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National City Corp. hired a General Manager of Data Center Operations to manage and optimize all of its data centers. “It quickly become apparent that we needed a new system for managing space, power, and cooling,” they explained. “Like most of the data center world, we were managing and planning by the seat of our pants using spreadsheets and homegrown solutions.” Planning decisions were based on device plate values provided by device manufacturers to estimate heating, cooling, and space requirements, which are usually overkill by a substantial amount. So the Data Center Operations team didn’t have accurate, real-time information needed to make informed decisions, control costs and mitigate risks. “We needed a system that would enable us to proactively manage the entire footprint of our data centers based on actuals – one that would also work with the new ITIL models and integrate with our databases and systems.” Complete the form to download this resource in full. |
