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To manage today’s complex and distributed data center environments, data center professionals need more than spreadsheets, static diagrams, and siloed monitoring tools. They need a real-time and interactive view of their infrastructure, a data center digital twin. Modern Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software makes this possible. Far beyond basic monitoring or asset tracking, DCIM software delivers a true digital twin.

For those deep in the day-to-day operations of a data center, the value of a modern Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution is often clear. It helps improve capacity planning, uptime, energy efficiency, and the productivity of people. Data center professionals understand this, and most would love to have DCIM software that simplifies their jobs and helps them deliver better results. But for leadership who controls the budget, the benefits of DCIM software aren’t always so obvious.

As businesses grow, the complexity of managing both physical and virtual assets across owned and leased data centers has become increasingly challenging. Traditionally, IT and Operational Technology (OT) teams have worked with siloed tools to manage their respective domains. On one hand, Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) systems have focused on managing critical infrastructure like power, cooling, and in-rack devices.