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Bring your data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software to a new level of resilience, security, and sustainability. EcoStruxure IT software redefines hybrid IT infrastructure management.

What Is DCIM?

DCIM stands for data centre infrastructure management. DCIM software monitors, measures, and manages data centres, covering IT equipment and supporting infrastructure such as power and cooling systems. It is intended to help managers achieve maximum energy efficiency and to help prevent equipment problems that lead to downtime.

 

DCIM 3.0 Trend challenges are to make the hybrid environment

  • Resilient: Hybrid IT environments make it more challenging to maintain resilience.
  • Secure: Managing at scale and security are top concerns for distributed IT environments.
  • Sustainable: Data centre operators are increasingly under pressure to deliver more sustainable operations.

DCIM monitoring value calculator:

Estimate the potential value of DCIM monitoring and alarming for distributed IT. The calculator provides an easy-to-use framework for understanding the potential value of software by calculating ROI (or paycheck period) based on your inputs.

 

What is EcoStruxure IT

EcoStruxure IT software and software services

APC’s vendor-neutral data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) solution enables resilient, secure, and sustainable IT data centres. It offers business continuity with secure monitoring, management, planning, and modelling from a single IT rack to hyper-scale IT, on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Software services help implement the value of EcoStruxure IT solutions to drive business growth and achieve desired results.

 

EcoStuxure IT – Modernised comprehensive, vendor-neutral DCIM

A complete vendor-neutral DCIM solution with flexibility from a single IT rack to hyper-scale IT, on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge.

Key benefits:

  • Visibility: Global visibility across the hybrid ecosystem – from anywhere – with one tap access right from a smartphone.
  • Information: Device information smart alarms and monitoring of ll devices regardless of vendor, by your team, APC experts, or your preferred partner.
  • Prediction: Foresight into potential risks by leveraging global benchmarks and analytics in the EcoStruxure data lake.
  • Convenience: Ease of deployment through a convenient subscription model for any size environment.

Capabilities of the comprehensive EcoStruxure IT portfolio:

EcoStruxure IT addresses the challenges of DCIM 3.0 to enable resilient, secure, and sustainable data centre and hybrid IT environments with a full suite of software and services capabilities.

  • Monitoring and management: Reduce OpEx and downtime while gaining instant visibility into your complex, hybrid IT infrastructure in the cloud or on-premises.
  • Environmental and security: Increase resiliency and monitoring through physical security offerings with a wide array of intelligent sensors, camera clip captures, configurable alerts, and robust management solutions.
  • Planning and modelling: Design for the future by gaining full insights into your data centre or colocation infrastructure – from the big picture to individual devices.
  • Software services and custom solutions: Get it right the first time – simplify your deployment with our proven set of standardised software services or custom tailor or solutions for you.

EcoStruxure IT portfolio: A comprehensive and tested DCIM 3.0 solution

Bring your IT infrastructure to a new level of resilience, security, and sustainability with EcoStruxure IT software solutions. Gain operational excellence and ensure business continuity by enabling secure monitoring, management, planning, and modeling. Software services help implement, utilize, and maximize the value of EcoStruxure IT solutions, driving business growth and achieving desired outcomes.

Monitoring and management

IT Expert

Cloud-based monitoring and protection of critical equipment. Providing 24/7 visibility through live data, alarming, and insights on the health of your assets to mitigate security and failure risks.

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Data Centre Expert

On-premises monitoring and protection of critical equipment. Providing 4/7 visibility through live data, alarming, and insights on the health of your assets to mitigate security and failure.

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Network Management Cards

Secure remote monitoring and visibility for your connected power and cooling devices.

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EcoStruxure IT SmartConnect

Cloud-enabled APC Smart-UPS via a SmartConnect ethernet port providing remote power monitoring, email notifications and firmware upgrades.

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Environmental and security

NetBotz solutions

The most comprehensive solution for IT security and environmental monitoring to keep your assets protected against threats. Leverage EcoStruxure IT software integration for easy deployment, standardisation, mass configuration, and “single pane of glass” management of the connected equipment.

Planning and modelling

IT Advisor

On-premises and cloud-based software solutions for planning, modelling, and optimisation are simpler and more efficient with full insights into your data centre or colocation infrastructure through assets tracking, risk management, capacity optimisation, and integrations with third-party systems, eliminating dependency on complex spreadsheets.

Business continuity

PowerChute Network Shutdown

Protect data integrity and reduce system downtime with network-based, graceful, unattended shutdown and restarting your physical and virtual infrastructure.

PowerChute Serial Shutdown

Keep your critical home, office, or small and medium businesses protected and prepared for unexpected power disturbances, with graceful system shutdown and energy management capabilities.

 

 

Empowering Sustainability

How EcoStruxure IT can help

CIOs face increasing challenges when it comes to sustainability efforts. Although companies are being tasked with ESG initiatives, CIOs often don’t have the data or resources they need to set and measure goals.

CIOs need:

  • Digitisation and data tracking that is easy to use
  • Expert advice and recommendations
  • Positive ROI on sustainability tools

 

EcoStruxure IT solutions by Schneider Electric can help

EcoStruxure IT, Schneider Electric’s suite of DCIM solutions, unlocks the ability to: