Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2015 siemens.com Delivering results with Datacenter Clarity LC TM Philippe Heim | Boston, September 9th, 2015
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Delivering results withDatacenter Clarity LCTM
Philippe Heim | Boston, September 9th, 2015
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Intro movie
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Table of contents
1 Challenges
2 Integrated DCIM – solution overview
3 Feature landscape and license model
4 Results of Clarity LC
5 Roadmap, outlook
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Divided data center operations
Facility/Real Estate• Custom
vs. Industrial• First cost vs. TCO• Power and Cooling• Location• Aging Facilities• Regulations• Flexibility
IT• Information
Explosion• IT Complexity• Cloud• Converged infrastructure• Virtualization• High density• Unified Communications
Business• Globalization• M&A• IoT
• Economy• Competition• Growth Strategy
Operations• Increase process efficiency• Accommodate rapid change• Increase IT service revenue
• Ensure maximum uptime• Reduce carbon footprint• Improve energy efficiency
IntegratedDCIM
“DCIM helps to build a strong culture, collaboration and support among all members!”
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Trend implications on data center operationsHow DCIM can help customers
Issues in power, space, cooling, and uptime impede innovation
…consequences to the business31% 30% 27% 26%
Delay inapplicationrollouts
Disrupted ability toprovide service tocustomers
Forced to spendunplannedOPEX budget
Need to roll backan applicationdeployment
84%of datacenters had issues with power, spaceand cooling capacity, assets, and uptime thatnegatively impacted business operations
Content adopted from: IDC Global DCIM Survey, 2012
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Possibilities to improve data center operationsHow DCIM can help customer
Three Commonly-Cited Reasons things go wrong in the datacenter
Inconsistent datacenter information of datacenters do nothave a standard set ofmanagement tools
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Inconsistent datacenter maturity of datacenter managersconsider their data-centers to be inefficient oronly moderately efficient
57%3
Businesses have datacenters with varying maturity levels
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Divided datacenter operations of enterprises have ITand facilities living inseparate organizations
58%2
Responsibility for a wide range of operations is splitbetween IT, facilities, and other groups
Content adopted from: IDC Global DCIM Survey, 2012
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Data centers – factories of the 21st centuryTransforming the process of innovation through technology
§ Factory process automation as a key common factor§ Years of Expertise transforming the process of innovation
Industry revolution 4.0
-19B smart devices- 8 zettabyte data storage- $200M cloud-services- 40% internet user (penetration)
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Table of contents
1 Challenges
2 Integrated DCIM – solution overview
3 Feature landscape and license model
4 Results of Clarity LC
5 Roadmap, outlook
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Integrated data center management – holistic viewBMS – DCIM - ITSM
Fire safety and securityFire safety and security
Energy & PowermanagementEnergy & Powermanagement
Condition supervision andcontrolCondition supervision andcontrol
Cooling (HVAC)Cooling (HVAC)
Control and monitor facilityinfrastructureControl and monitor facilityinfrastructure
IT load and applicationmanagementIT load and applicationmanagement
Control and monitor IT applications and services
Manage and monitordata center infrastructure
Control and monitordata center facility infrastructure
Power monitoringPower monitoring
CFD and real time heatmapCFD and real time heatmap
Workflow managementWorkflow management
IT/FM asset managementIT/FM asset management
Manage and monitordata center infrastructureManage and monitordata center infrastructure
IT network managementIT network management
Visualizations 3D, 4DVisualizations 3D, 4D Visualization, real 3D, 4DVisualization, real 3D, 4D
Monitoring Server PowerMonitoring Server PowerAlarms, alerts andnotificationsAlarms, alerts andnotifications
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Table of contents
1 Challenges
2 Integrated DCIM – solution overview
3 Feature landscape and license model
4 Results of Clarity LC
5 Roadmap, outlook
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Datacenter Clarity LCDC suite landscape, user based and modular model (need based add-ons)
PowerManagement
InfrastructureLifecycleManagement
Dashboardfor KeyPerformanceIndicators
Network CableManagement
Workflow &Work OrderManagement
High-DefinitionAssetVisualization
DocumentManagement &Reporting
3rd PartyIntegrations
Real-TimeMoni-toring &Historian withAlarms andNotifications
ComputationalFluid Dynamics(CFD)
Real-time HeatMap &Hot spots
API, OpenInterface, WebServices,and ProtocolSupport
# User # Data point’
ü “Siemens license model allows us to ‘pay as we grow’”
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Table of contents
1 Challenges
2 Integrated DCIM – solution overview
3 Feature landscape and license model
4 Results of Clarity LC
5 Roadmap, outlook
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Datacenter Clarity LC – dashboardHow can I plan capacity and run forecast scenarios?
Lack of visibility for key-drivers,power / cooling / u-space / floorspace.
Single pane of glass,monitor trends to forecastcapacity. Get the factsand figures at yourfingertips.
Reduce overall costs duefull visibility and capacityplanning.→ increase IT revenuewith same staff
Reduce time, due to realtime values reported in aDashboard. Fasterdecisions based on facts.
ü Plan your capacities based on facts and figures!
Challenge Benefit
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Datacenter Clarity LC – asset managementHow long would it take me to find a server?
Lack of transparency about mygrey room and white spaceassets.
Improve global efficiencyand collaboration→ increase IT revenuewith same staff.
Reduce overall costs dueto non value addedactivities→ increase IT revenuewith same staff
Reduce wasted timelooking for information→ increase IT revenuewith same staff
ü 40% to 60% reduction of time searching for assets!
Challenge Benefit
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Datacenter Clarity LC – network management - web clientHow can my network team add connections on the fly?
Dependency on thick clients anddesktop to operate the DCIMSystem on the fly.
Web client is cross-browser and cross-devicecompatible (includingtablets), with no local footprint.
Reduce overall costs dueto non value addedactivities→ increase IT revenuewith same staff
Reduce time, due toadding connections onthe fly.→ increase IT revenuewith same staff
ü Be faster, thanks to an intuitive web client!
Challenge Benefit
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Datacenter Clarity LC – workflowHow can I know if the server exchange was done?
Lack of transparency and tools toaddress multiple teams forexecution.
Improve deliverablesquality and consistency.
Enable project decisionsbased on up-to-dateinformation andavoid overruns.
Reduce wasted timesearching and compilinginformation for projectexecution.
ü Project cost savings and IT service revenue increase
Challenge Benefit
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Datacenter Clarity LC – alarm managementHow can I ensure operation is pro-active for alarms?
Having unreliable alarms orseeking them or even guessing.Sometimes physical inspectionon site.
Avoid damages ordowntime, due to pre-warnings and alarms.
Reduce OpEx due to apro-active alarm handling.
Reduce time, due tomonitoring all alarms andrun pro-active scenarios.
ü Avoid downtime, due to pro-active operation!
Challenge Benefit
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Datacenter Clarity LC – heatmapHow can I save energy and ensure enough cooling?
Unable to detect hot spots andsee cold air volume. What ifscenarios can’t be performed.
Visualization of hot spotsperformed in a heat mapor Computational FluidDynamics (CFD)simulation.
Safe money, by using coldair where it should be.Avoid OpEx due tooverheated and damagedassets.
Reduce wasted timecaused by unnecessaryasset replacements.
ü What if planning, based on CFD calculation!
Challenge Benefit
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Additional value DCIM brings in pre-operationMake small steps to ensure success
Design and build Operation
Establishingan accurateasset inventory andprovide real time visibility
Alarming and notifying inreal-time using previousasset behavior knowledgeto control and optimizeutilization
Developing an accuratebaseline using currentstate and utilization forcapacity planning andforecasting
Using the rich set ofexisting data from design
Using DCIM to plan andoptimize the transition fromdesign phase to operations
Establish your baseline Optimize and controlyour baseline
Manage your baseline
Construct andInstrument
BMS EPMS
Hand over AssetDB ITSM Operate IT
Design
OperateFacility
Maintain
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Table of contents
1 Challenges
2 Integrated DCIM – solution overview
3 Feature landscape and license model
4 License model
5 Roadmap, outlook
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Summary
Benefits of Datacenter Clarity LC for data centers• Competitive advantage to deliver the expected service• Streamlined operations minimizing re-work & SPOF• Capacities can be planed and forecasted• Maximize effective utilization of existing infrastructure• Improved asset life cycle and longevity• Safe virtualization projects with clear impacts insight• Minimize risk of downtime with accurate information
Optimized operations, smarter decisions,higher flexibility, future-proof architecture
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Datacenter Clarity LCQ & A
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More InformationSiemens DCIM website
► Link to Internet www.siemens.com/dcim
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Philippe HeimGlobal Portfolio Manager DCIMSiemens Building Technologies
Gubelstrasse 226301 Zug, Switzerland
Phone: +41 41 724 40 32Mobile: +41 79 924 13 37
E-mail:[email protected]
ContactThank you for your attention
Solutions for data centers.
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Datacenter Clarity LCA practical example based on an Atos Datacenter, UK