Sunbird DCIM
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software
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What is Sunbird DCIM
Sunbird DCIM is a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platform used to document, monitor, and plan data center space, power, cooling, and physical assets. It supports use cases such as rack and floor layout management, capacity planning, and operational workflows for moves/adds/changes. The product combines asset and connectivity documentation with environmental and power monitoring, and it is typically used by data center operations, facilities, and IT infrastructure teams. It is offered as a commercial DCIM suite with modular capabilities that can be deployed to support multi-site data center operations.
Integrated asset and capacity views
The platform brings together physical asset inventory, rack layouts, and capacity metrics for space, power, and cooling in a single system. This supports day-to-day operational visibility as well as planning for new deployments and expansions. For teams that otherwise split documentation and monitoring across separate tools, the integrated model reduces manual reconciliation. It aligns with common DCIM requirements for combining “what is installed” with “what capacity remains.”
Power and environment monitoring
Sunbird DCIM supports monitoring of power and environmental conditions, which helps operators track utilization and detect conditions that can affect availability. This is useful for facilities-oriented workflows such as thresholding, trending, and reporting on power draw and thermal conditions. It fits deployments where DCIM is expected to cover both documentation and operational telemetry. The monitoring focus complements capacity planning by grounding plans in measured usage.
Supports operational workflows
The product is designed to support operational processes such as moves, adds, and changes, including keeping documentation current as work is performed. This helps reduce drift between the physical environment and the system of record. Workflow support is relevant for organizations with multiple stakeholders (IT, facilities, vendors) executing coordinated changes. It also helps standardize how work is requested, approved, and recorded across sites.
Implementation and data onboarding effort
Like many DCIM suites, value depends on accurate initial data (assets, rack elevations, power chains, and connectivity) and ongoing governance. Building and maintaining this dataset can require significant time, process change, and coordination across teams. Organizations without disciplined change management may see documentation become stale. This can increase total cost of ownership compared with lighter-weight monitoring-only tools.
Integration scope varies by environment
DCIM deployments often need integrations with IT service management, network discovery, virtualization/cloud tooling, and building management systems. The practical integration effort depends on the specific devices, protocols, and enterprise systems in use. Buyers should validate supported integrations and API coverage for their environment, especially for automated discovery and synchronization. Gaps can lead to manual updates or parallel systems of record.
Primarily focused on physical DC operations
Sunbird DCIM is oriented around physical data center infrastructure (space, power, cooling, and hardware assets). Organizations looking for a single platform that also optimizes application workloads or virtual infrastructure may need additional tools outside DCIM. This can matter in hybrid environments where capacity decisions span both physical facilities and virtualized/cloud resources. As a result, DCIM may not address all optimization needs beyond the facility layer.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Power IQ DCIM Monitoring | $5.50 per node/month (or $66.00 per node annually) | Best for power, energy, and environment monitoring; includes Unlimited Users, Unlimited Sites, Unlimited Data Points; official site shows a “Try It Free” call-to-action. |
| dcTrack DCIM Operations | $19.50 per cabinet/month (or $234.00 per cabinet annually) | Best for asset, capacity, and change management; includes Unlimited Users, Unlimited Sites, Unlimited Assets; official site shows a “Try It Free” call-to-action. |
| DCIM Suite (Bundle) | $27.50 per cabinet/month (or $333.00 per cabinet annually) | Bundle of DCIM Operations + DCIM Monitoring; includes 1 dcTrack cabinet license + 2 Power IQ node licenses (to support two rack PDUs) and Unlimited Users/Sites/Assets/Data Points; labeled “Best Value — Save 10%”; official site shows a “Try It Free” call-to-action. |
Seller details
Sunbird Software, Inc.
Somerset, New Jersey, USA
2001
Private
https://www.sunbirddcim.com/
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunbird-software/
