Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

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Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) is the ability to gain insight and drive performance throughout the data center including data center assets and physical... more »
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) is the ability to gain insight and drive performance throughout the data center including data center assets and physical infrastructure. DCIM software solutions enable organizations to translate strategies into plans, monitor execution, and provide insight to improve financial and operational performance.

The core product provides a basic set of modules that lets you Visualize the physical infrastructure, and Model the Move, Add, Change (MAC) initiatives across your data center estate. It also includes a number of fully integrated optional modules to support the other steps of the process cycle, including the ability to automatically Discover IT assets, Control data center processes and personnel, Report on progress using integrated analytic capabilities, and a trending and forecasting module to Predict capacity resouces well into the future. « less

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Nick M.

Nick

What are the disadvantages of DCIM?

All I hear about nowadays with DCIM is how it can increase the energy efficiency of data centers and reduce costs. That is all great, ...

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Narasimhan P. 3 days ago • Edit • I see DCIM as a Process Re-Engineering initiative in a DC and hence while aiming at op-ex cost reduction, efficiency improvment and ... »
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Andreas C.

Andreas

Dear fellow members. We would like to know how we can certfiy the tier level of our data center. can someone help?

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Mark G.

Mark

What's stopping your engineering team from going to the cloud?

a) There is no cloud solution on the market that meets my engineering needs or that can support my engineering applications.
b) There is ...

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Shishir V.

Shishir

What are the LOCATION requirements for selecting a site for a Tier IV DC..??

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Darren D. 3 days ago • Edit • As well as the obvious Budget requirements please refer to the following TIA 942-2 2010 Location Recommendations. This covers Proximity to ... »
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Darren D.
Nandha K.

Nandha

any tool that can tightly integrate BMS, DCIM, OOB and NMS!!

their is any tool that can tightly integrate BMS, DCIM, OOB and NMS!! integration mean single interface to monitor and manage in all ...

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Himanshu V.

Himanshu

We are going to publish this report on :Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Market: Investments, Geographical Analysis and...

Market Research Reports marketsandmarkets.com

Data Center Infrastructure (DCIM) Market is expanding due to the demand in data center virtualization, enterprise migration into private clouds and optimization of operational costs.

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Sabrina H.

Sabrina

Getting started with DCIM: it is easier than you think

Webinar: nlyte.com

Are you still running your data center on spreadsheets? Most data center managers plan their complex, dynamic environments with little more than spreadsheets and a few CAD diagrams. But in a multi-million dollar data center,...

posted 6 months ago

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Sherman I.

Sherman

Attend the 6SigmaDC DC Conference on Nov 15 in SF! 6SigmaDC user group and advanced training is on Nov 16-17....

Intel: integration of new, real-time server monitoring and simulation model
Facebook: Open Compute Project and server - facility design ...

Overview futurefacilities.com

Schedule, 15th November - Seminar Day: 08:30 - Registration and breakfast The Seminar day will be a perfect opportunity for newcomers to 6SigmaDC to learn about the new developments and technologies being used in today's...

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Stuart B.

Stuart

Fire Protection for Data Centres

IT hardware overheats from time to time so early warning of fire or the risk of fire is critical in support of the 100% uptime goals of ...

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Robert S.

Robert

NEW YORK, Mar 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Uptime Institute, a division of The 451 Group, today announced the seventh annual Uptime Institute Symposium will be held May 14-17th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa...

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Sabrina H.

Sabrina

Is your data center ready for DCIM?

No data center manager wants to get that call from their CIO asking what the @#**@!! is wrong with some critical system. When the call does come, you want to be able to react quickly, find and fix the offending system and get...

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Dave C. 2 months ago • Edit • Great article. One key point I saw was the the following: "If you have 'dirty' data in your DCIM database, everything you layer on top will be ... »
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Dave C.
Michael L.

Michael

Can I physically secure a server without locking the entire rack?

I have 2 x 1U servers that need to be physically secured within one of my data centers. They're the only servers with this requirement ...

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Frank D. 2 months ago • Edit • Michael...we have several options available to accomplish this purpose...contact me at fdeen@rackmountsolutions.net or 866-207-6631 and let us ... »
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Frank D.
Damien W.

Damien

How DCIM helped improve efficiency in data center with a PUE of 1.53

“Just talking about ‘Green IT’ is not enough, you really have to do something about it in all possible areas,” said Peter van Schaik, ...

posted 6 months ago

RAHUL S. 2 months ago • Edit • I think proper equipment sizing should be done during design stage citing limited future expansion so that efficiency can be improved by ... »
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Mark H.

Mark

Vendor Neutral DCIM Blog... (www.dcimexpert.com)

I wanted to make folks aware of a blog I (re)started again last fall... DCIM topics without any commercial positioning. I spend a great ...

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Matt L.

Matt

Defining DCIM

I see so many companies and products these days defining themselves as DCIM systems. Most of these products have vastly different ...

posted March 25, 2011

Salvatore C. 3 months ago • Edit • Glad to see that this topic has been revived. It is really sad that there isn't more of a discussion around it. Could it be a reflection of ... »
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