I met up with John Regan at IMN last year. He landed at LGA Wednesday night. As soon as his UBER hit Manhattan at 11:30 p.m., he received a note.

Twenty minutes into the conversation Stephen Madaffari, principal of Data Centers Delivered and HTS New York, was done. He got it. He’d been through it in his head already.

When you picked up this issue, did you think that something looked different?

In my last column I wrote about my predictions for 2014.

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is an emerging form of data center management that bridges the gap between traditional facilities systems and information technology (IT) systems, thereby providing operators with a consolidation of the data gleaned from each.

Future Facilities, Inc. and No Limits Software have announced the integration of No Limits’ RaMP DCIM solution with Future Facilities’ 6SigmaFM.

Schneider Electric has announced the availability of three robust data center Operation Services offerings designed to optimize and simplify data center operations throughout each step of the data center life cycle.

Rackwise® has announced that it has recently signed an agreement with University of Michigan to expand implementation of Rackwise DCiM X™ for information technology management throughout data centers in all University systems, including academic, research, and medical.

Many data centers, including most built before 2001, are at risk of outstripping their power and cooling capacities.

Data-center facilities of all sizes rely on a steady, reliable, and well-maintained electrical power system. Even small electrical failures or faults can have devastating consequences, including extensive operational downtime and the expense of locating and repairing damaged equipment.