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THE MODERN DATA CENTRE SOLUTION PROVIDER A L S O N E E D S TO C O N S I D E R T H E E N E RGY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF THE DATA CENTRE.
only due to their higher, hotter and denser loads, but also due to virtualisation as their loads are also rapidly shifting. This trend means that data centre solution providers can add value by offering updated DCPI solutions such as modular data centre pods for rapid expansion, containment cooling, data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) and dynamic cooling software that easily links with virtualisation engines to coordinate DCPI with the dynamic IT loads.
Efficient data centres The modern data centre solution provider also needs to consider the energy management and operational efficiency of the data centre. For companies that are supplying cloud and co-location options, their data centre facilities and network infrastructure need to be highly available, efficient and secure in order to compete in the increasingly crowded market of such services. For the data centre solution provider, this means that the importance of energy management and DCIM has been elevated as a way of setting data centre providers apart. However, to support big
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data delivery, it is not just the data centre that needs to be efficient and highly available, it is also the related network infrastructure. Data centre solution providers can help co-location organisations to build out edge points of presence to support big data and cloud computing, while helping telecommunications providers to modernise their hubs to support mobile broadband.
So what do these examples show data centre solution providers? In order to make the most of the big data trend, the data centre solution provider must become the big data infrastructure partner and advisor and help co-location providers to build out and reliably operate their infrastructure, while also helping more traditional enterprises to transition into the new era. With this approach, the data centre solution provider can help the modern tech or co-location provider to reach their goals while leveraging the big data trend for its many organisational benefits. Schneider Electric IT Business www.apc.com
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