DCIM is getting the IT infrastructure layer and the physical infrastructure layer to operate as one. It's essentially virtualizing the physical infrastructure, just like what has happened to the IT infrastructure layer. Covering this gap is very broad, so in order for that to happen you still need to draw boudaries. What is your DCIM strategy?
The DCIM market is moving full steam ahead. Steve Hassell, president of Emerson's DCIM division, Avocent, and Kevin Brown, VP of Data Center Global Offer at Schneider Electric, put their top DCIM questions to each other in this Data Center Infrastructure Management discussion.
Check out the questions below.
What are you hearing from CIOs as to the critical needs driving them to better manage their physical infrastructure and integrate that with the logical systems infrastructure?
How does a customer get started with a DCIM implementation?
Traditional data center design practices have involved several levels of power margins resulting in stranded capacity and lower efficiency. How can DCIM help recapture some of that capacity without compromising availability?