The average person generally has a basic concept that data centers are physical locations where digital information from "many things" is stored. To elaborate a bit further, we can say, for example, that data centers are designed to provide IT services, host applications, or ensure the security of data for companies and organizations.

If we continue to ask the average person what truly concerns them about these data centers, we come to the conclusion that the only thing that concerns them is being left without the internet. And if this ever happens, they want it to be resolved quickly.

People don't typically consider whether it's easy to solve, what it might cost, or the work carried out by the data center staff to ensure that their service level is as close to 100% as possible. All of these details are inconsequential to them

However, those responsible for these data centers are aware that as digital transformation progresses, data centers must adapt and update to ensure their sustainability, and that's where the problems begin.

Today, we'll discuss one of these problems, specifically what experts refer to as a "legacy environment." To provide some context for the average person, we can describe these as environments consisting of old or outdated devices, operating systems, software, databases, applications, or equipment within data centers, but in many cases, they continue to operate with outdated technology or systems.

In other words, these are systems that, due to their functionality, security, operability, or sustainability, need to be updated to align with new business models.

In summary... One of the major challenges for those responsible for these data centers..

Because these systems often end up being very detrimental to the core of the business. This is because they are usually less efficient than modern systems, maintenance costs are higher, they offer less security compared to more contemporary solutions, and, in many cases, they don't naturally integrate with other, more up-to-date solutions.

As we can see, maintaining service and, of course, pursuing continuous improvement with these legacy environments is a challenge for companies and data center managers. They often have to deal with investment costs that are not as manageable in terms of time and form.

But, like everything in life, everything has a solution except for...   

Although at Bjumper, we're just regular folks, always approachable, we are also aware of all the issues in managing Critical Infrastructures, and that's why we seek practical solutions that can alleviate the pains of those in charge without any loss of service.  

We're not magicians, but we can transform certain legacy environments like...

rPDUs, power strips, electrical panels, ATS, climate control equipment... (that lack monitoring) into fully monitorable and manageable devices within the same system, and control things like energy consumption.

Converting and upgrading these environments with low investment costs and minimal disruption to the infrastructure is possible and brings many advantages in the short and medium term until further investments arrive.

Its advantages are clear:

• Risk planning for proactive incident management: Properly managing a zero means the difference between an organization's continuity or bankruptcy.
• Knowing the available electrical capacity at all times: Allows us to defer CAPEX when it's really necessary. 
• Eco-friendly application: Utilizing existing hardware.
• Cost reduction: Saving 40% in CAPEX on new hardware for the same reason.
• Having an embedded monitoring system within the Gateway that enables dashboards, reports, real-time monitoring, and continuity management, among other functionalities. 
• Having a hardware application that is fully integrable with existing management systems, SNMP, ModBus, and an available AP. 
• Saving on ports: Managing up to 256 devices using a single IP.

and furthermore..., in constant energy efficiency:

• Prevent energy losses and save over 20% thanks to phase load balancing. 
• Monitor and measure energy usage in the data center, through the current and historical PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness). 
• Achieve adjustments of 0.5 in PUE and save over 35% of MW in your data centers.
• Identify which server is connected to each rack's rPDU outlet and gain a 15% efficiency boost by understanding energy consumption ownership.

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