DCIM: Datacentre Management in a Software Driven Age Rhonda Ascierto Research Director, Datacentre Technologies 1
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When do you expect to see an ROI on your DCIM investment? Colos Enterprise Short-term (under 2 years) 17% 57% Mid-tern (3-5 years) 29% 31% Long-term (5 years +) 0% 3% System will provide benefits, but cannot attribute hard numbers 14% 40% Do not expect a return on investment 0% 9% Source: Uptime Institute global survey 2015, n=75 4
Evolution Examples Aperture Netbotz Sitescan BMS Examples StruxureWare for Data Centers Trellis CommScope (itracs) Nlyte + FieldView Decathlon Emerging DCIM + DCSO DCIM + VM mgt Cloud mgt Energy mgt ITSM and ITIL Business planning Real time costing CRM Connectivity mgt 2000 2010 2015 2020 Level 1: Basic Level 2: Reactive Level 3: Proactive Level 4: Optimizing Level 5: Self optimizing, autonomic 5
Datacentre management software & some of the systems that can be integrated 6
Datacentres: data everywhere 7
1. DCIM monitoring 8
Facilities data BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 9
DCIM monitoring with predictive analytics BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 10
DCIM monitoring (only) DCIM monitoring with predictive analytics IT asset mgmt system (ITSM, other) BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 11
DCIM monitoring (only) Capacity Provisioned vs actual vs required Forecasting Power-chain Redundancy, vulnerability, root-cause What-ifs Avoid issues, stranded resources 12
Normalize & compare 13
Power chain: Resilience, reliability, vulnerability to failures 14
DCIM monitoring (only): reality check! Manual asset audits required! ITSM database incomplete facilities-level data! Limited planning capability 15
2. DCIM suite 16
DCIM monitoring DCIM monitoring BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 17
DCIM suite DCIM analytics engine, predictive modeling, forecasts DCIM suite DCIM asset mngt. DCIM monitoring BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 18
DCIM suite integrated DCIM suite DCIM analytics engine, predictive modeling, forecasts DCIM asset mngt. DCIM monitoring Work-order systems CMDB IT asset mgmt system (ITSM, other) BMS / Smart building software Branch circuit monitoring UPS software / controls PDU software Sensors & meters Generator Chiller CRAH / CRAC Cable mgmt Leak detection Fire detection Building security 19
DCIM suite integrated Monitoring data mapped to assets interdependencies, redundancies precision / tiered load placement Centralized event mgmt fast response, trace-back, avoidance End-to-end facilities visibility capacity planning 2-click audits Standardized traceable work processes reduce errors 20
Visualization including business group asset ownership
Tracking & managing network connections, capacity 22
Thermal & airflow visualization & management 23
Granular, traceable workflow management 24
DCIM suite integrated: reality check! Significant operational process changes are typically required - IT & facilities need to cooperate! High cost (relative to point solution)! High deployment & integration requirements 25
3. DCSO = DCIM + 26
DCIM suite DCIM suite (with predictive analytics) Facilities data 27
DCIM suite integrated Work-order systems CMDB DCIM suite (with predictive analytics) IT asset mgmt system (ITSM, other) Facilities data 28
DCSO example Virtualization mgmt Configuration, change mgmt SLA mgmt Billing systems Event processing DCIM suite (with predictive analytics) Work-order systems CMDB IT asset mgmt system (ITSM, other) Facilities data 29
DCSO architecture Orchestration layer Process Orchestration (Dataflow, Workflow) Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Message Queuing Event processing API Portal/Gate way Intelligent data hub/repository DCSO configurable item (data &/or process) library DCIM data ITSM/IT asset data VM data Networking & connectivity data Other 30
DCSO Resource supply matched to IT demand end-to-end IT service-delivery processes, planning & costing Manage physical, logical & virtual resource provisioning speed, agility, efficiency Ensure resource availability & performance (physical, logical, virtual) proactively manage & dynamically adjust capacity / costs IT service costing true-cost charge back & show back, best-venue execution 31
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Committed to increase the number of transactions per kwh 33
DCSO: reality check! Significant operational process changes - IT & facilities & finance departments must be coordinated! High DCIM software costs, high deployment & integration requirements! Purchasing switches to multiple departments 34
Average DCIM price The suppliers view 3MW datacentre 7 years old PUE = 1.8 Level 1 DCIM Mid-level DCIM Comprehensive DCIM UPS/ room-level PDU/row-level U-level real-time, predictive analytics COST ESTIMATE (average) $91k $177k $330k Additional costs for additional hardware or integrations are factored in Source: 451 Research survey 35
DCIM suppliers Monitoring Asset, change & configura on mgmt IT power mgmt / control Datacenter business planning Dynamic cooling op miza on CFD Comprehensive DCIM suite DCSO capabili es Dedicated DCSO integra on TDB Fusion Cranntech VaporIO Romonet Lumina Decision Systems Align Communica ons AssetGen Asset Vue Knowledge Flow Trackit 4Energy Innova ve Research <$200m consolidated revenue Eco4Cloud Servhawk Stratergia TSO Logic Virtual Power Systems Baselayer Cormant Future Facili es FNT Alquist DataCenterVision Device42 ETAP Integrated Building Solu ons Mardix Pacific Controls Systems Packet Power Perf-IT PowerApp Rack vity Server Tech Smart Carbon Controls TSL Products A end Systems CrestPoint Energy Metrics / Aligned Geist Modius N compass/alphapoint Ni2 No Limits So ware Op mum Path Power Analy cs (Causam Energy) Rackwise RiT Tech Sunbird RF Code Al ma GreenField So ware FieldView Solu ons Tier44 Nlyte Vigilent So ware >$200m consolidated revenue Methode Electronics Cisco (JouleX) Intel Eaton OSIso CA Tech ABB CommScope / itracs Emerson Network Power Panduit / SynapSense Schneider Electric Huawei Siemens Datacenter Technologies Nortek 36 rhonda.ascierto@451research.com
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