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If you can’t answer…

...these questions about your hybrid IT infrastructure, you need a modernised data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) solution:

How many server rooms, wiring closets, and edge sites do you have? In other words, exactly how much “distributed IT” do you own?
Who last accessed your IT rack and what is the physical environment appropriate for equipment that is now considered mission-critical?
How much energy is your IT consuming?
Are you prepared for the looming energy consumption dilemma at the edge of your network?

EcoStruxure IT and DCIM 3.0 in 60 seconds

EcoStruxure IT, our comprehensive DCIM solution, addresses the challenges of DCIM 3.0 by modernising the software portfolio for monitoring and management of sprawling, hybrid IT infrastructure, which has become increasingly complex in the last few years.

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But first, what is DCIM?

DCIM stands for data centre infrastructure management. DCIM software is used to monitor, measure, and manage data centres, covering both IT equipment and supporting infrastructure such as power and cooling systems. It is intended to help managers achieve maximum energy efficiency and to help prevent equipment problems that lead to downtime.

In their last DCIM Magic Quadrant report, industry experts at Gartner define DCIM as “tools (that) monitor, measure, manage and/or control data centre utilisation and energy consumption of all IT-related equipment (such as servers, storage, and network switches) and facility infrastructure components (such as power distribution units (PDUs) and computer room air conditioners (CRACs)).” The report goes on to make clear DCIM primarily covers “the equipment that provides the power, cooling, and physical security necessary to keep the IT systems up and running.”
DCIM goes beyond basic device monitoring to enable data centre operators to understand what’s happening in their environments, including power and cooling device status. The idea is to help managers prevent problems and to aid in planning for future requirements and optimum equipment placement.
As detailed in a blog post by our colleague, Kevin Brown, customers faced some challenges with traditional DCIM tools, including long deployment times and a high degree of complexity in terms of use and maintenance, including software updates.
Data centre management software generally falls into two main categories: monitoring/automation and planning/implementation. The first category deals with monitoring and automation of the IT room and facility power, environmental control, and security. It helps ensure the data centre is operating as designed and provides user-configurable thresholds for alarms on physical devices, including heat, ventilation, and air conditioning. It also reports on real-time, average, and peak power use, and measures power usage effectiveness (PUE). Planning and implementation software focuses on helping IT managers facilitate data centre changes, deploy new equipment for peak efficiency, and track assets. It supports “what-if” scenarios to help with planning and reduce the total cost of ownership.
DCIM helps customers with four key pain points:
- Preventing downtime
- Lack of remote monitoring and management
- Managing equipment from multiple vendors
- Dealing with a large number of sites with limited or no IT staff

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Resilience

Check out how UC Dublin not only released valuable space for student amenities but also improved facility reliability and efficiency by upgrading and deploying EcoStruxure IT.

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Security

Leading Edge Data Centres uses EcoStruxure IT to bring secure data connectivity and reliability to regional Australia.

Sustainability

Tanishq Jewellery Chain cut energy use by 20% and maintenance costs by 15% by deploying EcoStruxure solutions in its stores.

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DCIM monitoring value calculator

Estimate the potential value of DCIM monitoring and alarming for distributed IT. The calculator provides an easy-to-use framework for understanding the potential value of the software by calculating ROI (or payback period) based on your inputs.

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Are you a cloud and service provider?

Make your data centres resilient, secure, and sustainable with our modernised, comprehensive, and vendor-neutral DCIM solution EcoStruxure IT. It helps you scale and ensure business continuity by enabling secure and simple monitoring, management, insights, planning, and modelling of large and hyperscale data centres serving multiple tenants.

Boost colocation sustainability

DCIM helps colocation operators better understand and optimise energy efficiency.

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DCIM 3.0

The next evolution in colocation capacity management.

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Unify, monitor, and control

See how Digital Realty standardised reporting and monitoring.

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Complete lifecycle solutions

Sustainable growth of your colocation business with EcoStruxure for Cloud and Service Providers.

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The challenges of DCIM 3.0

Data Centre Expert

Efficient on-premises data centre power, cooling, security, and environmental monitoring that gives you the reports, graphs, instant fault notification, and escalation you need to quickly resolve events and ensure the high availability of your critical infrastructure.

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EcoStruxure IT Expert

Advanced cloud-based remote monitoring for wherever-you-go visibility and alarms, predictive maintenance, and data-driven recommendations to mitigate security and failure risks of your data centre and distributed IT infrastructure.

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NetBotz

The industry’s most comprehensive solution of security and environmental appliances to ensure your IT assets are protected against environmental or human physical threats. Combine with Data Centre Expert to quickly scale NetBotz solutions.

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PowerChute

APC PowerChute™ is a UPS management software providing virtual machine (VM) protection enabling graceful system shutdowns and start-up of your IT infrastructure, and providing energy management capabilities.

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EcoStruxure IT Advisor

EcoStruxure IT Advisor is a DCIM software for planning, modelling, and optimisation of your data centre and colocation operations through assets tracking, risk management, and integrations with third-party systems, eliminating the dependency on complex spreadsheets.

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Solutions customised for your needs

A one-size-fits-all solution is not always what you need for your operations. Our team of highly skilled engineers has developed custom solutions designed to do exactly what you need to make your day easier: custom dashboards, reports, integrations, migrations, and even custom features. They also use specialised tools and processes to deliver best-in-class migration of data from any third-party system.

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1. What is Schneider Electric DCIM software?

Schneider Electric DCIM software enables IT and data centre professionals to monitor, manage, and optimise their critical IT infrastructure on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge, ensuring system resiliency, security, and sustainability. Our EcoStruxure data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software helps you develop an efficient hybrid IT infrastructure by allowing 24x7 visibility into your data and distributed IT through remote monitoring and management of critical IT assets at any time on any device. Our software for data centre management helps unify your entire system and create a seamless extension of your team with our certified technicians who can monitor, optimise, or repair your critical IT systems on-site or remotely.

2. How can DCIM software benefit our partners?

Our cloud-based DCIM software enables data centre managers and operators to understand the needs of their environment and monitor and manage IT equipment and supporting infrastructure to prevent downtime and maximise energy efficiency and capacity while minimising the carbon footprint. The monitoring and automation software reports real-time, average, peak power use and measures power usage effectiveness (PUE). The planning and implementation software focuses on data centre management, deploying new equipment, and tracking assets. Discover EcoStruxure IT, our comprehensive data centre management solution that helps you modernise the management of your complex, hybrid IT infrastructure.

3. How does EcoStruxure IT modernise the management of IT infrastructure?

EcoStruxure IT addresses the challenges of DCIM 3.0 with a comprehensive DCIM portfolio for monitoring and managing increasingly complex, hybrid IT infrastructure. Data Centre Expert is an efficient on-premises data centre management software that enables monitoring and fault resolution. EcoStruxure IT Expert helps advanced cloud-based remote monitoring to mitigate security and failure risks while managing a data centre. NetBotz solutions protect IT assets against environmental or human physical threats. Our team of experts develops custom solutions and specialised tools to deliver best-in-class DCIM features that fit your needs.