Monitoring and automation software can do things like:

☛ Provide energy use details that enable the linking of operating costs to each business unit user group, which then ll ws for” charge backs”

☛ Monitor and control facility heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as fire, water steam, and gas systems, and facility security

☛ Perform auto discovery of new equipment additions, verifying that everything works out of the box

☛ Report real-time, average and peak power usage by rack, which might help you decide where to add a new server or identity and eliminate recurring and possible dangerous load spikes

☛ Measure power usage effectiveness (PUE) on a daily basis and track historical PUE, helping you analyze whether cost cutting and energy saving strategies are actually working.

Planning and implementation software can do things like:

☛ Generate inventory reports organized by device type, age, manufacturer, and properties of the device (handy to quickly identify underutilized assets, assets out of warranty, and assets that need to be upgraded)

☛ Generate an audit trail for changes to assets and work orders, including a record of alarms raised and alarms removed, providing factual evidence for post-failure analysis Perform auto discovery of new equipment additions, verifying that everything works out of the box

☛ Map out what-il scenanos, such as: ill change the contents of this rack, how will it impact my cooling? Measure power usage effectiveness (PUE) on a daily basis and track historical PUE, helping you analyze whether cost cutting and energy saving strategies are actually working.

☛ Answer questions such as:

☛ What is my data center’s PUE?

☛ What is the optimal place to put my next physical or virtual server?

☛ What will the impact of new equipment be on my redundancy and safety margins?