DCIM – it’s time to get real
A few weeks ago I asked “What planet are DCIM vendors on?” and now I know; or at least I know where they are not: terra firma!
Tag Archives: Energy
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What planet are DCIM vendors on?
NASA’s “Curiosity” rover has discovered water on Mars – an amazing feat, all things considered. Something familiar discovered in completely alien surroundings, hostile to life yet holding hope for the future.
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PUE and DCIM session at Data Centre World 2013
Last week I had the pleasure to present at Data Centre World on the topic of DCIM and PUE, featuring a case study about one of our customers, Options Technology. I was fortunate to be joined in this by John Bryant (CTO) and Glenn Selby (Data Centre Manager) from Options. They talked about their experience […]
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Don’t horse around with your data centre!
The UK press has really got its teeth into something chewy this week: horsemeat. Yes, that’s correct. Apparently, those too cheap to be true ready meals and burgers containing “100% pure beef” were just that – too cheap to be true! The supermarkets and food manufacturers are falling over themselves to cry “foul”. It seems […]
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Top 3 reasons not to invest in DCIM
At this Happy New Year time of year there is no shortage of blogs, columns and advice on what you should be doing. “Ten Best Products For XYZ”, “What Every CIO Must Have on His To Do List”, “Top 10 Priorities For your Business” etc etc and on and on. So I thought I would […]
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Data centres make the front page!
“Power, Pollution and the Internet” may not be the headline you want to be associated with but it brought data centres to the front page of the New York Times on 22 September. As someone who has tried for a while without success to get his teenage children to appreciate just how interesting and valuable data centres are, and […]
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I know it’s only rock ‘n’ roll but….
A couple of nights ago I enjoyed watching one old rocker in the company of another, an expert in the genre. It was a fun night out – and got me thinking about the PUE of a rock concert! Imagine the scene: a data centre (the Hammersmith Appollo) with a main machine hall (the stalls + stage) and a […]
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DCIM – Don’t Care, I’ll Manage
When asked how powerful the engine under the bonnet of its cars is, Rolls-Royce used to say only that it was “adequate”. And if you could afford to buy the car then the cost of filling it up should be of no consequence to you because, after all, it is not when you arrive but how […]
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Sausages, elephants and data centres
“No man should see how laws or sausages are made” – so goes the saying oft misattributed to Otto von Bismarck. This week it cropped up in the unlikely setting of the 451Group’s Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit in London. Perhaps the first time either the Iron Chancellor or sausages have been associated with data centres. So […]
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No automated metering in your data centre? You cannot be serious!
I have just been looking at a survey run by The Green Grid – “How often do you measure PUE™/DCiE in your data center?”. The results indicate to me a problem that data centre operators need to address now. And that problem is – no automated meter reading. At the time of writing, approximately 500 people have […]
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DCIM – is it really so complicated?
Implementing a data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) solution is usually portrayed as being very complicated. There are so many aspects to it (for example asset management, auto discovery, monitoring, dashboards, alerting, automations, and so on and on) that it is difficult to compare solutions. Implementing DCIM requires a lot of planning. It requires IT and […]
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Data centre energy and competitive advantage
The start of a new year is a traditional time for taking stock. For data centre owners and operators that should include reviewing how you meter, monitor and manage energy. Saving on energy improves the bottom line – it is a business issue not just a technology one. Failure to address this is not only wasteful but irresponsible. It’s time do […]
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