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n Currently do this n Don’t do this & don’t plan to n Don’t do this but plan to
19% 43% 38%
This is based on their mission critical status and their profile characteristics. Given these differences within the sample, there are some clear indications of where current monitoring practices might act as a pointer to best practices in the future. Satisfaction with current monitoring procedures can be described at best as ‘subdued’. The research indicates that following suggested best practice guidelines will increase the likelihood of higher satisfaction and that the 20 percent of organisations which have already linked their monitoring, reporting and decision making process to some form of continuous improvement have
Linkage of Monitoring to Continuous Improvement Program (% organizations)
increased their satisfaction levels by doing so. What is perhaps most striking about the improvements required to these instrumentation functions is that they come almost entirely from organisations that are attempting to monitor and analyse on the basis of these outcomes. This indicates that the speed with which the requirements for actionable information and analysis has grown and changed has not been satisfied by the original technologies deployed. The monitoring and analysis process has not been ‘future proofed’.
demand and lower redundancy facilities. So which data centre variables are being monitored across this sample of ‘upper-quartile’ data centre owners and operators? Monitoring of energy consumption is virtually universal while more than 80 percent also monitor energy efficiency. Fewer than 40 percent monitor carbon emissions and 30 percent measure other energy variables, principally related to power quality. Four out of five organisations monitor temperature, humidity and cooling air flow. Fewer monitor cooling air pressure.
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centre workload, two key missed opportunities emerge from this data. The first ‘missed opportunity’ concerns what is monitored. The key requirements of energy consumption, temperature and humidity are well catered for and a further set related specifically to monitoring ‘efficiency’ and carbon emissions are growing in use as data centre monitoring and reporting requirements develop.
Fit for Purpose? It is evident from the research that different organisations and different data centres have different needs of monitoring, analysis and knowledge.
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About the Research The research findings presented in this article are based on interviews with 75 data centre owners and operators collectively responsible for almost 750 data centres (of 20 racks or larger). The sample includes representation from all relevant private and public industry sectors and of personnel from) facilities management, IT/networks/ applications management and engineering/support services within those organizations.
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