Sunbird Expands Electronic Door Lock Options for Data Centers

With Release 8.0, Sunbird Software further enhances its support for electronic door locks. Sunbird Power IQ version 8.0 helps to safeguard data center cabinets and assets from physical threats by enabling central management and reporting in a single pane of glass.

Sunbird Power IQ now enables local authentication with electronic door locks and rack PDUs. It would improve the speed of authentication and lock action. Authentication only has to go from the pin pad to the electronic door lock, eliminating the network as potential point of failure and enhancing data center security.

Security Threats Data Centers

“Power IQ 8.0 offers a single, centralized system for transparent data center access management,” said Herman Chan, President, Sunbird Software.

“Data centers are continuously exposed to security threats from both external and internal sources,” said Herman Chan, President, Sunbird Software. “Power IQ 8.0 offers a single, centralized system for transparent data center access management that provides organizations the data they need to mitigate risks and ensure security and compliance.”With Release 8.0, Sunbird Software further enhances its support for electronic door locks. Sunbird Power IQ version 8.0 helps to safeguard data center cabinets and assets from physical threats by enabling central management and reporting in a single pane of glass.

Sunbird Power IQ release 8.0 also includes major infrastructure improvements to its DCIM software platform. Technology optimizations such as an operating system upgrade would provide enhanced security and require less user maintenance. It would also support Sunbird’s model of ease of deployment, which requires no additional licensing costs for SQL databases or other components.