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Cimco Communications: A clear choice!

Cimco Communications has been a growing telecommunications provider for the Midwest.  Most people have heard of the big dogs out there, but Cimco has become a great alternative choice to the larger telecoms with all the same services and abilities.  They are responsive to customer needs and operate locally out of Oak Brook,IL.  As a customer of Cimco Communications we have been more than pleased with the service and value we receive in our data and telecommunication services.  You will see in future posts we are fans of companies that provide a great product.   More importantly we are fans of companies that have great customer service to compliment their product offerings. We recommend giving Imprint Enterprises a call who is preferred partner of CIMCO. http://www.imprint-e.com/categories/CIMCO.htm

Check out this article written in the Chicago Tribune highlighting how they can help clients save money while providing excellent service. http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun_frontfeb17,0,1936329.story

KX2-101: Start a long distance relationship with your server

Another bright sunny day...... Off to work.... but wait... I get the cold blistering slap of the wonderful Chicago weather.... A foot of snow outside the garage.... this is going to be fun... not.....

Enough of my rantings on the fun weather we have been having.... back to work....

Raritan announced their new 1 user 1 port KVM s/w this makes things seem a little more interesting for the tech community here...  This finally brings the features that made us love the bigger cousins of the 101 so appealing viz.. the absolute mouse sync, virtual media support.....

This makes Raritan's product a lot more appealing for the small guy, the remote office as well as the n/w closet.  To quote their press release

The KXII 101 is targeted towards

• Branch locations in a Distributed Enterprise -- KX II-101 units can be used with servers in branch locations, providing secure, remote access to a centralized IT staff and allowing them to resolve server problems remotely. 

• Development and Test Labs -- By connecting a Dominion KX II-101 to each server with its switchless, any-to-any connectivity, a company can provide each and every developer with remote, non-blocked access to any server that they are authorized to access.

• Field Technicians -- For field technicians on the move, the KX II-101 can replace the typical data center “crash cart” of a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.  Instead, the IT team can plug a KX II-101 to the problem server and use their notebook computers for troubleshooting.  In addition, if the technicians need to collaborate with an expert at a different location, they can hook the KX II-101 to the network and have the expert log in to the target server to help fix the problem.

Check out the press release at http://www.raritan.com/Default.aspx?DN=7640,7639,7433,6200,15,9,Documents

For more details on the 101 check out http://www.raritan.com//kvm-switches/kvm-over-ip/kx2-101/

Live long and prosper

Zoltan....

New Raritan KSX2-Remote server management just got sweeter!

Raritan is releasing an updated Dominion KSX2 KVM/serial switch for remote offices. The Dominion KSXII will be shipping December 31st. Two models will be available. Both models will gain the usage of Raritan's Virtual USB CIM (D2CIM-VUSB) which provides remote users targeting servers with a USB connection the ability for absolute mouse synchronization and virtual media. An additional feature over the previous model is that they both include two RJ45 ports to plug in managed power switches at the remote location. Allowing you to free up the KVM and serial ports for more target devices. This allows for total site management via one IP address via an out of band hardware solution. Along with all these added features they were able to significantly drop the price

Raritan's KVM over IP solution provides bios level access coupled with Virtual media push. With these features a system administrator could rebuild a server in Europe from their desk in Chicago. Raritan is pioneering the way for server management with the ease of a GUI. (graphical user interface) This makes managing a server farm as easy as navigating a website. Information is not currently on their website regarding the two new models. Contact a Raritan reseller today! www.raritan.com

The new flavors are:

Dominion KSX2-144: (4-KVM ports, 4-serial ports, 2-RJ45 ports)- $1999 msrp

Dominion KSX2-188: (8-KVM ports, 8-serial ports, 2-RJ45 ports)- $2499 msrp

Nitro

The New Scalable Liebert NX UPS with Softscale

We are very excited to see the Liebert NX UPS with Softscale™ that will be showcased at Emerson’s AdaptiveXchange 2007™, November 29-30. This UPS is designed for small to mid-size data centers who are facing un predictable changes in their IT systems- this UPS can be rightsized to match current requirements and scale up as the densities grow without having to install additional equipment.  With the Softscale software key-modules can adapt from 40 kVA to 60 kVA to 80 kVA or from 80 kVA to 100 kVA to 120 kVA. In addition, modules with different ratings can work in parallel to handle higher capacities. For example, an 80 kVA and 120 kVA module can work together to support 200 kVA of equipment.

The Liebert NX UPS has a 97 percent efficiency rating which exceeds the 95 percent “state-of-the-art”designation published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in its August 2007 data center energy efficiency report to Congress, making the UPS ideal for organizations seeking to increase datacenter efficiency and reduce energy costs. 

This UPS will come in a standard rack form factor to be positioned in row- saving space which is most likely designed to compete with the APC Symmetra PX.   

I think Liebert is on the right track here.  I don't know how the cabling will work- I assume that a 40kW UPS that will be scalable to 80 will ship with cables to distribute to the racks.....  Adaptive architecture from Liebert.  I will interview Liebert at the Adaptive Exchange and get all the down and dirty speeds and feeds. 

More to follow....

SKI