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Data center cable management
is often considered a problem
reserved for network engineering
teams, but bad cable design can wreak
havoc across your entire enterprise.
“Spaghetti” cabinets and other
symptoms of ill-considered cabling
make it more difficult to complete
equipment installations, troubleshooting,
and maintenance. They can create an
unsafe operating environment for your
equipment by restricting airflow to racks,
trapping dust, keeping cables warm, and
making it impossible to understand at a
glance how your devices are connected.
Bad cable management practices
can even hinder modern data center
environments from adapting to new
technologies like IoT and big data,
provisioning IT resources on demand
to support business innovation, and
utilizing data center capacity to
promote scalability, efficiency, and
cost effectiveness.
More organizations are recognizing the
importance of good cable management
for modern data centers. As a result,
they are investing time and resources
in the planning and implementation of
their network infrastructure. Yet, despite
improvements to cable design and
installation, many still struggle to instill good
data center cable management behaviors
across their environments. What they need
is a data center tool that can decrease the
complexity of cable management.
That’s where Data Center Infrastructure
Management (DCIM) software can make a
difference. In this eBook, we’ve compiled
seven best practices for good data center
cable management alongside real-world
tips from our experts and examples of
how DCIM software can help you achieve
them in your own environment. ◊
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