42U Datacenter Trends: Using Performance Tools to Mitigate Datacenter Challenges

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Datacenter Trends: April 2007

Measuring data center performance is a vital component of any management process. Ensuring network and system availability 99.999% is an expectation that internal customers have come
to require. There are several tools available that can help data center managers measure performance, proactively identify
and mitigate potential issues, and improve the overall organizational bottom line.

Track and Assess Equipment Availability
• Monitoring solutions provide real-time feedback, valuable historical reports, alert information, and logs about critical systems that allow administrators to identify trends and adapt practices accordingly.

Assess Availability/Reliability of Critical Facilities
• Remote management solutions provide BIOS-level access to mission-critical equipment and offer visibility to daily operations and occurrences through comprehensive audit logging and reporting tools.

Measure Data Center Energy Consumption
• Industry metrics, third-party tools, equipment audits, and application-specific data can be used to evaluate energy consumption. Adapting power usage can improve efficiency
and overall power consumption.

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