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Save energy.Push your data center to highest peak on its

There are FIVE main benefits of using DCIM:

Using DCIM in your data center is like maintaining optimum gas mileage in your car, whenever you drive it.

Effective capacity management.Know when and where you can deploy new servers

Data center infrastructure management, or DCIM, is the new approach to managing data center facilities and IT infrastructure. DCIM software provides total visibility into all of your data center's processes.

Think of it like a crystal ball for your data center — an all-seeing eye that can see a UPS battery expire from a mile away. Instead of guesswork, you can know exactly how to optimize your data center

DCIM helps you solve TWO competing business needs:

To deliver effective energy management, DCIM requires THREE pieces:

DCIM provides ONE view of your entire data center — from IT loads to supporting physical infrastructure:

to model, manage, predict, and optimize

to view your data center's key metrics

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Increasing IT complexities and higher densities threaten uptime, yet ensuring redundancy requiresextra power. DCIM monitors yourdata center 24/7 for availability threats

In traditional data centers, the IT guys know all about their servers, facility folks understand how much energy is needed to run them, but there is little coordination between the two. DCIM allows a holistic view of the entire data center.

The world of IT is changing, and keeping up means staying competitive. New technologies and trends are going to put your data center to the test, in terms of both

DCIM allows your data center to thrive — not just survive — in this sort of environment.

The overarching takeaway from these factors is that DCIM enables your data center to be a key contributor to business value, instead of a cost center.

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Balance availability with efficiency:

Keep pace with ever-changing IT demands:

Bridge the gap betweenIT and facilities:

DCIM provides you with the visibility and control needed to decouple your business's growth from its energy use.

Let’s break down DCIM by the numbers:

The business case for DCIM boils down to three factors:

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So that’s the story on DCIM!

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