Understanding connectivity provides value on many levels, especially across the WHOLE of the enterprise – from data center to building system. iTRACS understands that connectivity is borderless; that it traverses building systems and data centers across the entire enterprise. Being able to see how devices are connected and interrelated gives you a greater understanding of where you can gain efficiencies across the enterprise.
If an issue is reported or equipment fails, it can take substantially longer to troubleshoot the problem without good connectivity information than it does with good connectivity information. Having accurate and up-to-date connectivity information at your fingertips reduces downtime, because it decreases the amount of time spent troubleshooting and solving problems related to equipment or service issues.
iTRACS CPIM allows you to see all aspects of connectivity, from the jack, to the patch panel, and ultimately to the switch, with all points along the route identified. You can easily see how everything is related, and what aspects of the enterprise as a whole will be impacted by changes or issues. This speeds deployment of assets and their retrieval when they are due to be decommissioned.
Having good connectivity information can help to reduce costs, because existing resources can be utilized more efficiently, reducing the need to buy additional assets.
Connectivity documentation is especially easy to implement from day one in a green field environment, but iTRACS CPIM also tracks moves, adds, and changes, ensuring that your connectivity information remains up to date once it has been entered in the database.
iTRACS can be leveraged to ensure that the value of understanding connectivity is maximized. When you understand how everything is interconnected and interrelated throughout the whole, you have a much greater understanding of where you can gain efficiencies in things like power, space, and time.
