FROM THE SILOED TO THE HOLISTIC
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“ We came to the conclusion that a lot of the DCIM vendors , us included , had been focusing on the wrong things ”
— Kevin Brown , SVP , CMO , Schneider Electric a methodology in which a more holistic approach is taken to the discrete components of data centre systems . This month , Data Centre Magazine explores the developing relationship between data centre operators and DCIM strategies , as well as some of the companies that are emerging as leaders in this space .
FROM THE SILOED TO THE HOLISTIC
Back in the mid-to-late 2000s , data centres were typically overseen by a facilities manager and an IT manager . The facilities manager looked after the cooling and power supply , and made sure people walking through the front door had the proper access , among other duties . The IT manager oversaw server rooms , and made sure all the software was ticking over . These two arms of data centre management were typically siloed , with each relying on their own specialised software platforms .
Around 2007 , solutions began appearing on the market ( to much fanfare and hype ) that promised to combine tools for overseeing every aspect of a data centre ’ s operation , from cooling to the locks on the front door . This first wave of DCIM
OCTOBER 2020