Sunbird Software: Data-centre asset planning, power monitoring and infrastructure workflows

Sunbird Software provides dcTrack for data-centre operations and Power IQ for electrical and environmental monitoring.

Summary

Best for
Data-centre teams connecting asset, capacity and change records with measured power and environmental data.
Less suited to
General residential energy monitoring or HVAC optimisation without data-centre infrastructure management.
Deployment
Licensed DCIM software with customer integration and deployment services.
Data in
Asset and connectivity records, monitored power devices and environmental sensors.
Pricing
U.S. subscription pricing is published per monitored node or cabinet; purchase licences with annual maintenance are also offered.

Overview

Sunbird Software supplies two complementary data-centre products. dcTrack and Power IQ connect the planned infrastructure with measurements of how it operates. dcTrack covers assets, space, power capacity, connectivity and changes; Power IQ collects electrical and environmental information. This distinction makes the portfolio relevant to teams that need to know both where equipment is installed and whether the supporting infrastructure can accommodate it. The combined view extends beyond an energy dashboard to include racks, connections and operational work. It is aimed at data-centre management rather than a generic monitoring portal for household appliances or unrelated industrial processes.

Offering

The current product overview includes three-dimensional facility views, capacity information and change-management workflows. Power-related functions include detecting shifts between an IT device’s power supplies and calculating budgets from measured load. Those features support redundancy and planning decisions, rather than simply multiplying nameplate ratings. Electrical and environmental monitoring can be considered alongside the asset record and its location. The product separation also allows a customer to focus on monitoring or operational records before combining both. Sunbird presents the suite as an alternative to disconnected spreadsheets and point tools across sites, with shared infrastructure context supporting day-to-day decisions.

Products and platforms

  1. dcTrack

    DCIM operations

    Asset, capacity, connectivity and change management.2

  2. Power IQ

    DCIM monitoring

    Power, energy and environmental measurement with device plugins.2

  3. DCIM Suite

    Integrated software

    Combines dcTrack operations and Power IQ monitoring.3

  4. Quick Start and integration services

    Implementation

    Installation, configuration, training, migration and API integration.3

Technology

The Power IQ plugin process gives a concrete view of third-party device onboarding. When a suitable plugin is unavailable, Sunbird requests the manufacturer’s MIB file, the exact device model and an SNMP walk captured through Power IQ diagnostics. The walk is used to simulate the device for development and testing. This is more specific than claiming that all SNMP equipment works automatically. It also provides a useful comparison point for integration effort: device identification and test data are part of onboarding. Published standard and dynamic plugins provide reusable support, with requests covering additional documented hardware.

Markets

The pricing page distinguishes node-based Power IQ subscriptions from cabinet-based dcTrack subscriptions and a combined suite. Its listed prices are explicitly a U.S. offer in dollars, so they should not be read as a universal quotation. It also offers purchase licences with annual maintenance. Optional implementation services include installation, configuration, training, data collection and migration, with API integration and third-party monitoring plugins separately described. The customer accounts include examples from airlines, communications businesses and colocation operators, illustrating the use of asset and capacity records together with energy reporting in operational facilities.

Company

The corporate facts identify Sunbird as a 2015 spin-off from Raritan’s software business. Earlier product history is therefore distinct from the foundation of Sunbird as a separate company. The same source explains that its DCIM development dates back before that separation. Its corporate brochure identifies the headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey. Sunbird’s focus remains data-centre infrastructure software, with a product and support ecosystem built around dcTrack and Power IQ. The company maintains user groups, customer-driven development and a library of monitoring plugins and dashboard additions. These resources support deployment across mixed equipment estates and ongoing changes to data-centre infrastructure.

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References

  1. Sunbird company facts and Raritan spin-off (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sunbird DCIM capabilities (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sunbird pricing and deployment services (opens in a new tab)
  4. Power IQ manufacturer-plugin request process (opens in a new tab)
  5. Sunbird named customer accounts (opens in a new tab)
  6. Sunbird corporate brochure and headquarters (opens in a new tab) (PDF)

This profile does not imply a commercial relationship with Sunbird Software and may contain inaccuracies.