In an incredibly populated data center market, competition and demand for effective services are at their highest.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber security concerns and increasing government regulations, the Australian data center market is projected to register a CAGR of approximately 4.5% during 2021 to 2026.
Australian businesses in particular are increasing their cloud computing needs and increasingly relying on real-time data, with local and global providers deploying and building data centers across the country at rapid speed.
The digitalization of the data center
“With increasing demand for hyperscale data centers and colocation facilities, competition is intensifying within market players. Data Center operators need to be ahead in technology to maximize the effectiveness and profitability of their operations. facility, without compromising reliability ”said Gavin Swadling, National Sales Manager, Eaton Electrical ANZ, Power Quality division.
At the same time, businesses are looking to data centers to provide more transparency in how their assets are managed off -site.
Eaton’s Visual Capacity Optimization Manager (VCOM) is set to give data center operators the ability to monitor and manage the power and thermal efficiency of their facilities. It also allows operators to display separate and unique data that only applies to each tenant.
Real time data allows enterprise IT and OT managers to track and manage the power and thermal data of their assets, as well as heat map around their rack space. Data transparency allows IT and OT managers to manage their assets and rack up space utilization and efficiency, opening up opportunities for future improvement.
A key feature of VCOM is the hallmark 3D visualization capabilities. View 3D rendering at all levels of the data center as well as across the enterprise (power, space, environment, IT networking, virtualization) and identify problems for a wide range of IT assets including physical servers, VMs host, guest VM, switches, PDU racks, UPS and large facility equipment.
This essential tool for data center operators and IT managers is part of Eaton’s Brightlayer Data Center range of offerings, enabling customers to optimize how data is used, stored and distributed. their power through data and insights from secure, connected, and smart assets.
Versatility and adaptability are important considerations when choosing the right software. Eaton’s VCOM can integrate seamlessly with third-party ITSM platforms, including BMC Remedy and ServiceNow.
The unique data signatures that enable customers ’software operations are trademark features of VCOM, as well as the previously mentioned comprehensive power management systems that help alleviate pressure on data centers through sustainability.
As technology advances, so does Eaton, which is why their data center solutions are at the forefront of innovation.
At VCOM and the Brightlayer Data Center Suite, they take more than 100 years of industry expertise and build the foundation for using data to provide power insights that matter to businesses. Their technology provides a holistic view of all areas of concern and puts businesses in the best positions possible.
“You get the unique ability to not only easily track usage, reliability, capacity and more, but also the advantage of faster response to address any associated concerns,” Swadling said.
Talk to Eaton today to ask about how VCOM and Brightlayer can help your data center grow.
Eaton.com/au/vcom
A full list of VCOM Features include:
- Virtualization and monitoring
- Asset management
- Capacity planning
- Environmental monitoring
- Change/workflow management
- Multitenancy
Temperature data from the entire data center can be used to create a temperature cloud map that identifies hot spots and extreme cooling.
Rack view in 3D rendering.
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