A large portion of Data Centers
and server closets with 10 or more servers have already taken the Star Trek
voyage into virtual space at this point. If it wasn't implemented within
the last 2 years, it is very likely that the remaining data centers have set a
course towards virtualization in 2012 (unless, of course, you are in
the business of manufacturing servers, in which case, forget about
virtualization!). Bottom line is that IT professionals are maximizing
their assets with ever increased optimization.
But there is more room yet, for
efficiency and optimization. This brings us to DCIM.
Maybe it's because I like to
cook, but I couldn't help but make a food analogy for the concept of Data
Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and how it pertains to energy
efficiency.
Take an orange, for example.
If orange juice equates to energy, and we are trying to make a pitcher of
nature's goodness, we are going to need a lot of citrus. If we move
through orange after orange with just hand squeezing each one, we are going to
leave a lot of juice behind...a lot of energy on the table, so to speak.
But if we were to go out and purchase a nice, state of the art, fruit
juicer, we would fully utilize each individual orange to its fullest potential,
hence, using a lot less fruit to make the same pitcher of juice.
One might consider that DCIM is
to a Data Center, as a fruit juicer is to an orange.
Despite increased attempts to
improve upon energy efficiency through virtualization and other efforts, there
still remains a large amount of waste. By implementing a centralized
platform for management of the Data Center and Facilities, all in one, we are
enabled with the tools to squeeze out and drink every last drop of energy from
our OpEx. In order for those truly concerned with reducing energy
consumption to take advantage of every Watt of energy paid for, they have got
to deploy a software that can relate real-time, automated views of their
infrastructure.
And with all of the extra energy
expenses freed up from the budget, what sort of additional capital spending
will that allow for?
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According
to Gartner Inc., “DCIM tools and processes will become mainstream in data
centers, growing from 1% penetration in 2010 to 60% in 2014.”
What DCIM can do for you:
Reduce your operating costs
Extend the life of your data center
Decrease the amount of time it takes to deploy new assets
Prepare for impending legislation for reporting data center power usage
How DCIM works for you:
Integrates real time data from all systems in the data center
Monitors critical infrastructure and alert when problems exist or there is potential for problems
Automates manual processes including capacity planning, outage simulation & impact analysis, energy measurement, management reporting
Visibility and Intelligence over your entire data center infrastructure
Who to turn to for DCIM:
Schneider Electric's StruxureWare provides proactive data center management through integrated software applications sharing a centralized database, enabling real-time monitoring, inventory management, and capacity planning through predictive simulation. StruxureWare enables both IT and Facilities to optimize on efficiency.
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