Even after decades of collective efforts to simplify data center management, many IT and facilities teams still feel that they are struggling just to keep up with the rapid rates of change and staggering growth. Ironically, the data centers that face the biggest challenges often rely on manual approaches for capacity planning and other critical aspects of operations management.

Intel recently commissioned Redshift Research to reach out to data centers in the U.S. and U.K. and evaluate the levels of adoption for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools. The survey also aimed to identify the obstacles holding back automation, and the major operational issues that burden IT and facilities teams.