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FNT DC Capacity Management

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Know What You Have in Your Data Center, What You Need and How to Optimize the Use of Resources

Data centers are at the heart of today’s information economy. They are the control centers that keep information flowing throughout the enterprise. Having the right processes, tools and methodologies to accurately manage capacity is critical for staying competitive in today’s on-demand digital world.

Today’s digitally transforming economy places new requirements on data centers, which must keep up with different types and increased volume of workloads. FNT DC Capacity Management helps make sense of all the information flowing through the various systems that comprise the data center. With a clear view of current capacity status and forecasted requirements, management can determine the need for and prioritize investments in alternatives such as colocation, public cloud, and managed hosting services, as well as operational considerations.

For an organization to effectively use information, it relies on a vast and expanding array of IT services. These services are controlled by data center facilities.

See the Big Picture

For a data center to operate as efficiently as possible the use of all resources needs to be optimized. To fully understand the current state, projected needs, and ability to handle, operators should evaluate both the physical plant and the overall operational approach to the data center. FNT DC Capacity Management makes it easy to run analyses that deliver this intelligent self-assessment about existing resources and infrastructure.

The goal is to achieve a required degree of optimization. This is only possible when processes for routinely reviewing, analyzing, and planning capacity within the data center are in place. Any analysis of infrastructure should have a lens for both current and future computing requirements, and be inclusive of core computing resources, power and cooling resources, and overall data center floor space. When these components are collectively evaluated, more informed decisions can be made and enterprises can focus on the key issues: how to integrate and capitalize on the combination of today’s data center resources, and where they should invest in the future.

Reduce Complexity

In today’s digital economy enterprise IT uses a combination of colocation, cloud, and in-house data centers. In such a complex network, it can be overwhelming to keep track of all the moving parts. Centrally managing data center resources is essential to gain an accurate and meaningful understanding about the assets, resource use and operational status of your site.

FNT DC Capacity Management is an optional extension for centralized management of data center capacity planning, design, and implementation. Solution components cover all relevant features for facility, IT, and data center management teams to optimize the use of all their resources and facilitate day to day activities. Additionally, knowing about all resources is valuable for management in order to make decisions based on reliable and accurate data.

Building Infrastructure: Power - Cooling - Floorspace



Use Cases

Manage Capacity
Perform detailed planning of future business needs so you only spend funds on data center expansion when you really need to.
Manage Capacity
Perform detailed planning of future business needs so you only spend funds on data center expansion when you really need to.

 

Visualize and analyze floor space usage, floor design, weight load, rack space and energy usage to help keep space, power, cooling, and consumption under control for all on-premise sites and colocation space, including virtual assets.

  • Guarantee that computing resources, power load, white space footprint and cooling capacity will be able to meet the workload demands of users and clients
  • Maximize existing resources and increase density
  • Compare actual consumption to plan and analyze growth over time
Forecasting
Conduct detailed planning of future business needs using reliable load and capacity displays with accurate prediction.
Forecasting
Conduct detailed planning of future business needs using reliable load and capacity displays with accurate prediction.

 

  • Compare capacity usage and requirements to estimate reliable need projections.
  • Variables used in calculations include:
    • Historical growth rates
    • Granular forecasts
    • Actual planned changes
    • Scenario planning
Manage Energy
Keep track of your energy usage and optimize it.
Manage Energy
Keep track of your energy usage and optimize it.

 

  • Reduce energy cost
  • Increase energy efficiency
  • Reduce carbon footprint
  • Comply with Green IT and similar regulations
  • Reduce overprovisioning of resources while guaranteeing safe operational conditions and tier level resilience
Avoid Stranded Capacity
Identifying, reclaiming and redirecting stranded capacity is one of the most economical ways to boost the data center’s output.
Avoid Stranded Capacity
Identifying, reclaiming and redirecting stranded capacity is one of the most economical ways to boost the data center’s output.

 

  • Identify unused capacities and potential capacity issues in the data center
  • Analyze actual capacity used to determine need for consolidation project or greenfield build
Manage Risk
Implement risk reduction procedures to reduce the threat of infrastructure downtime and failures.
Manage Risk
Implement risk reduction procedures to reduce the threat of infrastructure downtime and failures.

 

  • Proactive planning with tool-assisted maintenance of safe operating conditions
Populate, Defragment, Consolidate the Floor
Easily position equipment, such as switch cabinets and climate devices, in a room.
Populate, Defragment, Consolidate the Floor
Easily position equipment, such as switch cabinets and climate devices, in a room.

 

  • Set up greenfield sites
  • Consolidate resource for moves from legacy to greenfield or colocation
  • Maintain optimum operational environment conditions in white space areas

Major Benefits

Accelerated Planning
  • Consistent documentation and planning supported by auto-routing
  • Integrated workflow capabilities support the handling of network transformations and facilitate daily routine tasks
Increased Visibility
  • Full transparency across passive inside and outside plant resources
  • Improved efficiency in day-to-day operations supported by end-to-end signal tracing
Faster Impact Analysis
  • Reduced fault repair time resulting in greater customer satisfaction
  • Optimized costs and process times
  • Reduced OPEX
Optimized Utilization
  • Better management of infrastructure capacities and available resources
  • Reduction of CAPEX
Reporting & Analytics
  • Track key performance indicators (KPIs), including historical changes
  • Share meaningful status and performance data with users and clients
  • Powerful analytics features and graphical evaluations support better understanding of all capacity utilization and growth
  • Supply needed information to all types of users
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Colt
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As a startup established in 2016, DataVita aimed to carve out a niche in the competitive colocation and cloud services market by developing a robust data center infrastructure. With 4,000 square meters of colocation space across two interconnected buildings, redundant high voltage power, and diverse connectivity options, DataVita recognized the need for a cutting-edge data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tool to ensure reliable services and optimal performance.
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Understanding the Foundations of Capacity Optimization in Data Centers
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In the elaborate world of data center operations, capacity optimization stands as a pivotal concept that encompasses a broad spectrum of strategic, operational, and environmental considerations. This whitepaper aims to demystify the various aspects of capacity optimization, illustrating how it is crucial not only for enhancing performance metrics but also for achieving greater financial outcomes and environmental responsibility.
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