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Comprehensive Datacenter Monitoring
Presented by:Matt LanePresident, Geist Intelligent Facilities
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The PCE Family of Companies
Blow Molding
Injection Molding
Pipe & Profile Extrusion
Data Center Power Distribution & Environmental
Monitoring Computer Room
Environmental Monitoring
Design Services & Web-Enabling
Technologies
Monitoring and Management of Data Center Operations and
Infrastructure
The Budget Crunch
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Budget Cuts
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Work More (Overload) Reduce performance and expectations
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Improve processes Automate Increase efficiencies Prevent Downtime
Finding Success
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Source: Contingency Planning Research, a division of Eagle Rock Alliance
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
PowerOutage
WaterDamage
HardwareFailure
Earthquake Fire Hurricane BuildingOutage
CorruptData
28%27%
15%
11%9%
4% 4%2%
Leading Causes of Downtime
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*Source: IT Performance Engineering and Measurement Strategies
Industry hourly downtime costs*Brokerage Operations $6,450,000Energy 2,817,846Credit Card Sales Authorizations 2,600,000Telecommunications 2,066,245Manufacturing 1,610,654Financial Institutions 1,495,134
Employee productivity & moral Redirection of efforts towards recovery Reputation (lost sales – current & future)
The Effects of Downtime
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Reactive Proactive Sirens Strobes LED Local Annunciation
Predictive Intelligent
information collected via protocols
Remote and Local Annunciations
Correlate information Identify trends Integration
The Evolution of Monitoring
Added Sensing Remote and Local
Annunciations
Predictive Management and Monitoring
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Many disparate monitoring systems within every organization• Sensors & alarm monitoring• Power• Environmental• Security / Fire • Access control• Proprietary MFG systems
Convergence of IT & facilities• No single protocol
What and How to Monitor
The Current Issue
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Features To Look For• Monitor ALL aspects of the datacenter • Integration with disparate systems • Multi-protocol support (Vendor Neutral)• Alarm monitoring & logging• Historical trending and reporting• Custom views of all data• Predictive analysis tools• Elements of equipment control
What is Environet?A Comprehensive Management System
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Appliance and/or Software based solutions• Scalable to any facility small or large• Multi-layer drill down capabilities for large facilities or numerous locations
Vendor neutral protocols (inputs and/or outputs)• SNMP• Modbus• BACnet• LONworks• Hardwired I/O
A comprehensive management system• Web based (supports IP or Serial Comm)• Customizable drill-down graphical views • Alarm monitoring, logging, notification• Predictive analysis tools• Historical trending and reporting• Equipment control• Equipment maintenance schedules
What is Environet?Introducing Environet