Alleviating Automation Anxiety

While science-fiction blockbusters have long warned against the perils of intelligent systems through accounts of rogue robots running amok, data centres are the last place you would expect to encounter a mistrust of machines.

And yet, even in an industry charged with maintaining technology’s march and providing the infrastructure for all that is innovative, there exists reticence in fully embracing automation.

Traditional methods of working and – often bad – human habits are hard to override and a reliance on manual or disparate recording processes can quickly equate to inaccurate documentation and redundant cables littering cabinets, overhead trays and underfloor channels.

In turn, network maintenance becomes a labour-intensive, error-prone exercise and poses a very real risk to operational efficiency, leading to unnecessary downtime and – ultimately – lost revenue.

So why does there remain trepidation when it comes to letting computing systems take care of a data centre’s “heavy lifting”; the cataloguing, mapping and monitoring of all IT assets down to the last port and the problem solving and planning needed to ensure optimisation?

The answer, in the main, is down to the historic performance of an array of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions that have failed to live up to their definition and deliver. Expensive and ineffective forays along an automation path in the past have led to widespread distrust in data centre circles.

XpedITe, however, is ready to challenge perceptions and restore reputations.

XpedITe integrates the IT infrastructure with the data centre facilities to provide real-time visibility of all physical components within a network. Acting as the all-seeing-eye, the solution detects any form of operational disruption and manages the required response through the generation of high-fidelity work orders. 

A next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management system, the hi-tech tool brings an intelligent and informed approach to automation.

XpedITe integrates with existing company processes and building management systems to provide real-time visibility of all physical components within a network. Acting as an all-seeing-eye, the solution detects any form of operational disruption and manages the required response through the generation of high-fidelity work orders.

It eliminates manual errors, assists in the provisioning of new equipment and orchestrates and optimises network operations as they evolve.

There is nothing to fear from entrusting XpedITe’s automation algorithms, only efficiencies to be gained. Developed and delivered as a managed service by automated infrastructure specialist RiT Tech, it is a DCIM solution with a proven pedigree and exemplary track record.