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John O'Brien
24 Sep 2024
Data center management and control software: an overview

Software for data center management and control is well established, if not always widely used. Some operators are also benefitting from integrated facility and IT software.

Briefing Reports 10 min read
John O'Brien
21 Jun 2024
DCIM past and present: what’s changed?

Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software is evolving and improving. This report discusses where DCIM has made most progress, and why it is now considered a viable and worthwhile investment.

Intelligence Updates 9 min read
Michael O'Neil
18 Jun 2024
Mitigating OT risk from third-party requests

Operators often resist giving third parties access to OT data to limit vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, some colocation customers require this access — as will emerging AI tools — but the OT air-gap should not be bridged lightly.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Max Smolaks Jacqueline Davis John O'Brien
4 Jan 2024
Five data center predictions for 2024

Uptime Intelligence looks beyond the more obvious trends of 2024 and identifies some challenging issues. Strong IT demand, high-density IT systems and tough sustainability requirements will drive a new wave of investment.

Keynote Reports 25 min read
Max Smolaks
20 Dec 2023
Data center management software is evolving — at last

A new approach to data center management, proposed by data scientists and statisticians, looks to augment the functionality of tools like BMS and DCIM software by focusing on data, not equipment.

Intelligence Updates 6 min read
Douglas Donnellan Jay Dietrich
19 Dec 2023
Tracking of IT equipment varies widely and often falls short

Results from the Uptime Institute IT and Power Efficiency Survey 2023 suggest that many organizations may struggle to meet regulatory requirements for energy, carbon and IT life cycle tracking.

Data Reports 8 min read
Douglas Donnellan
7 Aug 2023
Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023: supplier view

As part of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023, data center equipment vendors and consultants were asked about customer spending, supply chains and DCIM adoption. This report highlights the key findings.

Data Reports 9 min read
Max Smolaks
6 Dec 2022
DCIM and automated operations: an introduction

This report examines multiple applications of AI and automation within data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software. Greater automation can result in improved efficiency and free up staff to focus on more complex tasks.

Briefing Reports 37 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
10 Sep 2021
Vertiv’s DCIM ambitions wither on Trellis’ demise

Operators often say that data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software is a necessary evil. Modern facilities need centralized, real-time management and analytics, but DCIM is notoriously difficult to deploy. The software is also not easy to…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Andy Lawrence
25 Nov 2019
Surveillance capitalism and DCIM

In her book “Surveillance Capitalism,” Harvard scholar Shoshana Zuboff describes how some software and service providers have been collecting vast amounts of data, with the goal of tracking, anticipating, shaping and even controlling the behavior of…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
23 Aug 2019
Data center management software: Critical procurement considerations

The best-run data centers are those where managers have access to meaningful information about their facility’s assets and operational status. This report details the questions they need to ask when purchasing DCIM software.

Briefing Reports 25 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
2 Aug 2019
How will data center management evolve?

Uptime Institute has long argued that, although it may take many years, the long-term trend is toward a high level of automation in data centers, covering many functions that most managers currently would not trust to machines or outside programmers.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
23 Jul 2019
DCIM as a hub: Integrations

Today, the role that the physical data center plays in software-defined data centers, particularly facility design and operational management, is often overlooked. However, this is likely to change.

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Uptime Intelligence Staff
3 Jun 2019
Data center management software and services: Effective selection and deployment

Data center infrastructure management software is widely considered essential for running modern, flexible and efficient data centers – but it is also notoriously difficult to select and deploy.

Briefing Reports 25 min read