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PROVIDING A SOLUTION TO THE PAIN POINTS AND PITFALLS OF FIRST-GENERATION DCIM
wMeeting the technology demands of modern data centres can be challenging and complex , particularly as the rate of digitalisation increases . Herman Chan , President , Sunbird Software , discusses the benefits of second-generation DCIM and tells us why data centre managers are leveraging it to help meet their corporate sustainability goals .
What is second-generation DCIM ? Intelligent rack PDUs and other smart devices with sensors are becoming ubiquitous . These devices
Second-generation Data Center Infrastructure collect a massive volume and variety of data that must Management ( DCIM ) software , also known as DCIM be monitored and analysed . G2 , is the class of software that has emerged from legacy DCIM products to dramatically simplify data Data centres are now distributed across many centre management . locations such as colocation , Edge and retail , making a remote management tool a must-have .
This next generation of DCIM resolves the shortfall of functionality experienced with legacy DCIM tools . It provides the capabilities and features data centre managers want along with an elegant web-based user interface that gets widely adopted .
What is driving the need for secondgeneration DCIM ?
Organisations are consolidating data centres and virtualising servers to increase efficiency and they need a tool to enable them to do so intelligently . Data centre managers need tools that can integrate seamlessly with each other to drive automation that boosts productivity and increases the accuracy of their data .
Modern data centres are constantly changing and traditional management tools no longer get the job done .
Finally , there is increased consumer education of lackluster experience with first-generation DCIM
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