Traditional data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools that only manage power, cooling, and space are no longer sufficient to support the demands of modern data centers, which are now comprised of hybrid ecosystems with physical and virtual resources located both on-premises and in the cloud. As these hybrid ecosystems continue to increase in complexity, traditional tools simply fall short when it comes to managing various technologies, storage locations, service providers, billing models, and dependencies between the individual infrastructure elements or considering network aspects in change workflows or capacity monitoring.
Today, a DCIM tool must manage all ITC data within a central system, from the physical and logical layers to virtualization, including all cable and network aspects and services. Additional requirements of a DCIM tool include the ability to select and manage new hardware platforms, cloud concepts, network capacity, and software-defined networking or network fabrics. A future-proof DCIM tool can offer complete transparency into the entire ITC landscape and enable solid planning, efficient processes, and automation. This central management hub and optimization platform will provide a comprehensive, integrated view of all resources throughout the data center.