Management Software

As the complexities of availability, server consolidation, virtualization and energy management becomes a key consideration for data centers, organizations are increasingly looking for more intelligent physical infrastructure management systems. A typical data center today might use one or more types of management systems to facilitate operational and energy efficiency, including enterprise management systems and building management systems. These systems have historically worked independently of each other, with a complete separation of IT and facilities information. A third, emerging type of management system is the data center physical infrastructure management (DCPIM™) system, marking the convergence of traditional facility responsibility with that of the IT department within an organization.

While each of these systems offers significant benefits on its own, integrating information between the three systems can provide holistic management of the entire data center ecosystem, offering greater overview and more efficient use of available energy. APC pioneers a paradigm shift in the data center from reactive to proactive management, through an integrated suite of software applications sharing a centralized database, enabling design, real-time monitoring, inventory management and planning through predictive simulation – using one holistic management platform.