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™A White Paper from the Expertsin Business-Critical ContinuityTen Steps to Increasing Data Center Efciency and Availability through Infrastructure M

107. Managing alerts and alarmsMinimizing system downtime has been the traditional justication for data center infrastructure monitoring and it conti

11provides the most accurate picture of IT equipment power consumption and can support Level 3 (advanced) PUE reporting.The ability to automate data c

1210. Monitoring and managing remotelyData center remote monitoring can lift the burden of infrastructure monitoring from internal personnel and place

13The steps outlined in this paper represent proven strategies for improving data center efciency and availability and create the foundation for holi

14ConclusionThe next stage in data center management progression is automating and centralizing the management of the physical infrastructure to enabl

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2SummaryThe rst decade of the 21st century was one of rapid growth and change for data centers. For most of the decade, data center managers were for

3IntroductionDuring the rst decade of the 21st century, the data center emerged as a signicant corporate asset, playing a vital role in business man

4The Emergence of Data Center Infrastructure ManagementData Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) is a superset of infrastructure monitoring and enc

53. Analyze and Diagnose, which provides data center personnel with the ability to respond more quickly to changes in the infrastructure and manage mo

6The 10 Steps to Effective Infrastructure MonitoringAlthough sophisticated data center management tools have emerged in recent years, many facilities

7It is also advantageous to locate sensors near the end of the row where they can detect any hot air entering the cold aisle from the hot aisle.There

8A rack monitoring unit can be congured to trigger alarms when rack doors are opened (and can even capture video of the event), when water or smoke i

96. Intelligent control of critical powerUPS systems now include digital controls with the intelligence to alter and optimize the performance of the U