Intelligent Data Centres Issue 29 | Page 17

DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS

THE STATE OF DCIM IN THE NEW NORMAL ( PART 3 ): DIGITISATION AND INTEGRATION

Without the proper tools that integrate and drive automation , the data centre 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 organisations should consider integrating traditional IT and Data Centre CMDBs to enable agility , innovation and business growth .

Digital Transformation has changed how nearly all modern businesses operate . According to IDC , 89 % of all organisations have either already adopted a digital-first business strategy or plan to do so .

This article is the third of three in a series . Don ’ t miss the first part titled , ‘ The Trends Reshaping Data Centre Management ’, which you can read in the May edition of Intelligent Data Centres , and the second part titled , ‘ Remote is King ’, which is featured in last month ’ s issue .
The benefits of digitisation include improved operational efficiency , faster time to market and an increased ability to meet customer expectations . The digitisation of products and services will only continue to expand and organisations must be highly focused on the data centre – improving IT operations , service delivery and asset management – in order to continue to innovate and facilitate growth .
Data centre teams must provide a solid foundation upon which businesses can extract value and insight from their data . www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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