1. Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
StruxureWare Data Center Operation
StruxureWare Data Center Expert
Welcome to Schneider Electric’s overview of Data Center Infrastructure Management or DCIM, where focus is on StruxureWare Data Center Operation and StruxureWare Data Center Expert

2. Data center management challenges
Data Center Availability
IT Productivity
Risk Management
Uptime and Service Levels
Business Efficiency
Capital Cost Management
Operational Cost Management
Energy Cost Management
Carbon Emissions Impact
The Data Center Manager faces many challenges, but it boils down to two main issues: Availability and Efficiency.
Under those two categories fall several issues:
Data Center Availability: Uptime and Service Levels, Risk Management & IT Productivity
Business Efficiency: Carbon Emissions Impact, Energy Cost Management, Operational Cost Management, Capital Cost Management
The Data Center Manager needs to balance those two issues, and make the choice of which level of efficiency he wants to achieve and availability he wants to provide.
Balance the demands of availability and efficiency through out the data center lifecycle

3. In an environment of constant change
Increasing availability expectations
Cloud computing
Virtualization
Energy efficiency
Infrastructure management
Uncertain
planning for capacity or density
Energy and service cost control
Regulatory requirements
Dynamic power variation
In addition to the desire to understand and control the costs, there are also some substantial challenges that many companies are facing today in the data centre:
Regulatory requirements: …forcing unusual structural changes, partitioning of equipment, isolating it physically and providing certain levels of physical-access security around the equipment.
Uncertain long-term plans for capacity or density: I have a number of data centre operators who tell me stories like “They told me what was going to be in this facility; I built it; only one third of what they told me is actually what ended up here. The other two thirds are things that weren’t even on the radar screen when I started this project. How am I supposed to design for that?… you know, I was trying to design to the circuit level – the branch circuit level in this facility – and they can’t even tell me a year ahead what’s going to be there and what’s going plug into it.”
Increasing energy cost: People are looking at those bills and saying “ What can I do to get these under control or reduce them over time?”
Increasing power density: This is one of the biggest subjects of critical importance to people today because it’s so destabilizing as far as data centre design goes. The new densities we’re talking about, as we all know, are an order of magnitude greater than the densities in typical data centres today.
In response to all of these issues, APC contends that a radical change is required in the way we approach data centre planning & operation. We need to take a holistic view of this problem. The old way – trying to make products better on a product-by-product basis -- just isn’t going to get us there.
What we need to do is…
Create systems that adapt to changing requirements
Systematically drive out the main cause of downtime: Human error
Integrate power, cooling, and rack into a single management architecture
Empower IT professionals to design, operate, and manage their physical infrastructure – and forecast and plan into the future, and not just rely on guesswork and gut feeling.
Metrics and reporting
Server consolidation
Data center managers need accurate and timely information to make better decisions in real time

4. DCIM Market Definition
Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) systems collect and manage data about a data center’s assets, resource use and operational status throughout the data center lifecycle. This information is then distributed, integrated, analyzed and applied in ways that help managers meet business and service-oriented goals and optimize the data center’s performance
Schneider Electric’s definition of Data Center Infrastructure Management.
Physical
Functional
Process
Asset management
Availability management
Capacity management
Change management
Crisis management
Financial management,
Integrations
Power system
Cooling system
IT space
Security
integrations
Monitoring and alarming
Automation and control
Modeling and simulation
Software Services,
Integrations

5. DCIM maturity model 0% 5% 30% 80% 95%
Level 5: Self optimizing, autonomic
Multiple IT and infrastructure subsystems integrated; data models used for prediction, service management, multiple views, optimizing in near real time. 0%
Level 4: Optimizing
Multiple IT and infrastructure subsystems integrated; data models used for prediction, service management, multiple views, optimizing in near real time. 5%
Level 3: Proactive
Datacenter equipment characteristics, location and operational status tracked. Energy and environmental data used to reduce risks, waste.
30%
Level 2: Reactive
Software installed to monitor environment and equipment power use. Ability to adjust cooling to demand.
A company adopting DCIM is likely to go through different maturity stages when deploying management software. Starting from the bottom with no integrations and only basic monitoring, to moving all the way to the top, where the management software has enabled a self optimizing and autonomic environment, and where no silos exist between the different systems.
It is vital to understand and map customer maturity before approaching them and positioning a DCIM solution to them.
80%
Level 1: Basic
No integration; basic monitoring supplied with equipment. Health and safety.
95%

6. Data Center Infrastructure
Business Value
Applications
Virtual Machines
Virtualization Management
Hypervisor
DEMAND
SUPPLY
IT hardware
DEMAND
SUPPLY
Data Center Infrastructure
Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
In order to understand data center management we need to understand the context – where does data centre management reside and which other systems does it connect to. Let’s have a look at this stack describing what is needed in order for software applications to deliver business value to your company.
At the top, we have applications in place running your company’s critical processes. These run on virtual machines, that run on a hypervisor, that runs on IT hardware. The hardware is supported by a data center infrastructure, which is supported by the building and the power from the utility plant. All this is in place to deliver business value. (move animation)
Traditionally, the distinction between supply and demand has been between the data center infrastructure and IT hardware. (move animation)
With virtualization management such as VMware taking care of the IT hardware, the hypervisor, the virtual machines and the applications. (move animation)
And data center infrastructure management taking care of the physical infrastructure. (move animation again)
As more and more applications are virtualized, it is predicted that the IT hardware will be percieved as part of the supply side and following 451 groups definition, the DCIM system will also grow into managing the IT hardware. (move animation twice)
To quote Michael Dell – the data center will become the computer.
Building
Utility

7. Schneider Electric’s DCIM Solutions
Resource Advisor
Data Center Operation
Building Operation
Schneider Electric offers a comprehensive Data Center Management Software layer, which addresses different parts of the facility and the data center.
StruxureWare Resource Advisor
StruxureWare Data Center Operation
StruxureWare Data Center Expert – previously known as StruxureWare Central
StruxureWare Power Monitoring Expert – previously known as PowerLogic ION Enterprise
StruxureWare Building Operation – previously known as Andover Continuum or TAC Vista
Power Monitoring Expert
Data Center Expert
A suite of modular and integrated DCIM software tools
that enable effective data center management

8. StruxureWare for Data Centers
Component
Benefit
Track and manage enterprise energy and carbon costs
Enterprise Energy and Sustainability
Resource Advisor
Manage Data Center assets, operational and capital costs
Data Center Business Process
Data Center Operation
Data Center Expert
Monitor and control Data Center power, cooling and security
So what is StruxureWare for Data Centers?
It is an end to end Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software for monitoring, control of power, cooling, security and energy usage from the building through IT systems. It provides a bridge for the traditional silos of IT Management and Facility Management.
DCIM allows data centers to run more smoothly on a daily basis, and its built-in business tools for short- and long-term planning and budgeting help keep capital and operational costs and energy use inline.
Data Center Monitoring and Control
Power Monitoring Expert
Advanced power monitoring, analysis and power quality
Building Operation
Advanced cooling monitoring and automation

9. Expected marked growth (1)
“Overall, The 451 Group believes that the DCIM market is worth around $240m in 2011, and will grow to $1.2bn in 2016.”
” DATACENTER INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE”, Andy Lawrence , The 451 Group, May 2011
According to the 451 Group, the DCIM market is worth around $240m in 2011, growing to $1.2bn in 2016 – which means about 40% increase in market size per year on average.

10. Expected marked growth (2)
“DCIM tools and processes will become mainstream in data centers, growing from 1% penetration in 2010 to 60% in 2014.”
”DCIM: Going Beyond IT”
David J. Cappuccio, Gartner
March 2010
Gartner has noted that they expect DCIM to grow from a 1% penetration rate in data centers in 2010 to 60% in 2014.
So, DCIM is an immature category, its developing, but has not yet shown its full potential, and with the low penetration rate but steep increases expected there are plenty of opportunities

11. Schneider a leader in the DCIM market
“According to IDC analysis and buyer perception, Schneider Electric is an IDC MarketScape Leader worldwide.”
”IDC: MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
2011 Vendor Analysis”
Katherine Broderick, IDC
January 2012
In January 2012 Schneider Electric was named an IDC MarketScape Leader worldwide, ahead of the competition.

12. Business Benefits
It is difficult to achieve the more advanced levels of datacenter maturity, or of datacenter effectiveness generally, without extensive use of DCIM software (451 Group, 2011) Energy savings from well-managed data centers can reduce operating expenses by as much as 20% (Gartner, 2010) One integrated system bridging the gap between Facilities and IT Plug’n’Play data center key performance indicators on web and smart phone dashboards Typical solution payback is less than 12 months
Why bother with DCIM?
Both the analyst groups and actual numbers speak for the implementation of DCIM in data centers – in order to both optimize operations, save energy and last but not least – save money.
DCIM provides a common ground for facilities and IT – and one system for all to use.
DCIM provides KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to publish on the web – easy to understand and interpret for the management layer
And the main benefit – the DCIM solution will have paid for itself in less than 12 months through savings and data center availability.

13. StruxureWare Data Center Operation
Part of StruxureWare for Data Centers
A new level of business intelligence for your Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM).
Ability today to integrate management platforms
A vision for tomorrow for simplified, integrated management
Remove silos & create energy awareness across the entire data center
I need to know what happens before a failure occurs
PLANNING Improve IT room allocation of power & cooling
StruxureWare Data Center Operation provides a complete DCIM tool for managing your data center infrastructure, complete with the ability to integrate with other management platforms. StruxureWare Data Center Operation consists of 3 different areas - planning, operations and analysis – covering all needs of integrated management for Facilities & IT – which we will cover in more detail in the following slides.
OPERATIONS
Rapid impact analysis in the event of failure in the data center
ANALYSIS Leverage historical data to improve future performance in the data center
IT Manager

14. StruxureWare Data Center Operation
Asset management and documentation of data center operations through inventory management
Network management
An overview of the data center network paths and their interconnections, provided through guided input for reduction of human error.
Global asset search
Quickly locate assets through free text search and export equipment data to excel format
Mobile data center operations
Integrates with Operation Mobile for access to StruxureWare Operation on the go via the Motorola MC75 handheld PDA.
Live dashboard
Gain transparency to data center key performance indicators through easily configured web dashboards, displaying customizable management-level information
Inventory management
Shows device data within the physical layout for instant access to device details and asset attributes, and overview of data center operations.
Alarms within physical layout
Provides real-time device failures within floor layout and rack front view for live status of data center operations
PUE/DCiE calculator
Provides Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) or Data Center infrastructure Efficiency (DCiE) value for information on daily utilization of energy.
With the introduction of business regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, data centers are now required to be in compliance with the documentation and audit requirements of these regulations.
StruxureWare Data Center Operation enables vendor-agnostic inventory management with real-time device failures and data shown within your data center physical layout, as well as recommendations on how to resolve issues. A location-based drill-down view provides a structured overview of data center locations, from a global to local view down to single assets. The Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) calculator supplies information on daily utilization of energy. For instant updates on the go Data Center Operation: Mobile provides access to StruxureWare Data Center Operation information via handheld. 14

15. StruxureWare Data Center Operation StruxureWare Data Center Expert
The modular setup
StruxureWare Data Center Operation
Integrations
StruxureWare Data Center Operation forms the base layer of software, which other modules and enhancement options can be added onto.
BMC Remedy
Microsoft VMM
Microsoft SCOM
StruxureWare Data Center Operation
Vmware vSphere
Cisco UCS
HP Openview
StruxureWare Data Center Operation consists of a base layer of the software (Operation) and additional product modules, as well as enhancement options. In addition, the platform offers integrations with other vendors, such as BMC Remedy, Microsoft VMM, VMware vSphere, Cisco USC, Schneider Electric, Microsoft Excel and Aperture.
Microsoft Excel
StruxureWare Data Center Expert
Aperture
StruxureWare Data Center Expert
StruxureWare Data Center Expert is the preferred data center monitoring platform for the solution.
Schneider Electric

16. Data Center Operation: Capacity
Simulation, planning, and optimization of infrastructure capacities to right-size the data center
Available capacity
Global view of available capacity within an organizational context, providing an instant calculation of actual space, power and cooling consumption, power and network port availability and floor and rack weight limits against overall data center capacity constraints.
Business impact
Shows the consequence of device failure on data center infrastructure equipment for instant identification of critical business application impacts.
3D airflow analysis
Simulate any cooling scenario in your data center, instantly visualizing the cooling effect on your infrastructure for easy identification of overcooling and hotspots.
IT equipment guidance
Instant server placement recommendation through real-time analysis of available data center capacity.
Virtualization capabilities
Integrations with VMware vSphere and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Combines information from the IT layer and the physical infrastructure layer, enabling data center managers to automatically migrate their impacted virtual machines from an impacted host server to a healthy host server.
Data Center Operation: Capacity predicts the optimal location for physical infrastructure and rack-based IT equipment based on the availability and requirements of physical infrastructure capacity; and user defined requirements such as redundancy, network and business use grouping. It reduces stranded capacity through optimized use of the physical infrastructure and avoids unplanned downtime. With its sophisticated simulation based on live data, Data Center Operation: Capacity proactively analyzes the impact of changes before they occur, enabling informed decision making and planning, ensuring that your physical infrastructure provides the required capacity for current and future needs.

17. Data Center Operation: Change
Fully integrated workflow management for your IT physical infrastructure
Automated work order process
Create work orders and automatically generate tasks to move, add or change IT and infrastructure equipment.
Schedule, assign and track the status of itemized tasks to implement changes in the data center.
New! Change management overview
Interactive interface showing past, future and pending changes to assist with resource and workload balancing, avoiding scheduling conflicts.
New! BMC Remedy integration
Ensure relevant information is shared and flowing between Operation Change and the market leading process management system.
New! Maintenance scheduling
Facilitate scheduling of service and equipment maintenance to ensure visibility to all service plans and avoid scheduling conflicts.
Space reservation
Reserve rack space for new equipment to be installed quickly and easily.
Asset audit trail
Track asset moves, adds and changes by date/time, owner and work orders for view, print and export.
New! Customizable templates
Specify the activities required to fulfill the needs of the individual work order, ensuring organizational policies and projects are easily applied to moves, adds and changes.
Knowing who put the server there - and when - puts you in control when you need to know which server installation caused that hot spot to appear.
Until recently, data center inventory and documentation would be managed in spreadsheets or home-grown databases that were often hard to maintain, provided little or no version control and often did not reflect the actual inventory.
Data Center Operation: Change enables operators to gain control over the data center environment by implementing organized moves, adds, and change work processes, significantly reducing the risk for inadvertent downtime.
With its automated workflow system, operators can assign work orders, reserve space, track status, and extract an audit trail for complete visibility and history into the change lifecycle. The optional Data Center Operation: Mobile provides you with your operational changes while on the data center floor, ensuring data integrity, as well as improved operational efficiency.

18. Data Center Operation: IT Optimize
Reduce IT system energy usage through in-depth optimization of server utilization for increased data center performance
New! IT power and utilization monitoring
Determine the business usefulness for all IT assets helps eliminate underutilized servers and maximize IT capacity at the rack, row and room level.
New! Track underutilized servers
Reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary servers and maximize efficiency and rack capacity.
New! Server usage chargeback
Enables businesses to capture and assign IT costs to individual departments for accurate billing support down to the physical or virtual server level.
New! IT asset auto-discovery
Saves time and increases accuracy of your managed asset inventory.
New! Auto-association
Shows Increases accuracy and saves time by auto-associating discovered IT devices with the inventory, based on properties such as make, model and IP address.
New! GenomeTM library
The continuously growing asset library enables the software to determine power consumption without the aid of hardware sensors.
Data Center Operation: IT Optimize increases utilization of infrastructure and IT assets through accurate, detailed energy consumption profile of data centers, server by server and rack by rack.
> IT Optimize monitors IT asset utilization and power consumption to help reduce costs associated with over-provisioning, underutilization, and imbalanced power and cooling throughout the data center.
> Business critical analytics tie IT costs to business groups for chargeback, provide critical information for build vs. buy decisions and track capacity at the rack, row and room level. > At the core of IT Optimize is the GenomeTM library, which continually discovers and monitors individual IT components and collects information to keep track of server specific information. The information forms the building blocks for understanding IT energy consumption and how it impacts the business.

19. Data Center Operation: Energy Efficiency
Intelligent PUE/DCiE analytics at subsystem level
Energy efficiency analysis
Provides current and historical PUE/DCiE values based on the current IT-load for a fact-based understanding of energy efficiency at the facility level.
Subsystem energy losses
Provides insight into energy losses and cost of energy at subsystem level, providing details of which subsystem draws the most costs.
No measured data required
Utilizes measured or modeled data, allowing for usage with few or no power meters.
Multi-vendor data integration
Enables integration with 3rd party enterprise and building management systems, such as TAC Vista, for data gathering and customisation, and integration of PUE/DCiE calculations.
Web-enabled interface
Created for easy integration with 3rd party web page through an open platform.
PUE/DCiE report
Provides a report on current and historical PUE/DCiE values, showing the effect of changing seasons, suitable for both internal and external display.
The Data Center Operation: Energy Efficiency solution provides customers with detailed insights into the energy usage of their data centers and supporting facilities.
Based on intelligent modeling of the electrical and mechanical topology, the flow and usage of energy through subsystems is analyzed and presented on web-based dashboards.
The product enables data center managers to provide a high level overview of energy usage and costs back to the organization as well as deep insight into where each kW is spent.
Up until now, Energy Efficiency has been focused on just identifying PUE or DCiE – the advanced solution understands how to improve the PUE, while improving the cost of running the data center.

20. Data Center Operation: Energy Cost
Instant overview of rack energy usage
Energy charge back
Shows the cost of energy consumption for specified equipment on room and customer level, for aiding charge back.
Energy usage report
Enables accurate cost analysis of energy use on a kW/h basis, detailed to the rack level.
Calculations based on PUE
Includes an overhead factor or Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) for calculating actual energy usage.
Measured or nameplate data
The report is based on measured data if available, otherwise adjusted nameplate values.
Export of reports
Customized reports can easily be shared with all stakeholders through support of various file formats (html, csv, excel and pdf).
Adapt to local costs
Provides the option of calculating energy usage based on local costs and currency.
The Data Center Operation: Energy Cost module provides an Energy Usage Report, which shows energy consumed within the data center by the kWh and cost per kWh, detailed to the rack level. The energy usage is based on metered data, gathered over a specified period of time. If no metered data is available, estimated power draw will be calculated based on the power draw of the individual IT assets or nameplate values. The Energy Usage Report provides the option of including an overhead factor accounting for energy losses through Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). The report can be customized based on optional groupings by use of tags, such as department, tenant, purpose, density etc.

21. Data Center Operation: Insight
Comprehensive tool for customizing report designs to visualize data
Custom reporting tool
Advanced report designer that allows you to design any report within minutes using drag and drop functionalities.
Large set of templates
Choose between a large selection of report templates, or design your own customized report and save it for future use.
Report building with external data points
Allows building of reports that combine StruxureWare Operation data with any external data points obtainable via web services or databases.
Reporting capabilities
Transparency of key performance indicators in your data center.
Export of reports
Customized reports can easily be shared with all stakeholders through support of various file formats (html, csv, excel and pdf).
Open platform
Supported by a large op source community through its Eclipse BIRT origin, Operation Insight has access to increasing numbers of online templates, plugins, tutorials and stylesheets.
Data Center Operation: Insight is an advanced report design tool that provides unlimited options for customizing and visualizing data center reports to match your business needs. The module itself provides default templates, data sources, data sets, and filter parameters while providing the option of generating individual designs. Reports designed in Data Center Operation: Insight allows for combining data from StruxureWare Data Center Operation with any external data point obtainable via web services or databases. Any report can be published in StruxureWare Data Center Operation or to a number of different file formats.

22. Data Center Operation: Dashboard
Instant transparency to data center key performance indicators
Easy configuration
Built on an open platform, the user-friendly interface allows for to quickly configure a dashboard showing management-level information.
Publish to intranet & www
The widgets displaying data center metrics can easily be re-used on the customer’s intranet or website.
Open platform
Allows for easy compilation of web dashboards that combine StruxureWare Operation data with other data center metrics.
Reporting capabilities
Provides customized CEO-level view of data center operations for instant overview of key metrics.
Web dashboard
Easy-configurable web dashboards showing data center key performance indicators, such as trending of data center parameters and capacity utilization.
Match designs
Easy configuration with simple drag and drop functionalities that opens up for modifications to match the customer’s theme and design.
Increasing focus on efficiency and optimization within corporations highlights the need for transparency into data center operations and an online presence.
Data Center Operation: Dashboard provides transparency to data center key performance indicators, displaying customizable information for a high-level overview of data center operations.
> Built on an open platform, the user-friendly interface allows anyone to quickly configure a dashboard showing management-level information.
> Provides simple drag and drop functionalities that opens up for modifications to match the customer’s theme and design.
> The widgets displaying data center metrics can easily be re-used on the company’s intranet or website.
> Choose between more than 20 data center metrics to create transparency into the data center.

23. Data Center Operation: VIZOR
View high level values of data center utilization on your smart phone or tablet
Graphical overview
Graphical overview of power, cooling, space, and network on a weekly, monthly, or yearly basis.
Barcode scan functionality
Barcode scanning option for easy identification of assets
Remaining capacity calculation
Drill down view into any location or room and predictions of remaining capacity based on growth rate.
Capacity chart
High level values of data center utilization at a glance
KPI Overview
Shows key performance indicators on power, cooling, space, and network within the data center
Data Center Operation: VIZOR provides key data center capacity parameters on power, cooling, space, and network, while delivering predictions of remaining capacity based on current growth rate straight to a smart phone or tablet. With its simple user interface, observing your data center on the go is made easy with a drill down function into any location or room, gaining access to a complete overview of asset inventory in the data center. Utilizing the camera function, barcodes can be scanned for easy identification of assets. Data Center Operation: VIZOR communicates with StruxureWare Data Center Operation servers and is a significant component in Schneider Electric’s Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) suite providing an instant overview of the data center’s utilization on the go. Data Center Operation: VIZOR is currently available for Apple’s iPhone and iPad as well as Android-based phones.
StruxureWare Operation VIZOR is currently available on Apple iPhone, iPad, and Android based devices.

24. Data Center Operation: Mobile
Wireless operation of your data center
Mobile alarms
Provides alarms, alarm descriptions and recommended actions for data center operations on the go
Wireless mobile access
Work online or offline to access work orders and asset data whilst on the move
Mobile device moves
Eliminate manual data entry and reduce errors by adding, moving & retiring devices
Mobile work orders
View work orders and immediately update status as you complete tasks
Mobile barcode asset search
Quickly locate bar-coded assets via the search functionality using the optional StruxureWare Operation Mobile
Rack audit
Perform instant inventory management through view of rack content and history
Offline mobile synchronization
Keep your physical data center synchronized with your StruxureWare Operation Mobile
Data Center Operation: Mobile, based on Motorola MC75 hardware, provides you with your data center inventory while on the data center floor. The integrated barcode scanner makes light work of implementing work orders and identifying equipment. Using your wireless network, Data Center Operation: Mobile automatically synchronizes server locations, ensuring data integrity, removing human error and improving operational efficiency.

25. StruxureWare Data Center Expert
End to end data centre monitoring and control of power, cooling, environment and security from the building through IT systems
Multi-vendor monitoring
Monitor any device on the network from any manufacturer
Real-time device monitoring
Immediate fault notification and real-time data for modelling, reporting and analysis
Intelligent alerting
Minimise response time with pre-set or customizable alerts so the right alert goes to the right person at the right time
Copy and paste alerting preferences from one set of devices to another
Centralised view
Centralised data repository and unified view from anywhere on the network
Auto-discovery
Reduce the time needed to install & deploy physical infrastructure devices by automatically detecting manageable devices on your network
Mass configuration
Create, save & push configurations & device settings to APC devices with a NMC
Graphical trending analysis
Access current, historic and future trends for any device or group of devices. Plot and graph multiple data points in a logical correlation to visualise potential hazardous trends
StruxureWareTM Data Center Central provides an efficient way for organisations to monitor their company-wide multi-vendor physical infrastructure: power, cooling, security, and environment. Real-time monitoring, user-defined reports and graphs, and instant fault notification and escalation enable quick assessment and resolution of critical infrastructure events that can adversely affect IT system availability. This centralised repository of critical information can be accessed by multiple users from anywhere on the network, creating a consolidated view of the physical infrastructure. This open and flexible architecture expands with changing business needs through additional device licenses, add-on surveillance, capacity management and change management modules, and through integration with enterprise and building management systems.

26. StruxureWare for Data Centers Services
Implementing the StruxureWare for Data Centers Services
Software Maintenance
Make sure your investment says current. Our software support services provide in depth technical support and software updates making sure your products stay current.
Software
Installation
Installation and registration of your newly purchased Schneider Electric Management product in accordance to manufacturer specification fulfilled by highly skilled field service engineers.
Software Education
Get the most from your investment by learning operational skills and best practices. Our professional trainers will teach your staff on location.
Software
Enhancement
Not all computing environments are the same. Customise our products by working directly with ours senior software engineers turning products into "solutions" within your new or existing computing environment.
Software
Configuration
Ensuring most value for your new investment in an Schneider Electric Management product by quickly and precisely configuring the system to suit your specific business needs while utilising the full capabilities of the product.
Last, but not least – APC’s team of highly skilled Certified Engineers with broad data centre knowledge, deep technical skills, and experience in industry best practices, offers the most extensive set of services allowing customers to maximize their investment in our software management products.
Software Integration
Provide planning, design and project management for the integration of an Schneider Electric Management product into your existing software or system.

27. Solution Benefits
Real-time data embedded in intelligent data center model Leading DCIM platform recognized by the analyst community Patented 3D cooling technology for locating hot spots and identifying excessive cooling Uniquely integrated with virtualization management ensuring high availability Certified field service engineers ensure worry-free implementation
Just to recap – the solution benefits are many, but the main ones to remember are:
StruxureWare Data Center Operation…
Uses real-time data embedded in an intelligent data center model
Is the leading DCIM platform – as recognized and testified by the analyst community
Provides patented 3D cooling technology for locating hot spots and identifying excessive cooling
Is uniquely integrated with virtualization management ensuring high availability, and efficiency when deploying VMs
Using Certified field service engineers ensure worry-free implementation

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