DCiM Explained
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What is DCiM?
Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCiM) is the ability to centrally monitor and manage the data center physical infrastructure (power, cooling and space) and IT infrastructure (compute, storage and communications). This integration results in financial and operational benefits such as increased energy effciencies, better capacity planning, proactive management and increased availability. DCiM will enable a common, real-time monitoring and management platform for all interdependent systems across IT and facility infrastructures.
Why DCIM?
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCiM) is an evolution in managing the data center. Because the approach delivers substantial operational ef ciencies and cost savings not previously possible, DCiM has rapidly climbed in importance to data center managers.
Features
To address data center availability and reliability requirements
According to Gartner Research, DCiM can lead to energy savings that reduce a data centre's total operating expenses by up to 20 percent.
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCiM) is an evolution in managing the data center. Because the approach delivers substantial operational ef ciencies and cost savings not previously possible, DCiM has rapidly climbed in importance to data center managers.
Features
To address data center availability and reliability requirements
- DCiM can identify and eliminate sources of risk to increase availability of critical IT systems
- DCiM tools can be used to identify interdependencies between facility and IT infrastructures to alert the data centre manager to gaps in system redundancy
- To reduce energy usage and increase energy efficiency, DCiM enables data cente managers to measure energy use, enabling safe operation at higher densities.
According to Gartner Research, DCiM can lead to energy savings that reduce a data centre's total operating expenses by up to 20 percent.
- DCiM will allow optimal server placement with regard to power, cooling and space requirements.
- DCiM software is used to benchmark current power consumption through real-time feeds and equipment ratings, then model the effects of "green" initiatives on the data center's Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Data Centre Infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) before committing resources to an implementation.