31, 2011
"Our goal is to have a single pane of glass in the NOC to monitor trending information regarding all our energy resources for all our centers," Brown said. OpenData provides a unified view and...
Ten to 15 Percent Operational Savings Anticipated by World's Largest Pure-Play Cloud Infrastructure Provider
October 31, 2011
Modius helps companies worldwide reduce service interruptions. "We enable data centers to gain data-driven operational intelligence and save time and cost," said Modius CEO Craig Compiano, "all while bolstering the customer's reputation for service."
XIOLINK Selects OpenData Software by Modius to Ensure That Efficiency and Performance Levels Are Met Across All Its Critical Infrastructure
August 29, 2011
Modius, announced that XIOLINK, a leading provider of managed infrastructure, colocation and private cloud computing, has selected OpenData to monitor and maintain a superior performance level of, and provide analytics about, its critical infrastructure…
Environmental Monitoring: Companies Intro Solutions to Look Over Data Centers
August 15, 2011
"Intel DCM enables Modius to offer energy intelligence about critical IT and facilities assets."
"The integration will help IT and data center managers better understand and manage the power consumption of their computing resources."
Modius integrates with Intel for Data Centre Power Management
August 9, 2011
By integrating with Intel’s DCM, OpenData will be able to provide enhanced data and analysis of the energy use of IT equipment and data centre facilities.
Modius OpenData Integrates with Intel Data Center Manager
August 1, 2011
“Intel DCM coupled with OpenData enables data center operators to gauge device-level performance and take actionable steps to plan for capacity and reduce energy consumption,” said Jeffrey Klaus, director, DC Solutions, Intel.
DCIM Leader Integrates with Intel Data Center Manager for Environmental Monitoring
August 1, 2011
Data center infrastructure management leader Modius has decided to integrate its OpenData with Intel Data Center Manager...
The Modius Intel Partnership
August 1, 2011
Modius Inc. has entered into an alliance with Intel that brings together the Modius Open Data Center Enterprise Edition and Intel Data Center Manager for a pioneering DCIM solution.
Data-center management software integrates Intel power- and thermal-management system
August 1, 2011
According to Modius, the integration of Intel DCM "will enhance OpenData Enterprise Edition with increased visibility and analytics by providing energy intelligence about critical IT and facilities assets..."
Modius integrates DCIM product with Intel Data Center Manager
July 29th, 2011
News published by Data Center Dynamics
Modius and Intel Team Up on Data Center Management
July 29, 2011
OpenData’s own features for data center monitoring and analysis include reports for tracking current values by customizable groups, statistical analysis tools for calculating energy consumption and other performance metrics...
Modius OpenData Enterprise Integrates with Intel Data Center Manager
July 29, 2011
The WHIR links OpenData v3.5 to partnership between Intel and Modius.
TMC.net recognizes The 451 Group's positioning of Modius in the DCIM market
June 2, 2011
Dubbed by The 451 Group, "one of the pioneers of DCIM," Modius is regarded as, "leading the development of systems that aggregate environmental and power data from multiple points in the datacenter for management reporting, optimization, and control."
TMCnet Feature: Getting the Most Out of Data Center Modularization
June 1st, 2011
Modius' Director of Product Marketing is asked by TMCnet to provide some insights into data center optimization...
Ramp up to unified alarm Monitoring
May 25th, 2011
Donald Klein, VP of Marketing and Business Development writes a piece for Cabling Installation and Maintenance about unifying monitoring across disparate infrastructure, systems and objectives.
Crossing the Chasm for Data Center Energy
April 19, 2011
Jeff St. John tackles the cross-aisle topic of IT server usage vs. Facility power and cooling capacity and efficiency.
Q&A: Don Klein on Modius's Energy Usage Monitoring Tools
April 7th, 2011
With Modius' release of OpenData's v3.5, The WHIR looks to interview Donald Klein, VP of Marketing and Business Development, regarding the impact of capacity management by rack, zone, aisle or department.
IT & Network Infrastructure: DCs & the Cloud - 12 Trends You Need to Know
March 12, 2011
Chris Preimesberger of eWeek summarizes a presentation by IDC's Michelle Bailey which includes best practices for enterprise data centers including the utilization of a DCIM solution (such as Modius) to manage its rapidly evolving and dynamic nature.
SearchDataCenter.com - News in brief
April 4th, 2011
Alex Barrett, News Director of SearchDataCenter.com covers Modius' new version of OpenData (v3.5) for "improved capacity management and the ability to implement charge-back for power and cooling".
New Modius Data Center Software Measures Isolated Equipment Energy Use
March 31, 2011
The WHIR recognizes the importance of Modius' latest software release, v3.5 for real-time rack or zone level capacity management.
GreenTech Pastures
March 30th, 201
Heather Clancy of ZDNet hits the nail on the head in her piece about sub-metering. It's easy in office space, server closets, labs, DCs or all the above if you have the right distributed monitoring system.
Modius adds chargeback capabilities to data center monitoring
March 29th, 201
SF based developer of data center monitoring software Modius has added features to its OpenData solution that enable data center operators to implement chargeback mechanisms for power and cooling costs associated with supporting individual customers.
Using DCIM Tools to Monitor Data Center Power
March 14, 2011
Julius’ writes an excellent sequel regarding the cost of a DCIM solution. Though Modius customers have found it negligible compared to value gained via Capacity Mgmt, Energy Efficiency, simplified Operations & increased Availability.
Data Center Management using DCIM tools
March 14, 2011
Julius Neudorfer writes a compelling detailed piece explaining the variations of DCIM solutions on the market, and the corresponding value proposition. Modius would counter by saying: “We do all of the above”.
Energy Efficiency: Monitoring & CFD
March 2011
There’s a saying in data center circles that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” That’s why monitoring and analysis are key components of a data center energy efficiency program.
As IT consumes more power, new tools emerge to control it
DC infrastructure mgmt tools are showing signs of answering the call of CIO's for better DC controls
February 2011
A strong article by Patrick Thibodeau of ComputerWorld regarding the catalyst, creation and evolution of the DCIM market. Make special note of the last 3 paragraphs, and then let Modius demonstrate to you how OpenData has already solved the problem.
DataCenter Knowledge Provides a Brief DCIM State-of-the-Union
January 2011
This recent piece in DataCenter Knowledge introduces the flood of new DCIM vendors that have come onto the market a year after DCIM was defined by Gartner, and five years after Modius gave birth to the industry.
Modius First to Release Low-Cost Monitoring Product that Manages Alarms Across All Data Center Infrastructure Equipment
December 2010
Modius OpenData® Standard Edition provides downloadable alarm management solution for
data center power & cooling equipment and IT devices for only $1,995 per user
Datacenter Infrastructure Management
November 2010
A report written by Katherine Broderick and sold by IDC, provides a comprehensive Date Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) market ‘state-of-the-union’ helping the reader interpret the types and capabilities of many vendors today.
451 Market Insight Report on Modius
November 2010
John Stanley and The 451 Group released a new Market Insight Service report (MIS) on Modius, Inc. with specific focus on the flagship product OpenData v3.4 and its new feature to push data to other control systems.
Modius Offers Incentives to Switch Monitoring
November 2010
Colleen Miller of Data Center Knowledge takes a look at Modius' new program of financial incentives to help customers upgrade their Data Center Monitoring systems.
Taxonomy of Data Center Instrumentation
Oct 20th, 2010
Mission Critical carries a six page piece by Modius' Mark Harris, VP of Product Management. Mark addresses the state, need, trials and benefits of data center instrumentation, monitoring and optimization.
Modius Updates Its Data Center Management Platform
Oct 20st, 2010
Modius launches new version of facilities measurement and monitoring platform
Oct 6th, 2010
Date Center Knowledge acknowledges OpenData 3.4
Oct 4th, 2010
"Modius' ability to unify both facilities and IT data makes it easier for data center managers to view trouble spots and take immediate action - as well as break down barriers between the IT and facilities department."
Survey: Unified IT and Facilities Monitoring
Sept 13th, 2010
Modius has worked with its partner GWOS to create an online survey looking at the overall state of Green IT in the data center and the ongoing unification of IT and Facilities. To participate in the survey, please click here.
Environmental Monitoring Buying Guide
July 2010
William Van Winkle takes on environmental questions that Modius encounters every day: Wired, Wireless or IT embedded sensors? Where to place? How many is too many? Value proposition? Processor Magazine takes on these questions with our Mark Harris.
EPA Launches Energy Star for data centers
June 2010
James Niccolai and Mark Harris discuss the Energy Star news from the EPA and how the metric PUE is embraced to help usher in this new era. And while the program is not perfect, there is a fair consensus that the first step is the biggest one.
The Case for Monitoring Cloud Infrastructure
June / July
Focus Magazine asks Modius' Mark Harris about how the cloud has forced a change to the way supporting data centers manage power and cooling capacity.
Modius Helps Manage Data Center Energy Usage in Context of Uptime
June 2010
With a focus on sustainability, efficiency and IT Heather Clancy of ZDNet speaks to CEO, Craig Compiano and nicely encapsulates how Modius is catalyzing a powerful data center ecosystem for energy efficiency and more importantly... data center uptime.
EPA Launches Energy Star for Data Centers
June 2010
As Modius anticipated last year, the EPA has launched an Energy Star program specifically designed for Data Centers. This move stems from concern around the US's high rate of energy consumption - Estimated in 2006 at 1.5% of the nation's total.
EPA Releases Data Center Energy Star Label
June 2010
This piece by Mark Boslet announces the new Energy Star label for Data Centers and how it might be received by the market place. It also looks into the strength and weakness of PUE and other metrics like DCeP.
Bridging the Gap Between IT and Facilities
June 2010
Mark Harris, VP of Product Management at Modius writes a piece for Data Center Knowledge discussing the divide of IT and Facilities infrastructure, how it came to be, and what you can do to address the dangers.
Gartner Features Modius in New Report on Data Center Infrastructure
May 2010
Gartner research author, David Cappuccio, has published a new report on Data Center Infrastucture Management (DCIM) tools. Modius is pleased to be featured as one of the key vendors in this emerging market segment.