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Our recent DCIM implementations provide an insight to actual use pattern with enterprise DCIM customers in the South Asia region. While analyst reports, mostly focused on the North American and Western Europe markets, suggest Energy Efficiency, Capacity Planning and...

Recently, I was part of a panel discussion on "industry of the future". A number of CIOs from manufacturing industry were part of the panel. The topic of discussion was how industries of today will transform in a connected World. I emphasized on how IOT( Internet of...

Introduction Most of us are familiar with the quote that “if you cannot measure you cannot manage”. In all fields, spanning technology and management, a set of metrics are established to measure against stated objectives. The metrics should tell the stakeholders about...

GFS is a Knowledge Partner at DCD CONVERED Bangalore taking place this week. We are unveiling here the integrated solution of GFS Crane DCIM with Intel Data Center Manager. DCD Attendees can see this tomorrow (16th July) at Intel Booth. GFS is sponsoring a Panel...

In the first part of this blog on Business Analytics for Data Centers, we explored why Analytics has become critical for Data Center operations . In this second part, we will explore how DCIM fulfills this role as a Business Analytic tool for Data Center operations....

A new breed of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software is now emerging out of the shadows of being just a monitoring and tracking tool. Advanced DCIM are now providing the much needed Business Analytics for data centers. This can be a boon for both...

Introduction Not unlike Network Management Systems (NMS), Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software also monitors diverse set of equipment. The equipment ranges from server, network switches, Power Distribution Units (PDUs), panels, sensors, Diesel...

What does one want to see in a data center layout? When one sees a geographical map of a city, one is interested in the streets, the buildings, the parks, commercial establishments, houses etc. Similarly when a data center operator sees a data center layout he/she is...

As we approach end of another year, it is time to reflect what is in store for us in the Data Center world in 2015 and beyond. Up until now, from the dot com boom days, we witnessed first the proliferation and later consolidation of data centers. Now that is about to...

In my last blog on this site I had stated: “Mapping the entire chain from application and the application’s business owner to the VM on which it is residing and all the way up in the power and network chain to the source of power (in small data centers mostly up to...