In its January 2012 report, IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Infrastructure Management (DCIM) 2011 Vendor Analysis, IDC named iTRACS a Major Player Worldwide in Data Center Infrastructure Management.
“According to IDC analysis and buyer perception, iTRACS is an IDC MarketScape Major Player worldwide. The company performed well in criteria regarding business strategy and capabilities – in particular, its innovation, funding, and employee management scored high,” IDC stated.
Among its many important insights, the analyst firm also made this recommendation:
“Even as IDC was formulating this MarketScape, the landscape was changing. New partnerships, product capabilities, and even the players themselves continue to take shape. However, this is no reason to wait to adopt DCIM because a lack of knowledge and orchestration in the datacenter is a threat to efficiency and availability daily.”
IDC was saying, essentially, don’t delay on DCIM simply because the marketplace is evolving. The stakes are too high to sit on the sidelines.
And what are the stakes IDC referred to?
Efficiency and availability.
We couldn’t agree more.
As iTRACS VP of Converged Solutions Dan Fry wrote in his recent Green Data Center: Myth vs. Reality article, “efficiency is all about doing the most with what you already have – or making do with less.”
This means using DCIM to acquire meaningful, actionable information about where data center inefficiencies exist and how to correct them without putting your operation at risk. DCIM with Interactive 3D Visualization creates a centralized, single-pane view of the entire physical infrastructure so you can see and understand the complex interrelationships between all of your assets across IT, Facilities, and Business Management Systems.
The bottom line is this: You need to manage this infrastructure with brains, not brawn. You cannot afford to make changes haphazardly or, in the pursuit of efficiency, put your service levels at risk or create other unforeseen issues. You need comprehensive insight and knowledge that drive informed decsision-making and eliminate guesswork from the equation.
This is the kind of knowledge that DCIM with Interactive 3D Visualization puts at your fingertips. Knowledge that can help protect and nurture both your efficiency and your availability.
