Where are your Data Center Assets?
Where are your Data Center Assets? In a world of ever changing technology, critical data center asset management is often put off due to time constraints and conflicting tasks, until an audit is required putting the data center managers in a challenged position. The everyday moves, adds, changes, and decommissions in a data center are […]
Excited to have joined Asset Vue…
Dear Colleague, I am very excited to share with you that I have joined Asset Vue as Executive Vice President with responsibility for Sales. Over the past five years, I have been involved in the rapidly evolving DCIM market. My specific areas of expertise are data center power and cooling. In my opinion, there are […]
Do I Need a DCIM Solution?
Introduction Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) is an invaluable tool for optimizing data center operations, but do you truly need one? To determine whether a DCIM solution is right for you, consider the critical questions it can address: What Critical Questions Asset Management – What assets are present in my data center? How are […]
A Clipboard is NOT an Effective ITAM Tool
Is there a better way than manually handwriting notes in spreadsheets or on sticky notes on your clipboard to track your data center assets? Yes, absolutely. IT Asset Management (ITAM) tools are available to help you speed up the process of managing your IT assets. The days of clipboards and losing sticky notes are over […]
How Many Tools do you need to manage a Data Center?
To determine how many tools you need to manage your data center, you must first answer the questions below. What are the problems that need to be solved today? What are the problems that you’d like to solve in the future Are my current tools meeting their objectives? Will another tool compliment what I have […]
Success of your DCIM begins prior to your Implementation
Many data centers have purchased DCIM tools to assist in managing their Data Centers. However, these tools will fail if the scope is not well defined and if they are not properly implemented. Failure to do so will cost you time, money and credibility within your organization. Below are important items to consider while implementing […]
10 Benefits of a DCIM
DCIMs can bring major benefits to a Data Center Manager. Those benefits include time savings, staff productivity, and overall cost-savings. Data Centers have increased in size, density, and complexity over the years and managers needs easier solutions to improve their staff’s efficiency, extend life cycles of their physical assets, and most importantly ensure up-time. Below […]
What is DCAM?
Table of Contents What is data center asset management? Data Center Asset Management (DCAM) is a framework developed by the EDM Council to establish best practices for managing and analyzing data in an organization. Its importance lies in ensuring that organizations can get the most value out of their data by identifying gaps in their […]
3 STEPS TO A SUCCESSFUL DATA CENTER RELOCATION
Often times Data Center Relocations can be quite an overwhelming task. We have developed a list of 3 important steps that should assist in maintaining an accurate record of your assets for the before, during, and after phases of your Data Center Relocation. 3 Steps to a Successful Data Center Relocation Capture Prior to relocating […]
Locate and Control the Zombies in Your Data Center
Asset Vue Webinar Details How RFID Asset Management Help Reduce Data Center Audit Times, Improve Inventory Accuracy, Locate Zombie Servers and More; Thursday, October 24, 2013, 2 PM ET October is usually an intentionally spooky month. But one place where surprises aren’t appreciated is in the data center where data center managers can be forced into […]