2. Key market drivers Global Market Trends Data Center Specific Drivers Digitalization driving demand Business critical to “Life Critical” Cloud computing Need to cut CO2 emissions to avoid climate change New economies driving demand Flexibility & Modularity Green data center Match IT to business needs Management Density
10. Data Center Manager Needs D2-L2 Collaborative System Architecture Data Center Manager Building Security IT Room Power Needs access to all of the Interdependent systems that have effect on availability and efficiency
11. Data center “ Making the Connections” Rack Row Room Building
Global trends Because of these trends – data center are becoming more dense, need to match business needs, and need for active management of the data center.
Our industry is biased in our thinking, in that we have a tendency to define a data center to be the space where the Servers and Storage devices reside … but there’s much more to it …
Electrical, mechanical, security, communications
Racks were hot in 2005 “ 10% of all racks are already too hot and fail to meet industry standards for maximum IT reliability and performance.” (Uptime Institute) This percentage is likely to grow as many sites power densities continue to grow. Virtualization is forcing more processing power out of a smaller space, causing hot spots (Forrester 2008) Fewer servers in the rack but they are more fully utilized. They are drawing more power and generating more heat causing power gaps and hot spots. Need to monitor at rack level is more important because of variance within single rack. “ For every 15 degrees over 75 degrees your equipment is subjected to, its lifetime is cut in half” (Uptime Institute) Technology exists for manufacturers to validate operating condition compliance IPMI, leak sensors, etc? Particle Sensor Example: An IT department at an end user was having issues with failing servers. The server manufacturer responded that the customer had a suboptimal environment for the servers with too much dust. This dust was getting sucked into the servers and clogging them – causing them to fail. The customer was able to leverage a particle sensor to verify that their servers were not failing because of excessive dust. This allowed them to get their servers replaced under warranty, free of charge.
Power consumption has increased 10X over the past 10 years* (Cisco 2008) VOIP, Network Convergence There is significantly more equipment in the network closet vs. 10 years ago. Monitoring is key for business critical network closets 97% of all IT spaces are network closets and server rooms Over 2.2 M in NAM alone (IDC 2006) VOIP is growing at 26% annually (IDC); $2.2B market in 2008 Companies are realizing the criticality of IT spaces (Forrester 2008) 42% percent of IT managers said business continuity and disaster recovery are very important, up from 33 percent from last year.
Security is a top issue with customers 76% of security decision makers expect to either maintain or increase their IT security budget for 2009 (Forrester 2008) Security makes up 10 percent of overall IT operating budgets in 2008, up from 8 percent last year. Over 60% of downtime is caused by human error (Uptime Institute) Cost of downtime increased 3X in last 10 years (Wall Street Journal 2008) Amazon estimates $30K a minute in lost revenue Downtime is a KPI and the associated costs are dramatic Stringent Access control procedures are enforced in Data Centers Healthcare customer only allows IT personnel in Data Center when it is physically necessary Co-location customer requires IT personnel to wear a color coded shirt when performing work on one of the redundant lines Regulatory Compliance forces a focus on security
Potential Call to action for Image quality to test drive -> compare a NetBotz Camera Pod and Pelco IP Camera Resolution in low(0.2 LUX – IP110, SD4-N) versus the NetBotz camera pod which is rated at 15 LUX Image Quality – Depth of field, richness of color
Simultaneous management & configuration of multiple appliances Data warehouse for sensor readings, pictures and alerts View information from multiple appliances simultaneously Graphing and reporting for historical analysis Mass configuration capabilities Accessible from anywhere via secure connection (SSL) For larger deployments, InfraStruXure Central is a centrally located server that is the “brains” that ties the entire solution together. It communicates, configures, manages, archives, and provides trend analysis on data coming from hundreds of NetBotz appliances distributed across an enterprise. This server-based system allows you to access, control, and configure the scalable NetBotz system using a simple, intuitive interface. This powerful data warehouse stores long term sensor readings, pictures, and alerts. A benefit of the consolidated sensory data is that long term graphing and reporting across all the appliances in your network is available at your fingertips, providing at-a-glance historical data about your network. It is also SSL encryped, ensuring your confidential network information is available only to those with reason to view it.
However, we understand that cross pollenization of the systems ill yield greater efficiency and added value. For example the Data center manager may ant to kno ho much fuel is in the generator if there is an outage. The facility manager may ant to know if there is going to be a large install of IT equipment that may stress the building chiller. Alternatively, if there is a mass virtualization project, a facility manager may ant to take a chiller offline.
Ecostruxure is the solution that brings you the interconnected solution
At Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management We are a leader in each of these domains. With very robust solutions. There ill be interoperability of these systems but each one should continue to survive Example is specializerd doctors – eye doc, brain doc, dentist.
InfraStruXure Central enables an efficient way for organizations to monitor their company-wide multi-vendor physical infrastructure: power, cooling, security, and environment. Real-time monitoring, user-defined reports and graphs, and instant fault notification and escalation enable quick assessment and resolution of critical infrastructure events that can adversely affect IT system availability. This centralized repository of critical information can be accessed by multiple users from anywhere on the network, creating a consolidated view of the physical infrastructure. The platforms can grow with changing business needs through additional device licenses and add-on surveillance, capacity management and change management modules. Whether located in a data center, remote office, or campus environment, InfraStruXure Central and the APC power, cooling, environmental, and security devices combine to provide a comprehensive management solution. With InfraStruXure Central power readings, environmental readings and camera images from any site on your network are tied in together into a common management platform. Images and alerts from around the company can be instantly viewed and managed, trends analyzed, and problems averted, providing unparalleled physical threat management. The ISX Central platform has been scaled to increase the maximum node count and at the same time a new, low cost platform: InfraStruXure Central Basic is introduced, which matches the InfraStruXure Manager entry price point and will be replacing it. The platforms supports the following add-on modules: InfraStruXure Central Enterprise: scales to 4025 device nodes Surveillance: monitors up to 250 camera devices Capacity Manager: supports up to 200 racks Change Manager: supports up to 8000 IT assets InfraStruXure Central Standard: scales to 2025 device nodes Surveillance: monitors up to 125 camera devices Capacity Manager: supports up to 100 racks Change Manager: supports up to 5000 IT assets InfraStruXure Central Basic scales to a maximum of 525 device nodes Surveillance: monitors up to 15 camera devices Capacity Manager: supports up to 20 racks Change Manager: supports up to 1000 IT assets
This is the key – making data collection fast and easy at the right points. Standardizing protocols.
Alarming and notification Status Reporting and analysis Configuration Inventory management Control