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Using real-time asset tracking, data centers can identify the exact location of any given asset at any given time. This can be extremely useful in ensuring that available resources are optimally utilized. For instance, understanding the current status and location of servers, racks, and other hardware can streamline maintenance operations and reduce downtime.

As data centers become increasingly decentralized, managing them remotely is now a must-have skill. Data center professionals need to maintain uptime, increase efficiency, and boost productivity across all their global sites without leaving their desk. While this might have once seemed near-impossible, with the right tools and processes, remotely managing your data center can be even better than physically being there.

Blockchain-generated smart contracts are transforming the way the world creates and settles agreements. Jonathan Huxtable and the team at LinkPool are using platformEDGE™ to connect these contracts with real-world data sources. In 2017, Google searches for the term Bitcoin peaked. It seemed like everyone was talking about cryptocurrencies. For Jonathan Huxtable, this surge in interest didn’t come as a surprise. In fact, he’d predicted it.

DCIM is not a static field, but rather a dynamic one that evolves with the changing needs and challenges of data center operations. In this article, we will explore the top 5 trends that are shaping the future of DCIM software and how they can benefit data center operators and users.

Long before a business addresses ‘who’ it will choose to deliver the benefits of colocation, it needs to understand ‘why’. This is especially important if that decision is being made in the context of a choice between edge architectures, or alternatives such as hyper-scale cloud. Typically, the main order of motivation is performance, cost and control.

As the adoption of confidential computing gains momentum, a question we often get asked is: why would I need confidential computing in my private data center? However, while it is true that confidential computing has often been associated with addressing security concerns in public cloud environments, its value proposition extends well beyond that.

Are data center managers reversing their cloud strategy? Cloud repatriation is the process of migrating applications, data, and workloads from a public cloud environment to on-premise infrastructure, and it’s becoming a popular data center trend. According to IDC, 70-80% of companies are repatriating at least some of their data each year.