Data Center Pulse calls for common SNMP communication to monitor all layers of the power delivery system, connecting building management and IT systems.

I mentioned Data Center Pulse a few weeks ago and discussed the group's initiative to establish common functionality requirements from Data Center vendors.

There is a summation of 10 functionality requirements from IT knowledge Exchange. One of which focuses on establishing an industry wide communication tool to monitor all layers of the power delivery system, connecting building management and IT systems. 

SearchDataCenter.com released a recent article entitled "Users demand SNMP standard-based monitoring for data center power and cooling equipment ".

Data Center Pulse aims to stream line Data Center vendors to incorporate SNMP into their product offerings.  This is just one piece of their overall goal, meant to establish a standard within Data Centers and amongst vendors.