Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is the integration of information technology (IT) and facility management disciplines to centralize monitoring, management and intelligent capacity planning of a data center's critical systems.

Achieved through the implementation of specialized software, hardware and sensors, DCIM enables a common, real-time monitoring and management platform for all interdependent systems across IT and facility infrastructures.

Read more about  DCIM and how to successfuly implement a new DCIM project.

Listed below are some of the DCIM solutions that we offer.
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Schneider Electric StruxureWare

Asset management and documentation of data center operations through inventory management

Instant overview of data center operations through inventory management, PUE calculator, real-time device alarms, and location-based drill-down.

StruxureWare Data Center Operation enables vendor-agnostic inventory management with real-time device failures and data shown within your data center physical layout, as well as recommendations on how to resolve issues. A location-based drill-down view provides a structured overview of data center locations, from a global to local view down to single assets. The Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) calculator supplies information on daily utilization of energy. For instant updates on the go Data Center Operation: Mobile provides access to StruxureWare Data Center Operation information via handheld.

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Emerson Avocent Data Center Planner

Avocent Data Center Planner is a visual infrastructure planning and management solution. It provides data center management with accurate and complete information about where devices and equipment are located, their current capacities and their growth.

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Raritan dcTrack

dcTrack® is an award-winning, easy-to-use data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution that provides you with real-time information about your facilities, networks and IT. dcTrack clearly visualizes your infrastructure to help you manage placement of your IT equipment, make informed capacity management decisions and keep accurate track of your data center assets. dcTrack is easy to implement, integrate, administer and operate, providing a fast ROI.

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Emerson Network Power Trellis

trellis_logo_1_.jpgThe Trellis™ Dynamic Infrastructure Optimization Platform

Delivering Confidence through Connection

MAINTAIN. MAXIMIZE. OPTIMIZE

There’s a simple golden rule for IT and facilities organizations: Make the right decisions to maintain high availability, maximize efficiency and optimize the use of existing capacity. But in the modern data center, this is easier said than done. Constant change, complex infrastructure and rapid growth demand IT and facilities work together to keep the data center running at peak performance.

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Emerson Aperture Configuration Manager

With a data-driven architecture as its foundation, Aperture Configuration Manager is the single source for information (reporting and analytics) on the data center infrastructure—providing organizations with visual management of the equipment, space, power, cooling and port connectivity. It automates configuration management processes as they relate to the data center and integrates the required data center configuration repository into the organization’s overall configuration management database (CMDB).

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About Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

Wikipedia defines Data Center Infrastructure Managementor (DCIM) as “the marriage of information technology and data center facility management disciplines”.

We define it as a simplification of your life in and out of your datacenter.  DCIM is a system management platform that addresses the management and monitoring of your physical assets in the datacenter. It takes a disciplined approach to managing the Physical Layer of IT with the goal of improving the quality of data provided to management, reducing the time required to provide this information and most importantly keeping your budget in the black.

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