FINAL WORD
The state of DCIM in the new normal ( Part 3 ):
Digitization and integration
This article is the third of three in a series . Don ’ t miss the first part titled , ‘ The Trends Reshaping Data Center Management ’, which you can view in May ’ s edition of Intelligent CIO North America , and the second part titled , ‘ Remote is King ’, which is featured in last month ’ s issue .
Without the proper tools that integrate and drive automation , the data center will fail to support the business and the business will , in turn , fail to compete . This is the view of Herman Chan , President , Sunbird Software , who outlines why organizations should consider integrating traditional IT and Data Center CMDBs to enable agility , innovation and business growth .
Digital Transformation has changed how nearly all modern businesses operate . According to IDC , 89 % of all organizations have either already adopted a digital-first business strategy or plan to do so .
The benefits of digitization include improved operational efficiency , faster time to market and an increased ability to meet customer expectations . The digitization of products and services will only continue to expand , and organizations must be highly focused on the data center – improving IT operations , service delivery and asset management – in order to continue to innovate and facilitate growth .
Data center teams must provide a solid foundation upon which businesses can extract value and insight from their data . However , modern data centers are highly complex and distributed , and data center teams often struggle with unintegrated management platforms that block them from accurately tracking and managing all their physical infrastructure , IT assets , software and applications .
Common pain points of unintegrated systems include :
• Disparate data sources that impede analytics and data-driven decision-making
• Information silos that lead to functional blockages that prevent each team from making the most informed decisions
• Security and compliance issues stemming from user permissions needing to be
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