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RiT Tech and RAH Infotech join forces to deliver intelligent infrastructure management to India’s data centers

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:17:59 GMT

New Delhi, India - February 18, 2026 - RiT Tech, a pioneering leader in infrastructure management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with RAH Infotech, India’s leading value-added distributor for cybersecurity, cloud, and digital infrastructure solutions. The collaboration aims to introduce RiT Tech’s flagship platform, XpedITe, to the Indian market, empowering enterprises, colocation operators, and government data centers to achieve greater efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. India’s data center market is witnessing exponential growth, driven by the rapid expansion of cloud computing, AI adoption, and digital transformation initiatives. This collaboration comes at a pivotal time when enterprises are seeking unified, automated, and intelligent infrastructure management to optimize performance, ensure uptime, and align with sustainability goals.

XpedITe by RiT Tech is an advanced Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) platform that unifies data from IT, facilities, and networks to deliver real-time visibility and predictive insights. It supports AI-driven capacity planning, sustainability dashboards, automated IMAC (Install, Move, Add, Change) processes, and cross-layer integration, making it a complete orchestration tool for modern data centers.

“As India evolves into a global data hub, the need for intelligent, integrated, and sustainable data center operations has never been greater,” said Mr. Ashok Kumar, Founder & Managing Director at RAH Infotech . “Our partnership with RiT Tech marks a major milestone in bridging the operational silos between IT and infrastructure. XpedITe’s unified platform will enable Indian enterprises to move from reactive management to predictive, data-driven decision-making. With our strong channel network and local expertise, we are well-positioned to help customers adopt the next generation of infrastructure intelligence.”

“India represents one of the fastest-growing data center markets globally, and we are excited to partner with RAH Infotech to deliver our XpedITe platform to this dynamic ecosystem,” said Assaf Skolnik, CEO at RiT Tech . “RAH Infotech’s deep market presence and technical expertise make them an ideal partner to drive our vision of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management in India. Together, we aim to empower organizations with real-time visibility, automation, and actionable insights that improve operational efficiency, sustainability, and scalability.”

Through this partnership, RAH Infotech will serve as RiT Tech’s official distributor and implementation partner in India. The collaboration will focus on partner enablement, with RAH Infotech training its extensive network of system integrators and resellers to deploy and support RiT Tech’s solutions.

About RAH Infotech

RAH Infotech is India’s leading value-added technology distributor and solutions provider. Headquartered in New Delhi, RAH Infotech has been providing world-class IT solutions since 2005 to a large number of channel partners and enterprises in India & SAARC regions. Our rich portfolio includes a wide range of best-of-breed solutions to address requirements across Security, Data, Network, Application, Storage, and beyond.

As a top-tier technology enabler, we manage the entire value chain of data management requirements of enterprises and protect their digital assets. We partner with the finest global technology firms to develop customized IT solutions in the area of cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing, data management and application management for various industry verticals. Please visit our official website: http://www.rahinfotech.com/

RiT Tech welcomes David Guedes as Executive Regional Business Development Director for Europe

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:40:03 GMT

As RiT Tech continues to expand globally, we are pleased to announce the appointment of David Guedes as Executive Regional Business Development Director - a strategic move that aligns with our commitment to growth and boosts our go-to-market team across EMEA and the US.

A well respected expert, David brings over two decades of experience in technical solution development and strategic sales within the data center environment. Throughout his career, David has gained a credible understanding of the operational, commercial and sustainability priorities that are shaping the future of data center infrastructure and operations management.

“Joining RiT Tech is an exciting next step. The direction of the company perfectly aligns where I see the industry heading,” said David. “There is a real need for products and platforms that go beyond infrastructure monitoring. It is clear the future is universal and intelligent infrastructure management (UIIM). Operators are looking for tools that bring together observability, automation and operational control in one place.”

An electrical engineer by background, David has led go-to-market strategies for both startups and multinationals. He co-founded the Portuguese Data Centre Association and was named one of the top 100 UK Sales Directors.

“What stood out to me at RiT Tech was not just the product, XpedITe, it was the team and the mindset,” he added. “There is a culture of collaboration and long-term thinking here, which is rare. UIIM is a philosophy that helps clients move from reactive management to intelligent operations.”

David sees significant opportunity in helping organisations address the complexities of hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure, meet growing sustainability targets, and adopt intelligent automation. With regulation and scale becoming more complex, his focus will be on helping clients gain visibility, control and confidence across their infrastructure environments.

Assaf Skolnik, CEO of RiT Tech, commented:

“David’s appointment is a significant milestone for RiT Tech in Europe. He brings a rare combination of deep technical understanding, strategic commercial leadership, and industry credibility. As data center environments become more complex and more regulated, our customers need clarity, intelligence, and confidence in how they operate their infrastructure. David will play a key role in helping our customers realise the full value of the XpedITe platform and advance their journey toward truly intelligent infrastructure.”

David’s appointment supports RiT Tech’s ongoing mission to enduring digital infrastructure that thinks ahead, creating value through operational agility, intelligent automation and regulatory alignment.

XpedITe TenantBridge: A breakthrough in financial sector colocation visibility

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:39:03 GMT

An organization referred to here as GlobalFinance, a leading force in the financial sector, faced a persistent operational gap due to limited, real-time visibility into its data center environment. Without granular insight into power usage and environmental conditions, operational teams faced major risk planning, capacity forecasting, and incident resolution constraints. It became clear that closing this gap would greatly reduce risk, improve efficiency, and maintain a competitive edge, particularly in an industry where uptime and compliance are non-negotiable.

As detailed in our latest white paper , RiT Tech partnered with Equinix to implement XpedITe TenantBridge—part of our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework that unifies operational data from colocation providers and their tenants. This was installed at one of GlobalFinance’s U.S.-based Greenfield facilities. This marks a major step forward in operational oversight for the financial sector and opens the door to significant efficiency gains, from reduced downtime to tighter control over capacity-related costs.

What makes this integration a step-change in financial-sector data center management?

The consolidated, real-time view of power, cooling, and environmental metrics that TenantBridge provides allows for automated alerts on excess energy use and supports far more proactive planning for demand peaks. By consolidating all data center metrics into one platform, operators can better respond to potential issues such as temperature spikes or unusual power draws, enabling engineers to resolve problems long before they escalate. This frees teams to focus on more proactive measures that further minimize downtime and speed up incident resolution.

This unified view also empowers GlobalFinance to manage capacity with exceptional accuracy, avoiding overage charges and keeping usage within contractual limits, all without the need for direct power meters. That continuous visualization of real-time consumption data alongside detailed capacity reports and precise environmental and power logs also provides audit-ready records that adhere to tough financial-sector reporting requirements. Collectively, this provides an excellent foundation for far more cost-effective and compliant operations.

Want to learn more about our groundbreaking GlobalFinance deployment?

See our latest white paper for more details about our GlobalFinance deployment, including technical implementation insights and measured outcomes.

Rethinking infrastructure management in the age of operational convergence

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:01:49 GMT

As digital infrastructure evolves in scale, complexity, and strategic importance, many data centers remain hindered by fragmented practices. At a time when adaptability and compliance are becoming inseparable, vendors are seeing increased value in unifying physical and digital operations within a single infrastructure management approach. However, many organisations remain bound to legacy processes that prioritize individual systems over integrated oversight.

How do silos limit the effectiveness of data center operations?

Too often, data center operations remain fragmented across mechanical, electrical, and IT functions, each often managed in isolation through siloed teams and disparate tools. This lack of integration impedes operational visibility, undermines collaboration, and entrenches inefficient workflows at odds with performance expectations. A lack of effective documentation and asset oversight becomes inevitable, leading to change management being disproportionately time-consuming and risky. Fixes can also only be made reactively rather than proactively, adding to the overall inefficiency in a way increasingly misaligned with the pace and scale of modern demands.

These inefficiencies also expose operators to escalating compliance risks in a sector marked by narrow resource margins, especially considering frameworks like the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Putting aside reputational risks, non-compliance can also lead to direct financial penalties through fines. It can also increase operational costs by extending problem resolution times, prolonging downtime during transitions, and requiring resource over-provisioning. Equally, efficiency opportunities, from energy optimization to predictive maintenance, are routinely missed in the absence of a consolidated operational view.

How does UIIM improve efficiency and reduce risk?

Overcoming these issues means looking at infrastructure as a single functional entity rather than a collection of loosely connected systems. Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) provides a framework for this, converging physical, logical, and operational domains into a unified management system. This ensures both end-to-end visibility and a strategic shift from responsive to predictive management through integrated data, workflow automation, and AI-led insight. This, in turn, leads to change planning becoming less error-prone and better aligned both with business and regulatory needs, reducing risk while improving agility, accuracy, and compliance.

XpedITe operationalizes UIIM’s principles by consolidating infrastructure oversight into a single platform capable of managing all mechanical, electrical, and IT assets. Providing integration with all hardware, software, and protocols, XpedITe takes infrastructure management to a whole new level. This is reflected by measurable benefits, with our estimates suggesting XpedITe reduces physical inspections by approximately 80%, planning time by around 95%, and change-related errors by approximately 45%. Meanwhile, resolution times typically fall by 30%, with service accuracy improving by around 50%, and energy usage dropping by approximately 20%, all as a result of targeted sustainability monitoring

What will define operational resilience in the years ahead?

As predictive capabilities continue to develop, infrastructure management is set to become an increasingly central driver that supports strategic decision-making, with decisions around expansion, sustainability, and operational continuity increasingly dependent on systems that can analyze data, automate processes, and support real-time control. For operators contending with evolving compliance frameworks and fluctuating capacity demands, the ability to embed intelligence, accuracy, and alignment across all infrastructure domains will prove critical to long-term resilience, providing the foundation for more efficient and, with that, more cost-effective operations.

What will define operational resilience in the years ahead?

Unified, predictive management is fast emerging as a crucial operational requirement for data center infrastructure. Whether navigating regulatory change or scaling for future demand, the ability to act on accurate, real-time insights across all domains is what will distinguish tomorrow’s operators from today’s.

Click here to explore how XpedITe supports integrated, predictive, and sustainable infrastructure management or to schedule a demonstration.

Rethinking analytics for the AI infrastructure era

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 12:19:41 GMT

The adoption of AI is driving data centers to reduce latency, boost reliability, and meet tighter energy efficiency targets.

Meeting these demands requires breaking away from legacy operational models defined by siloed data, fragmented tooling, and slow, expertise-dependent processes. Real-time, contextual visibility across infrastructure is now essential, not just for performance optimization, but to enable coordinated, data-driven action across teams and avoid the risks of misalignment or delayed intervention.

Why do traditional analytics models no longer meet operational demands?

Traditional approaches to reporting and analytics are fundamentally tied to a siloed, static framework. Dashboards and metrics are often built by specialists using Business Intelligence (BI) tools, requiring significant expertise. Even with the most advanced BI platforms, generating a meaningful report often requires submitting requests to specialized teams, waiting for expert input, and then hoping the result aligns with the original brief. This can mean going days or even weeks without answers to urgent questions.

This disconnect between data and action creates friction, leading to constraints on responsiveness, limiting innovation, and leaving decision-makers without the timely insight needed for strategic oversight. Delayed or outdated analytics limit a team’s ability to respond in real time, often resulting in missed opportunities for efficiency gains and early intervention. As organizations move toward more universal and intelligent infrastructure, this gap has become increasingly problematic, diminishing performance and limiting their ability to adapt in real-time.

Can AI actually help alleviate the barriers between people and data?

Ironically, the same force driving operational complexity, namely AI, will also prove the key to overcoming it. Organizations that integrate AI-driven analytics will gain a strategic edge by breaking down siloes and enabling direct access to actionable insights. Our upcoming AI analytics module demonstrates this shift, embedding natural language interfaces and intelligent automation into the infrastructure layer. Organizations will be able to obtain highly detailed analytics through a simple, plain language request (e.g., “Identify any potential cooling hotspots developing across the facility” or “Are any of our data halls approaching their power capacity limits?”).

That kind of instant, intuitive access to analytics enables teams to respond to concerns in real time without relying on manual workflows defined by complex briefs and static dashboards, freeing users to focus their attention elsewhere and allowing organizations to operate with greater agility. By equipping teams to respond to evolving conditions without delays or dependencies, users can take a far more adaptive, data-centric approach to infrastructure management, marking a clear progression in how data is accessed, interpreted, and applied across the entire operational landscape.

Our smarter approach to real-time insight

Designed to support a more autonomous environment where questions can be explored at pace and decisions are shaped by real-time intelligence, our upcoming XpedITe AI Analytics module represents a shift away from static analysis and toward systems that adapt in step with evolving business and infrastructure priorities.

Contact us today to find out more.

RiT Tech recognized in Gartner® Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies 2025, as a Sample Vendor for DCIM Tools

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:44:36 GMT

RiT Tech has once again been identified as a Sample Vendor in the 2025 edition of the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, this time as a provider of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools.

We believe that this recognition reflects the critical need for data center operators to gain comprehensive visibility across their entire infrastructure. With increasing regulatory requirements and compliance obligations spanning different countries and industries, operators require sophisticated tools to effectively manage and optimize both their physical and IT assets.

As a DCIM specialist , RiT Tech has invested significantly in developing XpedITe, a platform built on Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) principles. Our modular solution integrates multiple data sources to provide a unified view that supports strategic planning, real-time monitoring, and predictive analytics for data center optimization.

XpedITe serves dual purposes: delivering essential operational intelligence to teams across the data center while providing strategic insights for executive decision-making. In our opinion this recognition by Gartner underscores the continued innovation driving the DCIM industry forward.

What makes DCIM essential in today’s data center landscape?

This technological growth has created some critical challenges. The unprecedented energy demands of these advanced technologies have heightened industry concerns around sustainable growth, driving the need for improved efficiency and alternative power sources.

This is precisely where proven DCIM solutions like XpedITe deliver value, supporting sustainable growth strategies by enhancing energy efficiency through accurate asset management, capacity planning and comprehensive physical asset inventory management.

XpedITe responds to many of the key DCIM challenges that Gartner® highlights. Where Gartner notes challenges with complexity and training, our simple and intuitive DCIM Analytics Dashboards are designed for ease of use. To counter the risk of vendor lock-in, XpedITe is built to be vendor-agnostic. And to solve the critical obstacle of difficult integration, our platform excels at consolidating data from multiple third-party sources into a single, reliable view, reducing operational silos, data fragmentation, and system complexity in line with our broader Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) model . But it also has a dual use when it comes to reporting on Service Level Agreements, ESG initiatives, and future-proofing investments through digital twin capabilities for proactive capacity planning. Built around vendor-agnostic interoperability, XpedITe has the unique capability of consolidating data from multiple third-party sources into one centralized platform, and this is what makes it one of the most valuable tools on the market.

Making data center infrastructure management smarter for operators and their customers

Recognized in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2025, we are committed to creating a bespoke platform for data center operators to give greater visibility of every asset and IT network, helping our customers support their customers. Discover what XpedITe can do for you by reading more about our XpedITe platform here or contacting us for a demo.

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2025, Henrique Cecci , 30 June 2025

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Vision for IT Sustainability matures – validating Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) principles

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:38:49 GMT

We are proud to announce that RiT Tech has recently been named a Representative Provider in another Gartner® report, this time in the “Innovation Insight for IT Sustainability Management Tools” research.

It follows our inclusion in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy and Data Center Infrastructure Technologies. In our opinion, it signals a critical evolution in how the industry views sustainability – moving it from a reporting chore to a core business strategy. According to Gartner, "Enterprise sustainability has evolved from a peripheral concern to a central pillar of modern corporate compliance and business strategy."

We couldn't agree more. For years, our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) philosophy has been built on this very idea: that a truly sustainable data center is also more efficient, cost-effective, and resilient.

Beyond dashboards: The new mandate for resilience and automation

While earlier discussions focused on monitoring and reporting, Gartner’s latest insight expands the value proposition. In our opinion, the analysis now highlights how modern tools drive tangible business outcomes in Performance, Cost Savings, and – most critically – Resilience.

We believe, this aligns perfectly with the core of our XpedITe platform . True resilience isn't possible when your IT and facility systems are disconnected. By creating a unified data layer across all assets – from power and cooling to servers and software – XpedITe provides the holistic visibility needed to predict failures, optimize resources, and ensure operational stability.

We think, this is why Gartner recommends that leaders "Prioritize solutions that can provide recommendations and automation... rather than just monitoring." XpedITe was built to do exactly that. Our platform uses AI-powered capabilities to deliver actionable insights, forecast capacity needs, and automate workflows, transforming data into intelligent action.

A fragmented market needs a unified view

One of the most compelling insights to us from the new report is Gartner's strategic planning assumption: "Through 2028, 75% of I&O leaders will leverage a mix of at least two IT sustainability management tools..."

This fragmentation poses a major risk of creating new data silos. Without a central, unifying platform, a multi-tool strategy can lead to conflicting information and operational chaos. This is precisely the challenge our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) methodology was designed to solve. XpedITe acts as the single source of truth, integrating with any hardware, software, or third-party system. It breaks down silos between departments, providing a shared, reliable view of the entire data center ecosystem. We don’t just add another tool to the mix; we provide the intelligent foundation that makes the entire stack work together seamlessly.

The Future is integrated and intelligent

In our opinion, Gartner’s maturing perspective confirms what we’ve long believed: surface-level metrics are no longer enough. The future of data center management requires deep integration, actionable intelligence, and a holistic view that connects sustainability to business resilience.

We believe being recognized again by Gartner validates that our XpedITe platform and UIIM methodology are not just aligned with the market but are setting the standard for its future. We are ready to help organizations move beyond simple monitoring and build the efficient, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure of tomorrow.

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2025, 30 June 2025

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy, 2025, 17 June 2025

Gartner, Innovation Insight for IT Sustainability Management Tools, 2 July 2025

Gartner and Hype Cycle are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy and Data Center Infrastructure Technologies

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:13:38 GMT

We are delighted to share that RiT Tech has been recognized again as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management in the Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy, 2025 and the Gartner Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2025.

To us, this recognition comes at a crucial time. As AI workloads explode across the industry, so does their energy footprint. Organizations are feeling the pressure from multiple directions; stricter regulations like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), demanding corporate boards, and the simple reality that unsustainable infrastructure practices are becoming a business liability.

How can organizations deliver transparent, integrated, and sustainable infrastructure management?

Our XpedITe Sustainability Reporting Module directly addresses these challenges by dynamically monitoring and reporting on all ISO/IEC 30134 standards. This means organizations can accurately track and report on critical metrics like Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE), Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and Renewable Energy Factor (REF) – the numbers that actually matter for EU sustainability compliance.

In our opinion, what makes this recognition particularly meaningful to us is that Gartner highlighted that ‘new IT monitoring and management tools are emerging to offer simple, clear and transparent ways to both measure and implement sustainable IT strategies.’ That's exactly what we've built XpedITe to do, powered by our Universal Infrastructure Intelligent Management (UIIM) methodology .

Gartner highlights a common market obstacle: “typically, they are limited to metrics on primary hardware assets, such as PCs, servers and storage systems, but lack visibility on other technologies, such as monitors, Internet of Things sensors and applications”. Our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) methodology was designed to solve this. It creates a unified intelligent layer connecting not just primary servers, but also IT systems, environmental sensors, power infrastructure, and automation for true, real-time visibility across the entire infrastructure stack. We believe, this integrated approach directly answers a key Gartner user recommendation to ‘prioritize solutions that can provide recommendations and automation rather than just monitoring’. It moves beyond simple dashboards to enable predictive maintenance, automated IMAC processes, and contextual analysis that identifies inefficiencies before they become problems. The result? More efficient operations, better compliance, and infrastructure that supports business goals instead of hindering them.

A mature solution for an 'adolescent' market

Gartner assesses the IT Sustainability Management market's maturity as 'Adolescent,' meaning “maturing technology capabilities and process understanding uptake beyond early adopters”. In this environment, surface-level metrics won't be enough.

Organizations need platforms that deliver genuine insight, seamless integration, and intelligent control across their entire operational environment.

That's the future we're building with XpedITe and UIIM. We believe this recognition from Gartner validates that we're on the right track – and ready to help organizations navigate whatever comes next in the evolving landscape of sustainable infrastructure management.

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2025, 30 June 2025

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy, 2025, 17 June 2025

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Strategizing AI in infrastructure management: From insight to implementation

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:38:17 GMT

As infrastructure environments have become more distributed, dense, and dynamic, the challenge of managing them effectively has also grown, stretching the limits of traditional data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions. Ironically, the technologies contributing to these challenges, particularly AI, are also key to the solution.

As demonstrated by RiT Tech’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) methodology and its supporting platform, XpedITe, AI can transform infrastructure oversight from reactive maintenance to predictive planning toward autonomous operation, driving improved uptime, efficiency, and long-term sustainability.

Establishing a foundation through UIIM

Delivering these outcomes requires a management framework designed to apply AI at scale - the exact foundation that UIIM provides. In contrast to traditional DCIM platforms, which often manage these components in isolation, UIIM supports cross-system orchestration and maintains a consistent operational model that reflects real-time conditions across the entire infrastructure.

Applying this model, the XpedITe platform consolidates facility controls, environmental telemetry, compute infrastructure, and virtualized IT environments into one connected ecosystem. This helps support better synchronized workflows, unified oversight, and improved alignment between physical infrastructure and digital operations, while establishing the process standardization necessary to reduce operational variation and error.

This level of coordination ultimately creates the consistency required for automation and AI to function reliably at scale. When systems communicate in real time and follow unified processes, it becomes possible to generate more accurate insights, automate routine tasks, and base operational decisions on current, validated information. By establishing this foundation, UIIM enables organizations to apply AI with reduced operational risk, greater predictability, and improved responsiveness to dynamic conditions, strengthening overall performance and supporting long-term infrastructure resilience.

Coordinating automation, oversight, and performance improvement

One of the clearest demonstrations of this is when AI is applied to provisioning, where manual planning and limited visibility have traditionally led to inefficiencies, stranded capacity, and delays. XpedITe addresses these concerns through its namesake module, which uses real-time telemetry, historical usage data, and predictive analytics to assess capacity requirements, recommend optimal configurations, and automate essential steps such as work order generation and resource allocation. The results of this approach speak for themselves, having been linked to a reduction in provisioning time by up to 95 percent.

As these new efficiencies take hold, the role of human operators will also need to change more toward complementing and guiding automated systems rather than managing tasks directly. Rather than overseeing every process, operators are positioned to focus on oversight, exception handling, and planning activities that require judgment and situational awareness. This shift, integral to the UIIM methodology, will be essential to creating a coordinated model where AI supports consistency and scale, all while human input ensures adaptability and alignment with broader objectives.

Sustaining this model requires continuous refinement on the part of both AI and human operators. Through its Workflow, Automation, and Analytics capabilities, XpedITe enables organizations to track defined performance metrics - such as availability, efficiency, risk exposure, and responsiveness- and refine operations accordingly, including Install-Move-Add-Change (IMAC) processes that typically require manual scheduling. This creates a feedback loop in which automated systems and human teams can learn from outcomes, adapt to change, and improve overall performance. In this context, AI serves as an integrated component of a responsive and scalable infrastructure strategy.

Applying AI for sustainability, visibility, and scalable operations

This same approach extends to sustainability, where AI contributes directly to operational planning and environmental performance. By continuously analyzing key operational data from the data center infrastructure, the XpedITe Sustainability module calculates and tracks critical KPIs.

This helps identify inefficiencies in power, cooling, and resource utilization, and compares performance against historical data and industry benchmarks, enabling adjustments that support performance and availability targets in alignment with regulatory requirements and internal sustainability objectives. When used in combination with XpedITe’s AI Analytics module, which allows operators to query infrastructure data using natural language, the operator can attain more precise insight into power consumption patterns, equipment efficiency, and maintenance timelines, enhancing visibility across distributed environments and supporting more accurate and informed responses.

These capabilities are most effective when delivered through a tightly integrated operational architecture, with organizations of all sizes set to face increased complexity in maintaining consistent oversight and control. XpedITe addresses this concern through a layered, interoperable framework that combines telemetry from physical assets, environmental systems, and IT infrastructure into a unified model.

This enables real-time correlation of events across facilities and centralized management of distributed resources. Ultimately, by bringing digital twin, sustainability, analytics, provisioning, and automation under one platform, XpedITe helps organizations manage geographically dispersed operations with greater accuracy, reduce manual intervention, and improve compliance with both internal policies and industry regulations. All of this results in minimized costly downtime, which has emerged as an increasingly significant concern, with the Uptime Institute reporting that 60 percent of data center failures in 2022 resulted in losses of at least $100,000, up from 39 percent in 2019.

Building consistent and responsive infrastructure

Collectively, these capabilities position UIIM not simply as an operational upgrade but as a strategic enabler for ongoing transformation. As data centers contend with rising energy costs, growth of scale and complexity, expanding compliance mandates, and demand for transparency, the ability to automate at scale while maintaining control becomes essential.

With its modular structure and AI-powered functionality, the XpedITe platform allows organizations to address immediate operational challenges while laying the groundwork for more adaptive, effectively operated infrastructure. In this context, AI is not an endpoint but a mechanism for continuous alignment, supporting infrastructure that can respond intelligently to change, improve with use, and meet technical and business objectives in a constantly evolving environment.

Discover what UIIM can do for you

As infrastructure environments become increasingly complex, the ability to integrate systems, apply AI effectively, and maintain consistent performance will prove foundational. For a consultation on how RiT Tech’s UIIM methodology and XpedITe platform can support your operational goals, contact RiT Tech today via our dedicated contact form or email us at mkt@rittech.com .

Advancing Infrastructure Intelligence: A New Strategic Partnership with Netmetrix

Thu, 15 May 2025 14:33:46 GMT

We’re proud to announce that we are partnering with Netmetrix , a specialist in network monitoring, observability, testing, and automation solutions for critical infrastructures.

Through this partnership, we’ll be able to better address the growing demands of hybrid IT environments and next-generation data center infrastructure courtesy of improved visibility, orchestration, and operational control across both physical and logical layers.

A key focus of this partnership will be a joint commitment to advancing Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) , our unified approach to infrastructure monitoring and automation. Together, we’ll embed advanced network-level observability and analytics into the XpedITe platform, unlocking greater responsiveness and deeper contextual awareness across various critical enterprise environments, including telecommunications, finance, defense, utilities, and others.

Netmetrix’s proven capabilities in packet capture, analytics, automation, and cyber defense will significantly elevate how infrastructure is managed across distributed environments, from core to edge data centers. This will be of great benefit to customers seeking improved operational efficiency, streamlined performance monitoring, and better alignment with core Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics, as well as intelligent and automated processes and operations.

To ensure a seamless rollout, both teams have been engaging in joint onboarding and training efforts. We’ll also be launching a series of shared initiatives, including knowledge hubs, technical demonstrations, and stakeholder-facing webinars, to showcase the integration's capabilities and drive meaningful engagement. Early pilot projects are also already underway, laying the groundwork for rollout across key markets in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and beyond.

This partnership represents a bold, forward-thinking, scalable approach to infrastructure management. By aligning RiT Tech’s UIIM framework with Netmetrix’s analytical expertise, we are building a foundation for more resilient, automated, and sustainable operations across the digital ecosystem, thereby even more firmly positioning us at the forefront of intelligent infrastructure technology.

Avanzando en la Inteligencia de Infraestructura: Nueva Alianza Estratégica con Netmetrix

Nos complace anunciar que comenzamos una colaboración con Netmetrix, especialistas en soluciones de monitorización de redes, observabilidad, pruebas y automatización para infraestructuras críticas. Gracias a esta alianza, podremos responder mejor a las crecientes demandas de entornos IT híbridos y de infraestructura de centros de datos de última generación, aportando mayor visibilidad, orquestación y control operativo, tanto a nivel físico como lógico.

Uno de los ejes principales de esta colaboración será el compromiso común de impulsar la Gestión Universal e Inteligente de Infraestructura (UIIM, por sus siglas en inglés) , nuestra visión unificada de la supervisión y automatización de infraestructuras. Juntos incorporaremos observabilidad avanzada y analítica de redes en la plataforma XpedITe , ofreciendo así una respuesta más ágil y una comprensión más profunda del contexto en diferentes sectores críticos tales como telecomunicaciones, finanzas, defensa, utilities entre otros.

La dilatada experiencia de Netmetrix en captura de paquetes, análisis, automatización y ciberdefensa potenciará notablemente la gestión de infraestructuras en entornos distribuidos, desde centros de datos principales hasta el edge. Esto será especialmente útil para quienes buscan mayor eficiencia operativa, una supervisión del rendimiento más sencilla y una mejor alineación con los principales criterios ESG (Ambientales, Sociales y de Gobernanza), además de procesos y operaciones más inteligentes y automatizados.

Para asegurar una integración fluida, nuestros equipos ya están trabajando en capacitación y formación conjunta. Próximamente lanzaremos una serie de iniciativas compartidas, como centros de conocimiento, demostraciones técnicas y seminarios web abiertos a clientes y partners. Con todo ello queremos mostrar las capacidades de la integración y fomentar una participación activa. Además, ya están en marcha los primeros proyectos piloto, que marcarán el inicio de la expansión en mercados clave como España, Portugal, Italia y otros países.

Esta alianza representa un enfoque innovador, escalable y con visión de futuro para la gestión de infraestructuras. Gracias a la combinación de nuestro marco UIIM con la capacidad analítica de Netmetrix, estamos sentando las bases para operaciones más resilientes, automatizadas y sostenibles en todo el ecosistema digital, situándonos aún más como referentes en tecnologías de infraestructura inteligente.

Exploring DCIM’s role in data center evolution, with insight from an Uptime survey

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:53:56 GMT

The data center industry is evolving rapidly, driven by increasing capacity demands, new infrastructure management solutions, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence.

Understandably, this unprecedented growth is simultaneously driving increasing investment in technologies that optimize efficiency, improve visibility, and support sustainability goals. At the heart of this transformation is Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software, which has emerged as a critical tool for managing the scalability, regulatory, sustainability, and supply chain resilience-related challenges shaping the data center industry's future. However, the ability to effectively leverage these tools will depend heavily on how well they are integrated into broader infrastructure strategies, with automation, monitoring, and predictive analytics needing to work cohesively to address operational challenges effectively. Ultimately, success will depend both on how effectively data centers adapt and how inherently adaptable they actually are, with the latter necessitating a strategic approach that balances growth with efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility.

DCIM’s Role in a Changing Data Center Landscape

With these challenges wreaking increasingly complex data center infrastructure, it should hardly be seen as surprising that operators are turning to more robust tools for monitoring, analysis, and optimization purposes. Results from a recent Uptime Institute survey, show that nearly nine in ten organizations use DCIM to manage their physical infrastructure, with a 72% overall satisfaction rate. Of these operators, 72% of respondents say they utilize DCIM for infrastructure monitoring, namely the examination of key performance indicators such as power consumption and cooling efficiency, with 65% citing improved visibility into the operational performance of their assets as the top DCIM benefit. Similarly, nearly half of all respondents identified asset management as a key driver, with DCIM used to provide detailed insights into the status and lifecycle of IT and facility assets in such a way as to enable operators to make more informed decisions about capacity planning, resource allocation, and infrastructure investments.

Balancing Standardization and Customization in DCIM

Utilizing these benefits, however, requires an immediate recognition that DCIM doesn’t provide a one-size-fits-all solution, as highlighted in the Uptime survey. Uptime Institute’s findings reveal that while 71% of organizations utilize commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, which provides a standardized approach and faster deployment, just over half have nevertheless sought to develop custom-built solutions to better align with their specific infrastructure needs, either to be utilized alongside or as a replacement for COTS software. Though caution should be exercised to avoid editorializing here, it hardly seems unreasonable to interpret this near-even divide as reflecting a longstanding broader industry tension- one in which operators recognize the benefits or even need for customization but remain wary of the resulting higher costs, longer implementation timelines, and ongoing support and maintenance demands. Indeed, this precise concern has been long recognized by RiT Tech, as attested to by its bid to offer tailored yet cost-efficient automation, provisioning, and monitoring capabilities as part of its XpedITe platform.

On-Premises vs. Cloud-Based DCIM Hosting

Whether to host DCIM on-premises or in the cloud further illustrates why a one-size-fits-all approach is often impractical. Security concerns and the need for control have led 80% of organizations to keep their DCIM software on- premises , according to the survey. In comparison, only 13% have moved to the public cloud, even if 27% of respondents say they would consider making the switch with consideration to advances in cloud security and remote management. In doing so, however, much as is the case with needing to weigh the trade-offs between standardized and customized software solutions, DCIM operators must consider whether the benefits of flexibility and scalability in cloud-based deployment outweigh the security and reduced control-related concerns, particularly as remote management capabilities evolve. Again, this attests to a problem that RiT Tech has actively sought to allay by integrating more unified visibility, workload optimization, and resource allocation across distributed environments into its signature UIIM platform. By enabling organizations to incorporate cloud scalability with on-premises security and control, UIIM ultimately seeks to supports a more flexible approach to DCIM deployment aligned with the industry's growing need for hybrid infrastructure solutions.

The Surge in Data Center Capacity and Expansion

The unprecedented growth of data centers has intensified the need for adaptability, introducing challenges related to scalability, resource allocation, and operational efficiency. Uptime Institute’s findings show that 67% of enterprise data center operators report facility expansion driven by rising IT workloads, evolving business demands, and growing AI adoption. This trend is even more pronounced among colocation providers, with 95% scaling to meet enterprise demand for additional space and power. Moreover, the fact that 52% of colocation respondents and 36% of overall operators are also considering the necessity for new builds suggests that even expansion may not be enough to satisfy demand, with new construction seemingly viewed by many as a strategic necessity for colocation providers looking to accommodate long-term demand, offer greater customization, and establish data centers in high-demand regions. Again, it is for these reasons that RiT Tech has sought to integrate predictive modeling, automated provisioning, and real-time workload alignment tools into its XpedITe platform. By doing so, XpedITe seeks to ensure greater efficiencies that mitigate the need for frequent expansion or new construction by more cleverly reducing overprovisioning, thereby minimizing disruptions and improving resource efficiency.

The Impact of AI on Data Center Infrastructure

These efficiencies are becoming even more critical as AI adoption reshapes data center infrastructure, requiring facilities to support significantly higher power densities than traditional IT applications. Uptime Institute’s findings indicate that 30% of organizations report IT growth rates exceeding 20%-megawatt annual growth, underscoring AI’s escalating impact on capacity planning and resource allocation. As RiT Tech has sought to demonstrate through its signature UIIM platform, however, it is of note that while AI workloads can drive up energy consumption, they also present opportunities for optimization—enabling more intelligent workload distribution, predictive cooling, and real-time power management that mitigates some of the added strain. When integrated effectively, these capabilities could allow data centers to allocate power and cooling resources more proactively, significantly reducing unnecessary energy consumption by maintaining and ensuring optimal performance.

Supply Chain Challenges and Infrastructure Readiness

These same AI-driven forecasting capabilities could also play a role in addressing supply chain resilience concerns as infrastructure demand continues to rise. AI-enabled solutions- such as those integrated into UIIM- have the potential to ease supply chain pressures by not only reducing the frequency with which expansion or new builds are required in the manner highlighted earlier but also by leveraging predictive analytics to proactively anticipate component shortages, thereby optimizing inventory management and consequently streamlining supplier coordination. This could prove particularly valuable given the inherent volatility of global supply chains, which often forces operators to constantly reassess sourcing strategies, diversify supplier networks, and stockpile essential components to safeguard against shortages. With the increasing sophistication of data center infrastructure- driven by AI adoption, higher power densities, and evolving cooling technologies- likely to complicate procurement strategies further courtesy of an intensified demand for specialized equipment and expertise, operators will naturally need to focus on securing resources more rapidly, requiring an adaptable approach that fully leverages predictive analytics as well as strategic partnerships and diversified sourcing strategies.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Data Centers

As the data center industry evolves, the ability to adapt and remain adaptable will be critical to long-term success, with operators needing to ensure infrastructure strategies remain flexible enough to accommodate shifting market demands, regulatory pressures, and technological advancements. The increasing complexity of AI-driven workloads, high-density computing, and evolving cooling and power requirements necessitates a more agile approach to design and operations, further complicated by supply chain volatility and sustainability concerns. At the same time, the growing interdependence between IT and facilities teams highlights the need for integrated management solutions that bridge infrastructure and operations. Uptime Institute’s survey findings reinforce this shift, with DCIM adoption expanding, capacity growth accelerating, and AI adding new layers of complexity to long-term infrastructure planning. Ultimately, those who embrace modular infrastructure, hybrid hosting strategies, and dynamic procurement models will be best positioned to navigate an increasingly complex and resource-intensive landscape while ensuring efficiency, resilience, and scalability.

If you would like to read more about how DCIM is evolving to meet the complexities of modern data centers, you can read more here .

RiT Tech: A Strategic Partner in Data Center Evolution

As data center operators navigate growing complexities, having a strategic partner that delivers both expertise and technology-driven solutions is essential. By offering end-to-end visibility, automation, and predictive insights to optimize capacity, streamline operations, and enhance supply chain resilience through our XpedITe and UIIM platforms, RiT Tech empowers operators to make data-driven decisions that drive efficiency, scalability, and long-term resilience. Find out more about how RiT Tech’s solutions can help future-proof your data center infrastructure in an increasingly AI-driven, high-density environment.

The future of data center management is here!

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:59:40 GMT

The growing complexity of data center operations—driven by AI workloads, sustainability mandates, and hybrid IT environments—has placed Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software at the forefront of modern infrastructure strategy.

A recent Uptime Intelligence report, Data Center Management Software: The Evolving Role of DCIM (1.23.25), notes that “Data center management software is becoming critical for operators as they contend with the ever-increasing complexity of facility operations and IT infrastructure” and that certain DCIM tools can provide “a tool that both facilities and IT teams can use to collaborate on common objectives for sustainability, availability and cost economics.” Looking to the future, the report observes that “technological advances could transform DCIM’s value proposition over the coming years — from today’s operational support tool to tomorrow’s intelligent operational management platform.”

The report lists a selection of 20 DCIM products and notes the range of out of the box software categories provided by each. XpedITe is included and listed as having a particularly comprehensive set of functionalities to meet the demands of data center operators.

RiT Tech Partners with Sigma Byte to Revolutionize Data Center Infrastructure Management in India

pinish@rittech.com (פיני שיפריס) — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:02:34 GMT

RiT Tech, a global leader in advanced data center infrastructure management, has partnered with Sigma Byte Computer Pvt. Ltd ., India’s premier ICT and ELV solutions provider, with expertise in providing cutting-edge digital infrastructure solutions to transform data center operations.

RiT Tech, a global leader in advanced data center infrastructure management, has partnered with Sigma Byte Computer Pvt. Ltd., India’s premier ICT and ELV solutions provider, with expertise in providing cutting-edge digital infrastructure solutions to transform data center operations. By integrating RiT Tech’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) platform, XpedITe , with Sigma Byte’s expertise in ICT and ELV solutions, the partnership bridges IT infrastructure and facility operations into a unified system. Both companies envision this will prove pivotal in addressing India's vast data center growth and resulting energy efficiency, operational performance, and scalability challenges, priorities that resonate with the industry’s broader focus on sustainable and intelligent expansion.

As Ketan Kothari, Managing Director of Sigma Byte, states, “ This partnership is about more than technology—it’s about delivering smarter, more efficient solutions for modern data centers. By combining RiT Tech’s advanced XpedITe platform with our expertise in infrastructure solutions, we’re creating a strong foundation to address today’s infrastructure challenges .” Building on this shared focus, the partnership equips data centers with the tools and knowledge needed to fully realize the potential of integrated infrastructure management, particularly in addressing challenges like risk mitigation, operational efficiency, and long-term scalability.

A key component of this partnership involves Sigma Byte’s focus on developing a unique, integrated offering specifically tailored to the Indian market. By leveraging RiT Tech’s XpedITe platform alongside other OEM hardware devices commonly used in data centers, this approach provides a robust and flexible solution that aligns with the needs of modern data centers. This integration ensures seamless connectivity and centralized monitoring of critical devices—including cameras, UPS systems, facility equipment & IoT devices—into a single, intelligent management framework, offering unparalleled operational control and visibility.

This comprehensive integration centralizes control and empowers organizations to optimize operations by providing actionable insights from a unified management framework. This enables more informed, data-driven decisions that ensure seamless operations while reducing inefficiencies. As Anuj Shukla, RiT Tech’s Country Director for India, explains, “ By delivering a single, intelligent management framework, as well as the necessary support to implement it most effectively, we ensure organizations can seamlessly integrate critical infrastructure elements, streamline operations, and confidently make more informed, data-driven decisions .”

This partnership, therefore, marks a turning point in the Indian data center landscape, firmly establishing integrated, intelligent management as a new benchmark for sustainable growth and innovation. By combining their expertise, RiT Tech, and Sigma Byte will collectively position data centers to embrace future challenges with greater agility—leveraging advanced analytics, streamlined operations, and adaptive infrastructure solutions for improved reliability, enhanced security, and more efficient resource use, ultimately delivering meaningful, long-term progress for the entire industry.

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RiT Tech appoints Anthony McMenzie as Business Development Lead for the EMEA region

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:29:03 GMT

RiT Tech is pleased to announce the strategic appointment of Anthony McMenzie as its Business Development Director (EMEA) which coincides with the company’s international expansion plans and the official launch of its UK operations.

Starting out his journey as a computer engineer, specializing in network management systems, Anthony’s career spans 20 years in technical consulting, new product development and sales. Working with a range of compute service businesses from systems integrators to IT and software, Anthony has initiated the adoption of innovative technology solutions for a diverse range of industries, enterprises and public sector bodies to solve complex problems – from operational and financial management, scalability and growth to compliance obligations.

“Anthony’s expertise in aligning technological innovations with customers’ business goals will add real value to RiT Tech’s mission, which is to lead on the advancement of data center infrastructure management for an industry that is embarking on a new era of growth.” says Assaf Skolnik, CEO, RiT Tech, “His excellent understanding of technology innovation and business development skills will support our drive in promoting one unified infrastructure management solution – namely Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM).”

RiT Tech, pioneers of automated infrastructure management (AIM), continues to invest in pioneering the advancement of DCIM technology for infrastructure and operations managers within enterprise, colocation and edge data centers. In 2024, the company introduced new product features to its award-winning XpedITe solution including the unique AI Provisioning and Sustainability Reporting modules.

An ambitious advocate of new technology, this approach was one of the appealing factors for Anthony when making his decision to join RiT Tech.

“I’m incredibly excited to be joining a global leader in the data center infrastructure management space,” says Anthony. “At a time when the DCIM landscape is taking a significant leap forward, RiT Tech has positioned itself as a central player through visionary leadership and a sustained client base, something I’m very much looking forward to being a part of.”

“Professional and business growth is about collaborating and building like-minded relationships that are based on trust through a shared vision. Clearly, RiT Tech’s reputation for delivering meaningful, client-focused innovations demonstrates they share the same ethos ethos."

Anthony’s appointment marks an important milestone as RiT Tech advances its vision to harness intelligent automation and leverage UIIM in shaping the future of data center infrastructure management.

2024: The Year DCIM (UIIM) Embraced AI and Sustainability

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:40:19 GMT

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s clear that the data center infrastructure management landscape has undergone a pronounced shift. At the start of the year, Jeff Safovich made several predictions pertaining a move toward integrated data platforms, greater interoperability, advanced operational tools, AI-driven processes, and more deliberate sustainability strategies. In retrospect, these trends have not only materialized but have also begun reshaping day-to-day operations, decision-making, and long-term planning in the sector.

Sustainability Management Tools

Prediction: The evolution of data center operations will rely on large-scale, unified data platforms.

Outcome: Throughout 2024, unified data platforms matured into essential instruments for consolidating the vast volumes of information streaming in from IT infrastructures, environmental sensors, and facility systems. This convergence made it possible to correlate energy usage data directly with both workload characteristics and capacity forecasts, aligning core operations with organizational and environmental objectives. As Uptime Institute’s 2024 Global Data Center Survey noted, operators are increasingly concerned with forecasting future capacity requirements and improving energy performance. Unified platforms played a pivotal role by delivering a single source of truth, enabling operators to anticipate infrastructure needs while avoiding costly inefficiencies.

These platforms also advanced organizational readiness for growing workloads driven by AI. Handling large-scale machine learning models and generative AI applications requires flexible and efficient data management. By integrating analytics, validation, and anomaly detection capabilities, data centers could better serve computationally intensive tasks while maintaining service quality and reliability.

Universal Interoperability

Prediction: The demand for universal interoperability across various types of data centers, including enterprise, government, and colocation facilities, will significantly increase.

Outcome: The industry’s focus on interoperability came into sharp relief this year. Operators recognized that smooth integration across DCIM, BMS, ITSM, and other management systems is no longer a luxury—it’s a baseline expectation. According to the CoreSite 2024 State of the Data Center Report , complex IT environments continue to challenge interoperability, but there has been palpable progress in overcoming those hurdles.

By prioritizing open APIs, standardized protocols, and adaptable workflows, data centers could more easily incorporate emerging technologies like digital twins and advanced cooling methods. The result was a more agile environment, allowing for quick adjustments to changing business demands and regulatory requirements. This new level of interoperability ultimately supported more responsive, informed decision-making at the operational level.

Advanced Management and Planning Tools

Prediction: Adopting advanced management and planning tools will significantly transform data center infrastructure management (DCIM).

Outcome: This year saw data center operations move from reactive to proactive management. Predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and digital twins became standard tools rather than theoretical possibilities. Uptime Institute’s research frequently highlighted that the scale and complexity of data centers, along with staffing pressures, “create more demand for infrastructure automation.” This push for automation was answered by software platforms capable of modeling, simulating, and optimizing operations before real-world changes were implemented. Capacity planning, load balancing, and environmental control all benefited as operators identified issues earlier, thereby reducing downtime and extending equipment lifecycles.

AI and Automation-Driven Efficiency

Prediction: AI and automation will transform data center operations, shifting from human-led processes to intelligent, automated systems.

Outcome: Among the most transformative developments in 2024 was the routine application of AI-driven insights. Algorithms now guide resource allocation, adapt cooling strategies, and manage workloads in a way that minimizes waste and maximizes efficiency. The integration of machine learning techniques into data center operations is no longer experimental—it’s the new normal.

Data Center Knowledge pointed out that AI can “increase the quality of data … by identifying and eliminating old and unnecessary data.” Such improvements translate directly into leaner, more stable operations and better preparation for the next wave of AI-driven services. Furthermore, Bain & Company’s 2024 Technology Report underscored how AI’s total addressable market will continue to expand, meaning data centers that master AI-driven efficiency today will be better positioned for tomorrow’s growth.

Sustainability Management Tools

Prediction: Developing sustainability management tools will become a prominent trend in data center operations.

Outcome: Sustainability emerged as a pragmatic, data-driven focus rather than a distant ambition. Tools that measure carbon footprints, energy usage, and water consumption evolved into integrated solutions that inform decision-making and goal-setting. Renewable energy sources, heat reuse programs, and tighter resource management became standard elements of a responsible data center’s repertoire. According to ResearchAndMarkets.com, the DCIM market’s growth is propelled by “the increasing demand for efficient data center operations,” a call that clearly extends to environmental stewardship.

This shift is significant for building trust with customers, investors, and regulators. Stakeholders now expect transparency and actionable steps toward reducing environmental impact. By deploying sustainability management tools and integrating them with unified data platforms, organizations demonstrated a willingness to balance operational efficiency with ethical responsibility.

A Look Ahead

In many ways, 2024 represented a turning point. The shift from standalone, fragmented management systems to integrated, intelligent solutions was broadly realized. The tools and approaches that were speculative a year ago are now commonplace, setting a solid foundation for future innovation.

For RiT Tech and the Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) approach, this year’s developments confirmed that the path forward lies in intelligent integration and proactive adaptation. While not every challenge was fully resolved, the progress made throughout 2024 points to an industry better prepared for complexity, rapid growth, and evolving sustainability standards. As the sector looks beyond 2024, it does so with practical experience in blending technology, data, and environmental care, thereby moving closer to more resilient and responsible digital infrastructure management.

Regulations, the rise of AI and the energy paradox: highlights from RiT Tech’s sponsorship at DCT 2024

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:49:23 GMT

The RiT Tech team recently attended the Data Centre Transformation Conference hosted by the Data Centre Alliance (DCA) as a thought leadership sponsor. This fantastic event brought together leaders from across the data center industry, focusing on pivotal presentations that dissected the forces shaping our digital era such as the rise of AI, the regulatory landscape, and the multifaceted challenges posed by sustainability.

As a dedicated sponsor, RiT Tech actively contributed to these discussions, advocating for the fusion of innovation with sustainability and underscoring the critical need for Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools within a Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework.

The two-part talk of the day: The energy paradox

The concept of the energy paradox took center stage with Simon Michaux’s compelling presentation. He outlined the inherent conflicts between energy consumption, resource availability, and sustainability imperatives and introduced a revolutionary concept termed ‘The Purple Transition’. This concept is aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels while minimizing the raw material footprint. The model is structured around four foundational technologies that collectively support a broader technological ecosystem, positing a strategic shift for a more achievable and sustainable future.

Immersing AI: The AI highway

Other panels at DCT 2024 tackled critical topics such as ‘ Immersing AI ,’ which examined the benefits and challenges of liquid immersion cooling technology. Experts discussed its potential for enhanced energy efficiency and superior thermal management, essential for the high-density demands of AI infrastructure, while also addressing misconceptions about implementation complexity and maintenance. In a similarly reflective presentation, John Booth (Carbon 3IT) explored the broader implications of AI for the data center sector and society at large. He highlighted both the transformative benefits, such as improved efficiency and innovation, and the potential drawbacks.

Engaging with industry leaders: networking and collaboration opportunities

Throughout DCT 2024, the RiT Tech team connected with partners and industry leaders, highlighting the conference's role as a hub for new ideas and partnerships. These interactions sparked discussions that balanced technical innovation with regulatory practicality.

The DCA’s commitment to fostering dialogue on pivotal issues and bringing together visionaries from across the sector was evident. DCT 2024 was not only insightful but marked by a palpable sense of urgency and collaboration - elements essential to navigating the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the data center landscape.

DCD>Talks: AI in DCIM taking infrastructure to a new level

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:04:43 GMT

DCD>Talks | AI in DCIM taking infrastructure to a new level with Jeff Safovich and Kat Sullivan

In this video, Jeff explores the evolution of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and the role of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) in leveraging AI to transform decision-making and simplify complex operations. Learn how AI integration is paving the way for smarter, more efficient infrastructure management.

DCD>Talks: The Resurgence and Evolution of DCIM with Assaf Skolnik

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:10:29 GMT

DCD>Talks | The Resurgence and Evolution of DCIM with Assaf Skolnik and Kat Sullivan

As we begin to see a move towards the resurgence of DCIM by data center operators, it is important to look at what the reasons behind this might be. From rising costs in data center design, build and operation to the importance of cohesive knowledge in bridging the gap between physical infrastructure and IT networks, intelligent infrastructure management has never been more important. Hear from Assaf Skolnik as he discusses the role DCIM can play in achieving compliance as well optimising data center infrastructure and operations.

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Monitoring and Observability, 2024

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:57:37 GMT

The dichotomy between the demand for more data and the availability of power is putting huge pressure on Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets as well as emerging regions. The escalating demand for power is necessitating the expansion of existing infrastructures and forcing data center owners and operators to look at new markets to expand their facilities.

As the data center models adapt to what’s possible, one of the real challenges of the moment continues to be around the bringing together of the IT networks and the facilities themselves. Advanced infrastructure management tools are being recognized as a potential solution to addressing power management and operational efficiency.

The Hype Cycle report states, “ This Hype Cycle will help I&O leaders identify innovations to include in their infrastructure strategy as on-premises, cloud and edge delivery continue to aid cost optimization. Their plans must account for generative AI, revirtualization, new consumption models and intelligent platform automation .”

One of the drivers stated in the report is “IT leaders need more real-time analytics and data-integration tools such as these to be able to streamline reporting up to the ESG practice and reallocate their time toward delivering on their sustainable initiatives.”

We believe that our Sustainability Reporting Module and Dashboard are an essential tool for data center owners and operators; aiding in the management of sustainability reporting and the achievement of ESG goals.

What impact is environmental and sustainability legislation having on data centers globally?

To meet escalating power demands, new frameworks are being put in place to ensure that data center owners are meeting their sustainability goals. One key example is the EU where it is actively pushing through obligations such as meeting the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the European Commission’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Both are looking to reduce the consumption of energy and encourage sustainable practices. This has promoted data center owners to adopt innovative solutions and establish transparent reporting protocols, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational sustainability.

Globally, there is still a long way to go to have a standardized approach to the design, build and operate of data centers, however it is advanced DCIM tools that is providing the fundamental platforms for operators to get one step ahead.

What is available for data center managers, operators and the data center IT teams to work together?

In 2024, RiT Tech announced its XpedITe Sustainability Reporting Module and Dashboard and it is the first to dynamically monitor and report on all ISO/IEC 30134 key performance indicators - these indicators are those which underline the EED and CSRD reporting initiatives. While the new dashboard relies on the availability of data across all eight indicators, XpedITe’s true strength lies in its sophisticated data aggregation and analysis capabilities, providing data center managers with valuable and actionable insights.

XpedITe is an advanced DCIM tool and is playing an integral role within the Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework - a methodology introduced by RiT Tech in 2021. This pioneering approach is designed to optimize the entire data center operations by leveraging and integrating multiple monitoring systems, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep analytics to bridge the operational gaps, specifically the IT networks and the physical facility’s infrastructure.

Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

The key question is, how can data centers achieve their sustainability goals and requirements with maximum efficiency? In the rapidly evolving industry, the recognition of RiT Tech in such papers marks a significant achievement for the importance of DCIM tools.

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024, By Philip Dawson, Nathan Hill, 17 June 2024.

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RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024 report

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:30:45 GMT

What impact is environmental and sustainability legislation having on data centers globally?

What is available for data center managers, operators and the data center IT teams to work together?

Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024, By Philip Dawson, Nathan Hill, 17 June 2024.

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RiT Tech Hosts Its Second Roundtable Event Under Their ‘Thirst For Innovation’ Brand

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:38:41 GMT

We’re delighted to announce the return of Thirst For Innovation with a second exclusive roundtable event on 26th September 2024 . The event will bring together 40-50 leaders from the data center industry , including C-suite executives from operators, MSPs, Telcos, and IT service suppliers across the UK and Europe. This gathering will explore opportunities to address three important areas of focus:

Topic 1: Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Predictive Maintenance and Operations Optimization

Exploring how AI and machine learning can be utilized to predict everything from equipment failures to optimizing energy consumption and improving overall efficiency in data center operations. The discussions will particularly focus on AI’s role in enhancing the efficiency and performance of operations, including compliance with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) obligations.

Topic 2: Implementing Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) for Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Reviewing the progress of UIIM and its role in streamlining data center operations, thus contributing to a more intelligent and effective infrastructure management framework.

Topic 3: Sustainability Reporting to Meet EU Legislation

This event, taking place post-reporting deadline, will review the sustainability metrics that are required, along with the challenges faced by operators and the entire supply chain due to increasing scrutiny and regulation.

The event begins with a sit-down lunch, followed by three breakout sessions for in-depth discussions on each of the focus areas. Mark Acton, Business Strategy & Technology Director, will facilitate, with the sessions being led by Antonio Suarez, XpedITe Global Product Manager, and Jeff Safovich, CTO, from RiT Tech, alongside Ross Verrall, EMEA Enterprise Services Lead at NVIDIA. Together, they will bring their expertise to the discussions and offer valuable insights into the topics at hand.

The findings from this event will be discussed at our following Thirst For Innovation event in January. These insights will also be included in upcoming relevant white papers, providing a comprehensive overview of the key takeaways.

What is Thirst For Innovation?

Established in 2021, during the COVID pandemic, the inspirational Thirst for Innovation events have offered a platform to advance beyond the 15-year-old DCIM concept. With over 200 active members, we are breaking new ground and collaboratively working to develop new methodologies that improve digital infrastructure management in data centers.

The core principle of these events is to facilitate knowledge exchange and open discussions in a confidential setting, providing an exciting opportunity to drive meaningful change. In line with this, the event will not be live-streamed or recorded, encouraging attendees to be open and transparent during the workgroup sessions.

What is the Goal of Thirst For Innovation?

The ultimate aim of Thirst for Innovation is to transcend the current limitations of DCIM, developing a federated system accessible to all data center operators. This comprehensive framework will address physical risks, ensure compliance with policies, and streamline operational procedures.

As we approach a pivotal moment in data center management, Thirst For Innovation provides a crucial platform for visionaries and pioneers to collaborate and shape the future. If you are passionate about the future of data center management and want to be part of this transformative era, keep an eye on our events and find more information here .

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RiT Tech are attending DCD>Connect London: Leading the Evolution of Data Centre Infrastructure Management

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 11:22:40 GMT

RiT Tech is pleased to announce its attendance as a partner with DCD>Connect London, September 17-18 at the Business Design Centre - Stand 73 . Delegates will have the opportunity to learn how RiT Tech’s award-winning XpedITe platform is addressing the most pressing challenges in data center infrastructure management (DCIM) from sustainability reporting to improving operational efficiency and preparing for future capacity demands. Assaf Skolnik, (RiT Tech CEO) will also take part in a DCD>Talks interview around the resurgence of DCIM on day two at 10:30am.

Assaf Skolnik’s DCD>Talk: The Resurgence and Evolution of DCIM

On day two (September 18), at 10:30, Assaf Skolnik, CEO of RiT Tech, will deliver a compelling talk titled ‘The Resurgence and Evolution of Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM).’ As the digital infrastructure landscape evolves with increasing data center workload requirements, the rise of AI and sustainability reporting legislations such as EED and CSRD coming into place, DCIM is experiencing a significant resurgence. Assaf will explore the factors driving this renewed interest, including the rising costs of data center design, construction, and operations and the growing need for cohesive knowledge to bridge the gap between physical infrastructure and IT networks.

Assaf will also discuss how Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) , an evolution of DCIM, will transform infrastructure management and is now more crucial than ever in empowering I&O leaders to monitor and manage their facilities with unprecedented precision, improving operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing environmental credentials. He will explore how the only way to achieve true DCIM is through integration, customization and automation using advanced AI systems and technology.

RiT Tech’s Contribution to the Future of Data Center Management

RiT Tech’s XpedITe goes beyond traditional DCIM with Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM). Delegates will gain insights into how RiT Tech’s innovative solution, XpedITe, revolutionizes the way that data centers are managed and optimized by leveraging AI and machine learning to provide predictive maintenance capabilities . XpedITe also leverages the ISO/IEC 30134 KPIs to provide data centers with actionable insights into their performance, identifying opportunities for enhancements in energy efficiency , resource utilization, and overall environmental impact.

Engage with RiT Tech at DCD>Connect London 2024

For those attending DCD>Connect London 2024, RiT Tech’s presence offers a unique opportunity to connect with experts at the forefront of DCIM. Delegates will gain valuable knowledge and strategies to enhance their data center operations through Assaf Skolnik’s insightful talk or direct engagement with the RiT Tech team. With a focus on innovation, sustainability, and efficiency, RiT Tech is poised to play a crucial role in shaping the future of digital infrastructure.

RiT Tech is excited to be part of this dynamic event and looks forward to contributing to the ongoing transformation of the data center industry.

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RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management category in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024 report

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:41:01 GMT

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“ IT leaders need more real-time analytics and data-integration tools such as these to be able to streamline reporting up to the ESG practice and reallocate their time toward delivering on their sustainable initiatives. ”

- Gartner

What impact is environmental and sustainability legislation having on data centers globally?

What is available for data center managers, operators and the data center IT teams to work together?

XpedITe is an advanced DCIM tool and is playing an integral role within the Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework - a methodology introduced by RiT Tech in 2021. This pioneering approach is designed to optimize the entire data center operations by leveraging and integrating multiple monitoring systems, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and deep analytics to bridge the operational gaps, specifically the IT networks and the physical facility’s infrastructure.

Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

Gartner, Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024, By Philip Dawson , Nathan Hill , 17 June 2024.

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RiT Tech recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2024 report, Uptime Institute’s Future of DCIM Report and OMDIA’s DCIM Market Landscape

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:09:36 GMT

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Why is DCIM making a comeback?

Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) was first introduced almost 15 years ago and due to a range of early adoption challenges, it has remained largely overlooked until now. In the Gartner Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies (June, 2024), DCIM Tools is positioned as offering positive business impacts that may include “Improved energy efficiency; better capacity planning; enhanced compliance and simplified management”, which in our view, are addressing the key challenges and drivers faced by operators and owners.

The necessity for DCIM has become more apparent than ever, driven by the growing complexity of data center models and operations. According to the Hype Cycle report “as data centers continue to be impacted by AI, greater energy requirements, sustainability, automation, more complexities, and numerous technological advancements, DCIM tools offer significant benefits".

What does this shift in DCIM popularity mean for industry leaders?

In recent years, data center owners and operators have been facing new and diverse challenges such as the onset of EU sustainability legislation, energy consumption and availability of power, the need for more capacity, and the exponential rise in the use of AI - to name but a few. This shift of focus and priorities underscores a new era in which the capability to automate, integrate, analyze and act on vast amounts of data from disparate systems has never been more essential for effective and efficient management, leading to the ‘re-emergence’ of advanced DCIM solutions.

In 2021, RiT Tech introduced Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) as a concept to promote industry collaboration that will enable a methodology of collating cohesive and comprehensive data to monitor, manage, analyze and predict the performance of data centers – bridging the impact of the physical assets and the IT networks. Therefore, it is incredibly exciting to see RiT Tech referenced in three analyst reports.

DCIM tools in the Gartner Hype Cycle

“Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities.” ¹

We believe, RiT Tech’s inclusion as a Sample Vendor in the report endorses XpedITe as a transformational platform for data center operators.

Uptime Institute, The Future of DCIM?

The Uptime Institute is renowned for its focus on improving the performance and efficiency of data centers globally. Amid the growing demands of the data center industry and the evolving landscape of DCIM, their recent Intelligence Update features RiT Tech as a key independent and agnostic service vendor. Notably Uptime Institute places a further emphasis on a universal approach to data collection and reporting, endorsing its criticality in breaking down data center silos to enable a more cohesive and efficient management approach.

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OMDIA Market Landscape: The Role of DCIM in IT and OT Convergence

In the latest OMDIA Market Landscape on DCIM, analyst, Roy Ilsley sets the scene for Enterprises when considering DCIM tools. In the paper, the leading IT analyst endorses the current market status as a new ‘breed’ of DCIM which is “now more IT-centric, using technologies such as AI and digital twins”.

This DCIM Market Landscape paper is both consultative and advisory, endorsing how DCIM’s role is growing in areas such as sustainability, and whilst some vendors are progressing the methodology of bridging IT and Ops, Illsley highlights there is still some way to go in improving the challenge of data silos.

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Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

The big question for data center operators and owners, is which technology solution is right for them? In DCIM’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, XpedITe’s recognition by industry leaders such as Gartner , Uptime Institute and OMDIA marks a significant achievement.

RiT Tech has been investing in advanced DCIM technology for over 10 years and, three years ago, pioneered Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management methodology - UIIM. The Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework is designed to bridge the physical infrastructure with the IT networks. The benefits of this methodology are endless from holistically understanding the performance of data centers to undertaking specific tasks such as sustainability reporting.

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RiT Tech impresses delegates at Datacloud Global Congress 2024 with the launch of its advanced DCIM Sustainability Reporting Module

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:07:27 GMT

RiT Tech, a leading provider of advanced data center infrastructure management, and pioneers behind the Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework, has unveiled its next-generation Sustainability Reporting Module at the prestigious Datacloud Global Congress, held two weeks ago in Cannes.

This innovative functionality establishes XpedITe as an advanced DCIM platform capable of providing data center operators with a holistic tool that can comprehensively assess and improve the sustainability of their operations. One of the key beneficial features is its ability to report on all critical metrics, including the eight key performance indicators outlined in the ISO/IEC 30134 standard which is both timely and essential for the fast-approaching European sustainability reporting deadlines.

Beyond its holistic reporting capabilities, XpedITe’s Sustainability Reporting Module’s key features include:

Comprehensive Data Collection: Integrating data from a wide variety of data sources, including facility and IT equipment and multiple software systems, providing flexibility and adaptability in the data gathering process.
Advanced Analytics and Assessment: Analyzing and aggregating data to provide comprehensive sustainability analysis and assessment.
Interactive Sustainability Dashboard: Offering a dashboard for all eight metrics outlined in the ISO/IEC 30134 series, presenting summary data points and trends, assessing and qualifying performance, and providing insight into calculation formulas. It also breaks down sub-KPIs and tracks their annual trends. This element is specifically useful for meeting sustainability reportingm requirements in Europe for new legislation such as the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).
Easy Reporting: Enabling operators and data center owners to produce reports of their sustainability performance for regulatory bodies, shareholders, and internal stakeholders, complying with standards such as ISO/IEC 30134. Reports can be customized to include, among others, specific company KPIs and internal targets.

"Our new Sustainability Reporting Module and Dashboard is unique and it represents a significant step forward for data center operators looking to assess, improve and report on the sustainability of their assets and operations,"

explains Jeff Safovich, CTO of RiT Tech.

"It allows for quick assessment of operational performance, identification of improvement areas, and supports strategic decision-making and tactical planning for sustainability enhancement."

This launch demonstrates RiT Tech's commitment to providing real, working tools and solutions that drive the industry forward. The Sustainability Report Module not only helps operators comply with regulatory requirements but also enables them to optimize their operations and build towards a more sustainable future, making it a true contributor to the UIIM framework.

DCR Interview: Using AI to boost DC Efficiency

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:15:07 GMT

Jeff Safovich, Chief Technology Officer at RiT Tech, sits down with DCR to discuss how AI can help improve efficiency and reduce risk for data centre operators, the company’s XpedITe’s AI provisioning module, and the challenges facing the sector.

DCR: XpedITe’s AI provisioning module is the reason that RiT Tech has been shortlisted for the ER & DCR Excellence Awards DCIM Solution of the Year. How would you describe its value to data centre operators and owners and how different is it from other DCIM platforms?

JS: RiT Tech’s XpedITe software platform is quite different from traditional DCIM solutions; we actually don’t even like the traditional term DCIM. We are developing a newer, more comprehensive approach for data centre infrastructure management, which we call ‘UIIM’: Universal & Intelligent Infrastructure Management. This is an evolution of traditional DCIM. XpedITe is our tool, our software platform, built based on the methodologies of UIIM.

It’s different to other DCIM platforms in many ways. First of all, traditional DCIM platforms rely a lot on manual planning, manual work, manual calculations – which is a good thing, but I believe today in today’s era, with innovative and modern technologies, there is so much room for improvement.

XpedITe includes an AI-powered provisioning model, which is built to automate the entire process of planning all the changes, all the installations, the smooth installs of servers and IT equipment in an automated and sophisticated way. So that not only removes human error, which is very significant and very important, but it also can do it in a much more comprehensive way.

One reason for this is that the XpedITe AI provisioning model is integrating with legacy and existing third-party software systems and hardware equipment, such as CMDB, BMS, EMS, ticketing systems. It takes all the information from all of these systems together to build a comprehensive model of the entire environment. Then based on that model, it makes the whole planning and optimisation of resource use much more effective and efficient.

Now, not only does it take into account the current state of the data centre, it looks into the future. We have a machine learning based model which predicts the future state of the data centre and then this automated provisioning planning takes into account the future evolution of the data centre infrastructure, and that makes the whole planning much more future resilient.

In addition to that, one of the main capabilities of this provisioning module is its automated workflow functionality. Not only does it plan how the infrastructure should look after provisioning, it also plans all the steps and activities to be done in between by the technicians in order to facilitate the management and actual execution of the provisioning workflow.

The model is fully compliant with organisational policies and also with industry standards. So not only does it make the data centre more resilient against downtime, and not only does it help in making the planning more efficient and much faster, but it also aligns the look and feel of the infrastructure in the data centre with how the data centre wants their infrastructure to be built in terms of length of cable; in terms of compliance with the capacities of resources being used; the power, cooling, space, networking. All of that is done automatically by this AI powered provisioning model.

DCR: How will this specific module improve data centre operations in terms of minimising downtime and helping support operators and owners in meeting their SLAs?

JS: In a recent report by Uptime Institute, they pinpointed that one of the main reasons for downtime in data centres is human error. We rely so much on human planning, human work, human analysis, human comprehensive vision – which was the best we could do until recently. As a result of that, many errors occur and that causes a lot of problems, such as downtime and shortages.

The XpedITe provisioning AI module specifically targets this challenge by reducing the human error. It takes into account all sorts of considerations which a human being cannot possibly think of, all at the same time. And thus, it makes the whole process of installs, moves, adds and changes – what is called the IMAC – much more human error resilient.

In addition to that, it also improves the whole efficiency of the data centre. It actually saves about 95% of time on planning provisioning steps; it reduces it by a factor of 20. It reduces the likelihood of over-utilising resources, and that is achieved by looking at all of the comprehensive constraints within the data centre infrastructure, and the data from all possible sources (the hardware equipment; the software systems which are already installed) and then taking them all into account, it adjusts the balancing of resource utilisation.

By balancing the resource utilisation, it not only reduces the utilisation of power and energy, but also makes the data centre more stable and resilient. It is taking into account the predictive state of the future of the data centre, and thus makes operation more reliable, improving the SLA and reducing unplanned downtime.

DCR: In your recent article, ‘Unleashing the power of AI in data centres: A path to sustainability’, you noted that innovations like this will improve efficiency and reduce compliance risk for operators and owners. Can you describe how XpedITe is improving operations and financial KPIs, as well as its potential impact on environmental goals?

JS: XpedITe improves the time it takes to consider all the challenges and constraints needed to be taken into account by a factor of 95%. So that improves the efficiency of just the manual work. In addition to that, it empowers people, because it not only aids their planning, it also highlights all the possible hotspots with high potential risk, combining all the resources being utilised at the same time. So as a result of that, it makes the human much more effective and efficient in the work they do, being empowered by this module.

The financial impact is also significantly leveraged by making the energy utilisation more efficient. It adds additional cost saving and as a result, better CAPEX and OPEX in utilising better equipment thanks to this automated planning and automated provisioning – and it also eventually saves on the daily power utilisation.

One significant factor is in reducing the frequency and severity of outages and downtime. It’s commonly known today that shortages cost fortunes for data centres. It’s actually one of the main factors of their losses in terms of ROI and in terms of financial impact.

So, reducing such shortages by frequency and also severity is a major contribution to the financial consideration and ROI. In terms of an environmental impact – it’s very important, especially these days. We have climate challenges, net zero, and a pact by the EU, so that it’s not just the large data centres that are now obliged to comply with various legislations and regulations around sustainability management, sustainability reporting and optimisation. They also have their own corporate agendas. I would say that’s an evolution; more and more data centres are realising the importance of putting sustainability on their agenda, on their strategic list of goals.

Tools like the XpedITe provisioning AI module help them to track sustainability, and also make reporting much easier and more comprehensive and compliant with the industry standards and regulations, such as the EED and CSRD reporting. It also helps specifically with making sustainability better, not just by counting KPIs and the metrics, but actually by improving the power utilisation and as a result of that, also the carbon footprint. Not only within the realm of power; that also goes for water utilisation and even with IT equipment utilisation, so all the KPIs, such as the ITU, could be improved as well, with standard considerations for sustainability, such as the PUE – which was the main KPI till now.

DCR: What other AI-powered modules are you looking to introduce and why – particularly in terms of sustainability?

JS: We have quite a comprehensive roadmap driven by the UIIM, the Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management practice – by the way, that’s a practice we are not developing just by ourselves; we have a comprehensive forum of industry experts, including data centre operators, integrators, consultants, and the end-users.

So together with them, we are developing this concept, the principles of the UIIM – and the roadmap for AI development is actually deriving from this long-term vision, long-term goals and a roadmap of the UIIM.

One of these models is data validation AI. One of the challenges today in relying on any type of data in data centres is how accurate the data is. It appears that often, the data is not so accurate, and assuming that there are multiple perspectives of data being inaccurate, they’re starting from conflicting data coming from different data sources. So, you need to identify which data is correct and identify the discrepancies.

In many cases, data is just missing. There are gaps – be it in the type of data, or some of the metrics are just missing or the data is not measured within the proper boundaries defined by the industry standards. So data validation AI is one of the models we are about to introduce.

Another one is a proactive reprovisioning. Proactive reprovisioning is a whole new approach to how data centres are structured or how we believe should be managed today. Any change, any proof, any type of provisioning, any type of planning within the data centre is driven by a proactive approach, e.g we have this new request, so we need to make this or that change today, or there is an issue, a problem, a downtime or some other external factor, which requires us to make any type of change. So it’s all reactive, it’s all a response to whatever is going on outside.

Now we believe that we’ve come to a new era when such management should become proactive. So, with this new proactive reprovisioning model, not only will it be possible to plan the changes based on their specific requirements and needs and as a response to a particular downtime or other challenge, but also the system will automatically proactively look into the data centre, it will analyse the level of probation, the SLA, the resilience, it will look at all the factors and the resource utilisation. It will consider the temperatures, it will consider the speed of fans, it will consider performance even on the CPU level.

And taking all of that into account, it will identify the A) risks and B) inefficiencies. So based on this, the system will be able to identify such future potential risks in advance and proactively come up with recommendations to make specific changes before these risks are realised as actual problems. Proactively reprovisioning will be coming up with suggestions and recommendations to make specific minor changes within the equipment and these changes will not only prevent potential risks, but they will also optimise the whole efficiency and the operation of the data centre infrastructure. These are two of the models, among others, that we are about to introduce to the market in the future.

DCR: So looking to the future, what do you think are going to be the main challenges facing the data centre industry?

JS: One of the main challenges that all of us are familiar with is bridging the siloes. It’s a challenge within data centres which has been spoken about a lot. We can see even now that, for example, the facility and the IT teams are usually operating completely separately from each other. So the whole optimisation, consideration and planning of one of these teams is not aligned with the challenges, needs, constraints and considerations of the other.

So bridging between the silos is definitely one of the challenges and we believe it should be addressed on all possible levels, starting from the strategic planning of the organisation and the management, then taking that down to technology and actual cooperation between the teams.

Another challenge we see a lot, especially these days when sustainability has become one of the main topics being considered and addressed – we see that some organisations are focusing on ticking the box. We need to be compliant with sustainability reporting regulations, such as the EED, which is definitely very important because that will create a whole new level of transparency and awareness in the industry. But we believe that this is not enough.

If we really want to address sustainability as a whole and dedicate to the net zero goal, corporations have to go beyond just ticking the box and just reporting on this minimal set of sustainability reporting required by the EED and the CSRD in Europe, as well as some other standards in the United States.

Companies should define their organisational strategy and address sustainability as a business project with measurable ROI. They should also leverage innovative tools. I actually cannot stress enough the importance of leveraging modern technologies. We see that even today, on the market, many tools exist working in the old era, and many of the technologies and tools are still focusing just on the monitoring and reporting which is, of course, very important – however, not sufficient. Today technologies have so much more to offer.

So I believe that data centre operators should start looking into the future of data centre infrastructure management, and consider how they want to see their data centre in the next few years.

The transcript of this video interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

Embracing the Future: The New Era of Data Centers and DCIM

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Mon, 13 May 2024 15:19:19 GMT

RiT Tech’s pioneering DCIM platform, XpedITe, is advancing data center management through the Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) framework, driving operational efficiency, sustainability compliance and streamlining business.

As data centers continue to grow in complexity and scale, the challenge of effective and efficient operational management is shifting data center infrastructure management from a suite of heterogeneous single vendor software platforms and the much-used Excel spreadsheet to a unified data store that can be customized to the bespoke needs of owners and operators.

With the growth of diverse data center facilities that are consuming much more power than ever before, mergers and acquisitions that are boosting data migration, new investors adopting the owner-operator model and the growing intensity of sustainability obligations, the demand for an intelligent and universal data center infrastructure management platform has never been more apparent.

UIIM transcends the traditional capabilities of DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) and RiT Tech’s groundbreaking DCIM platform, XpedITe, exceeds the consequential needs in digital transformation.

What are the limitations of traditional DCIM?

Unfortunately, the DCIM concept has misled the market as merely a monitoring or asset management tool, as opposed to the vision of providing a holistic view of the data center’s performance – energy, equipment, floor space. Many legacy DCIM tools are also attached to a hardware vendor’s solution or have been designed to deliver for specific data center environments. These are becoming less relevant in the effective management of data center operations, especially in the light of new compliance such environmental standards. Multi-faceted systems that can address the entire estate from the facility to the IT network are now proving invaluable.

The old DCIM principles have long been criticized due to their lack of operational management capabilities, minimal automation, inability to integrate with other vendors and hardware systems, insufficient predictive analytics, and a general failure to deliver on user expectations. RiT Tech’s innovative research and development programme has been the catalyst for introducing the UIIM framework. For more than 10 years, XpedITe has been built on the need and capabilities of effectively bridging the gap left by conventional DCIM tools.

How XpedITe is supporting data center operators and owners

XpedITe is an advanced data center infrastructure management system (DCIM) which gives our clients a real solution that connects the facility’s infrastructure, IT and network and business processes in one platform.

This flagship platform, XpedITe, embodies the principles of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) – a pioneering practice introduced by RiT Tech that goes beyond traditional DCIM limitations. XpedITe offers a comprehensive suite of capabilities, including asset management, connectivity management, capacity planning, and intelligent automation. With a committed focus on sustainability, our platform also plays a pivotal role in enabling green data center initiatives, optimizing resource utilization, and minimizing environmental impact.

Using AI-powered modules, XpedITe provides real-time monitoring, management of all assets and workflows, automating orchestration across all the data center layers.

The physical layer gives the ability to collect data from facilities physical assets, through BMS Systems (Building Management System) or independently connected critical infrastructure equipment by using a wide range of protocols.
In the data center layer, our customers have complete visibility to effectively manage their grey space and whitespace and their technology stack. XpedITe visualizes everything from the power supply to network ports, cabinets, servers, environmental and switches.
The IT layer supports the management of logical assets, software-defined infrastructure, and virtualization technology.
The application layer facilitates integration with business applications ITSM (IT Service Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management), CMDB (Configuration Management Database), Resource Management – ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), among others, creating a natural synergy between applications, integrating, enhancing and simplifying workflows, automation and collaboration, enabling even full remote management through alignment with smart hands teams in global organizations.

“ There are many reasons why the globe’s leading financial services, governments, enterprise and colocation operators use our product, it is not only safe and secure but significantly reduces man hours in operational management. From AI-provisioning to automating install, moves, adds and changes, XpedITe is a robust repository for the data center estate’s and operations entire orchestration. ”

As a unique platform, XpedITe’s seamless integration capabilities leaves traditional DCIM behind

XpedITe’s open architecture and modular design principle ensures it can seamlessly integrate with third-party software systems, including ITSM, BMS, EMS (Energy Management System) and CRM solutions. This interoperability is vital for creating a clear view across all data center operations, eliminating data silos and facilitating cross-departmental collaboration. The customizable nature of XpedITe is unmatched in the industry, it can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of your data center, regardless of the existing infrastructure setup.

A good example is a recent project where we integrate some measurements from two different BMS systems, while other critical M&E equipment is monitored by direct reading. The project also includes a process orchestration with ITSM-CMDB leader provider platform, adding automation and accuracy to workflows and corporate database. Integration with corporate inventory tool and our Warehouse module will add more automation in a second phase.

Artificial Intelligence is Driving Efficiency in Provisioning

One of the transformational features of XpedITe is its AI-driven provisioning system. This advanced technology streamlines the install, moves, adds, and changes requirements of the physical assets within a data center, significantly reducing the time and potential for error associated with manual interventions. AI provisioning in XpedITe intelligently plans and executes tasks based on organizational policies and compliance standards, ensuring that every decision aligns with the overarching business strategy and sustainability objectives.

Driving Sustainability in Data Center Operations is Easier with a Software Platform

Sustainability is at the heart of our innovation. XpedITe is designed with compliance in mind, offering tools and metrics to effectively manage and report on energy efficiency, water usage, and overall environmental impact. The most recent application and use cases are focused on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). You can read the white paper here ./.

Building Trust Through Innovation and Reliability

RiT Tech’s XpedITe journey began with a clear understanding of the limitations inherent in traditional DCIM solutions. Today, XpedITe is unique and market leading. An innovative DCIM solution, designed using UIIM concept, XpedITe is delivered with confidence with an ability to revolutionize the way data centers are managed.

RiT Tech is not just a software vendor; we are your trusted partner in navigating the complexities of data center management. Through the UIIM framework, we offer innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence in the ever-evolving landscape of DCIM solutions.

RiT Tech: A Beacon of Innovation in DCIM - Shortlisted for the ER & DCR Excellence Awards 2024

Wed, 08 May 2024 08:14:57 GMT

RiT Tech has been shortlisted for this year's ER & DCR Excellence Awards 2024, specifically in the prestigious DCIM Solution of the Year category, with its cutting-edge XpedITe platform. This recognition comes at a pivotal moment for the DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) market, underlining the growing importance of innovative solutions in supporting data center providers and their clientele.

The DCIM market is at a crucial juncture, becoming an indispensable pillar for data centers across the globe. As these facilities continue to expand and evolve, the demand for robust, scalable, and intelligent infrastructure management solutions has never been higher. RiT Tech's XpedITe platform represents the pinnacle of innovation in this space, offering unparalleled efficiency, resilience, and insight into data center operations.

This year's nomination for the ER & DCR Excellence Awards highlights the critical role of DCIM solutions in not just sustaining, but also advancing data center capabilities. It reflects a broader industry trend towards leveraging technology to optimize infrastructure performance, enhance energy efficiency, and ensure compliance with increasingly stringent legislative requirements.

The XpedITe platform by RiT Tech stands out by addressing these needs head-on, integrating seamlessly with existing systems to provide real-time analytics, predictive maintenance, and automated control mechanisms. Its design embodies the principles of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM), focusing on the holistic optimization of data center resources.

The timing of this accolade could not be more opportune. As the industry navigates through legislative updates and heightened expectations for sustainability and reliability, the spotlight on DCIM solutions grows brighter. RiT Tech's presence in this year's ER & DCR Excellence Awards is a testament to the company's commitment to excellence and innovation in a field that demands nothing less.

Looking forward, the horizon has many opportunities and challenges alike. The evolution of the DCIM market is a journey that requires continuous innovation, adaptability, and strategic foresight. RiT Tech, armed with its XpedITe platform and a visionary approach to data center infrastructure management, is well-positioned to lead this charge.

The journey towards redefining data center efficiency and sustainability is ongoing, and with RiT Tech's XpedITe platform, we are poised to make significant strides in this direction. Exciting times lie ahead for RiT Tech, as we continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in DCIM and beyond.

Revolutionizing Data Center Sustainability: A Path Forward

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:13:17 GMT

As each Earth Day approaches, the urgency to meet the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement becomes increasingly evident.

With targets such as a 45% reduction in emissions by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050, the need for decisive action has never been more pronounced. We find ourselves beyond the critical threshold, yet there remains a window of opportunity to align with these objectives.

It's a pivotal time to discuss how industries, especially the data center sector, are adopting more sustainable practices. At RiT Tech, our mission is to pioneer the future of data center efficiency, sustainability, and technology.

During the recent Data Center World event in London, we were thrilled to present our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) methodology alongside XpedITe, our cutting-edge software platform. The engagement and discussions were inspiring, highlighting the collective desire to delve deeper into sustainability topics.

One of the leading conversations of the day surrounded the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), a cornerstone policy of the EU which is set to be instrumental in driving energy efficiency improvements across all sectors of the economy. By implementing measures and targets, it aims to reduce energy consumption and promote the adoption of energy-efficient technologies.

To keep the conversation going, Chief Technology Officer, Jeff Safovich, has assembled an article addressing the most pressing questions surrounding the EED that we encountered. Let's delve into these insights.

Understanding EED and its Impact on Data Centers

As of September 2024, data centers exceeding an IT power consumption threshold of 500kW will need to report on energy usage, sources, and efficiency strategies. This landmark directive from the European Union aims to mainstream transparency and promote greener practices across the board.

The Importance of EED Compliance

Complying with the EED is more than a regulatory requirement; it's a strategic advantage. Proper compliance means data centers can optimize their operations, dramatically reducing energy costs and environmental impacts while setting the stage for a more sustainable future.

Leveraging Data for Strategic Decisions

Data sits at the heart of meeting EED requirements. Through diligent analysis, data centers can pinpoint efficiency bottlenecks, prioritize impactful upgrades, and foster a culture of continuous improvement, thus aligning closely with EED mandates and enhancing operational sustainability.

Navigating Challenges in EED Compliance

The road to EED compliance can be fraught with challenges, including the intricacies of data collection, navigating evolving sustainability standards, and integrating disparate systems for streamlined operations. Overcoming these hurdles is crucial for seamless compliance and enhanced efficiency.

RiT Tech's Approach to Sustainability

At RiT Tech, we champion a holistic strategy for sustainability within the EED framework. Our approach incorporates thorough infrastructure assessments, intuitive automation, and advanced intelligent management techniques, all designed to foster compliance and operational excellence.

The Role of XpedITe in Sustainability Reporting

Our XpedITe platform is tailored to simplify the sustainability reporting process. By automating data gathering, validation, and analysis, XpedITe not only facilitates compliance but also empowers data centers with actionable insights for informed decision-making.

Advancing Sustainability with UIIM

UIIM offers a comprehensive suite of methodological and technical solutions tailored to the EED agenda. Focused on integrating data analytics and operational management, UIIM propels energy efficiency, predictive maintenance, and optimized processes to meet and exceed compliance targets.

For data centers aiming to align with the EED and other regulatory frameworks, XpedITe offers unparalleled integration, monitoring, and reporting capabilities. Leveraging advanced analytics and AI, XpedITe delivers targeted insights to drive compliance and operational efficiencies.

Ongoing Support for EED Compliance

At RiT Tech, our commitment to your EED journey doesn't end with software delivery. We provide a full spectrum of support, from consulting services to continuous monitoring tools, ensuring your data center not only achieves but sustains compliance and environmental stewardship.

Curious to see how our solutions can transform your data center operations? Visit us at rittech.com or reach out directly to jeffs@rittech.com for personalized consultation and insights.

Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) practice is a ground-breaking approach in achieving sustainable operations in data centers

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 12:10:34 GMT

Intelligent insights within advanced infrastructure management technologies is the answer to achieving sustainability

Only by harnessing universal and intelligent insights within advanced infrastructure management technologies can we get ahead of the increasing demands expected of data center owners and operators, especially when focusing on achieving data center sustainability.

The landscape of data center operations has evolved significantly, driven by a number of factors:

Increased compliance obligations for sustainability across the globe from the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) to the EPA Data Center Optimization Initiative in the US.
The rising cost of designing and building facilities that are capable of fulfilling the advanced requirements of environmental targets.
The consequential increases in operational costs.

Added to this is the rising demand for data center capacity, especially in the face of growing artificial intelligence (AI) applications, which are highly power intensive.

Tracing back to the early origins post-WWII, data centers have transitioned from military computer rooms to being the backbone of our critical infrastructure, evolving into the modern era dominated by AI. In recent years, DCIM has undergone a complete transformation to keep up with this pace of change. Practices like UIIM (Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management) and AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) from Gartner acknowledge the critical importance of automation, integration, and customization. It is vital for data center owners and operators to have a reliable and transparent unified data set that allows monitoring, collation, prediction, and comprehensive reporting of data center performance.

In addition, we believe that achieving such a comprehensive perspective is not viable through a single vendor platform alone. It is not sufficient to measure just the power or just the cooling. This is where the practice of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) comes into play - where the integration of multiple systems and data sources offers a holistic perspective.

Sustainable Operations & Sustainability Reporting Through UIIM Practices

UIIM, a fairly new methodology and framework, is geared towards providing data center owners and operators with the essential information needed for strategic and tactical decision-making. With the onset of the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) , DCIM providers must adapt their platforms to meet the needs of this guidance by November 2024.

Underpinned by the metrics detailed in the ISO/IEC 30134 series standard, its comprehensive framework of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is measuring data center sustainability and efficiency via a range of impacts – PUE, CUE, WUE to name just a few. In essence, the eight KPIs address critical aspects of operations, including energy consumption, renewable energy usage, IT equipment effectiveness, and resource optimization.

Unlike other DCIM platforms, XpedITe is designed to be universal and intelligent, and can offer holistic Sustainability Reporting by integrating directly with physical equipment and other data sources such as Datawarehouse, BMS, EMS, Virtualization Systems, Networking Systems, and more. XpedITe is uniquely positioned to bring together legacy systems into a unified reporting platform, ensuring data center operators and owners meet compliance effortlessly.

Through these advancements, we are not just transforming DCIM but are paving the way towards a more sustainable, efficient, and future-proof data center industry.

RiT Tech and XpedITe proudly sponsors the Net Zero Hero Award - Electrical Review Awards 2024

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:50:34 GMT

We are delighted to announce our sponsorship of this incredibly valuable award - Net Zero Hero. Congratulations to the nominees for their outstanding contributions to their industries.

To find out more about what they do, you can follow their links!

To be recognised for your work in an arena that is highly competitive is no mean feat. In our view, the Net Zero Hero Award endorses their contribution as pioneers of sustainability. We are incredibly proud to be associated with these progressive organizations, and as sponsors, we feel that we are not just supporting an award but we helping to champion the essence of innovation in the pursuit of change and long-term sustainability.

We look forward to celebrating the achievements of these leaders at the Electrical Review Awards 2024 on 16th May, and in continuing to support the advancements towards a sustainable, net-zero world.

Do get in touch with us if you are attending the event, we’d love to share the celebrations with you.

Unleashing the Power of AI in Data Centers: A Path to Sustainability

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:53:57 GMT

In the dynamic world of data center infrastructure management (DCIM), innovation is the key to staying ahead, something worth celebrating and considering on this International Data Center Day.

One of the biggest innovations, as the technology continues to evolve, is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Gone are the days when AI was merely a tech buzzword; today, it stands as a driving force reshaping the landscape of data centers worldwide, ushering in an era of unprecedented growth and innovation.

The significance of data centers in our interconnected world has reached new heights, paralleled by the escalating advancements in AI technology. We interact with data centers in our daily lives, in actions that only a few years ago were innovative, such as sending an email, enjoying a movie or series on your mobile, reserving a table at a restaurant or a trip, checking a bank account, the list is endless! Nowadays, these applications also have their own AI, which makes them even more useful in our day to day lives. However, with this surge comes a corresponding increase in energy consumption, posing challenges to traditional data center operations.

Yet, amidst this energy-intensive landscape, AI is not only responsible for a significant percentage of data center consumption, but also continues to offer a transformative power. It paves the way for enhanced operational efficiency within data centers through predictive maintenance, optimization of cooling systems, risk identification and mitigation and intelligent energy consumption. These advancements not only result in substantial cost savings but also contribute to environmental sustainability.

Looking ahead, AI holds the key to driving further innovations in data center design and management, ensuring scalability and sustainability in an era of relentless digital expansion.

Along with the expansion of the influence and importance of data centers, it is becoming more universal and intelligent, at RiT Tech, we stand at the forefront of this evolutionary wave with our groundbreaking UIIM (Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management) concept. XpedITe is spearheading the charge towards sustainable and efficient data center infrastructure. As the only DCIM system on the market to provide this level of connectivity, XpedITe is reshaping the landscape of data center operations.

At the core of XpedITe lies its Provisioning module, a cutting-edge component benefitting from artificial intelligence (AI) functionality. This module is engineered to automate and streamline a multitude of tasks, from planning to maintenance, revolutionizing traditional data center management paradigms. By applying AI to provisioning, XpedITe dramatically reduces the resources required for IMAC (Install, Move, Add, Change) planning, cutting down the process by up to 95%.

The necessity for such innovation is underscored by the critical challenges facing the data center industry—time-consuming processes, resource inefficiency, and compliance risks. Traditional manual IMACs are prone to errors and inefficiencies, leading to significant financial and operational setbacks. XpedITe's AI-driven approach addresses these challenges head-on, offering a sustainable solution that enhances agility and reduces environmental impact.

Our commitment to harnessing AI for optimization remains unwavering. We recognize that sustainability is not merely a passing trend but a profound responsibility. That's why, at a recent Data Center World event, we took a symbolic step towards offsetting carbon emissions by planting 10 orchards—a tangible manifestation of our dedication to a greener future.

As we celebrate International Data Center Day, let us reflect on the transformative potential of AI in shaping a more sustainable digital ecosystem. Together, harnessing the power of technology, we can pave the way for a brighter, more efficient future.

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Revolutionizing Data Center Management with XpedITe's Provisioning AI Module

admin@rittech.com (RiT Admin) — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:28:50 GMT

In the rapidly evolving landscape of data center infrastructure management (DCIM), RiT Tech's XpedITe Provisioning module stands out as a beacon of innovation, driving efficiency and optimizing the myriad processes involved in data center operations.

With its integral AI functionality, this cutting-edge component of our DCIM software suite is engineered to automate and streamline planning, maintenance, and operational tasks, leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to transform traditional data center management paradigms.

Core Features

The module offers an important range of functionalities that mark a significant leap forward in the realm of DCIM solutions:

Automated IMAC Planning: Harnessing AI, the module intelligently manages installations, moves, adds, and changes (IMACs), accounting for environmental, power, and space considerations.
Resource Efficiency: By applying AI to provisioning, the module dramatically cuts the resources needed for IMAC planning by up to 95%.
Advanced Algorithms: XpedITe’s algorithms meticulously plan hardware installations, ensuring compliance with network policies, organizational procedures, and regulatory standards.
Seamless External Integration: XpedITe draws on data from a variety of systems, including CMDB and BMS, to optimize provisioning and resource use.
Automatic Work Order Generation: Post-planning, the module creates detailed work orders, streamlining the installation process.
Customizable Workflows: Tailor provisioning workflows to meet the unique needs and policies of each organization.
Compliance and Error Prevention: The automation core of XpedITe guarantees adherence to policies and minimizes human errors.

We’re addressing the challenges faced by data center operators across the globe

The necessity for such an innovation is underscored by the critical challenges facing the data center industry, including time-consuming processes, resource inefficiency, and compliance risks. Traditional manual IMACs are fraught with errors and inefficiencies, leading to significant financial and operational setbacks. XpedITe's AI-driven approach not only tackles these issues head-on but also offers a sustainable solution that enhances agility and reduces environmental impact.

Tried and tested

Financial services clients including banks and traders have already witnessed the transformative impact of the XpedITe module. Operational efficiency has improved, with planning times reduced by an astonishing 90% in some cases.

Cost reductions are evident in optimized resource allocation and lowered error rates, while time-to-service has been significantly accelerated, enhancing market responsiveness.

The competitive edge

XpedITe differentiates itself from conventional DCIM solutions with its unparalleled automation capabilities, holistic resource utilization, and intelligent, customizable workflows. Its ability to integrate seamlessly with a vast array of external systems and enforce compliance sets a new benchmark in the DCIM domain.

Conclusion

RiT Tech's XpedITe Provisioning AI Module is not merely an addition to the DCIM software suite; it is a pivotal innovation that redefines the standards of data center management. Through its intelligent automation, comprehensive integration, and user-centric design, XpedITe addresses the core challenges of today's data center operations, offering a path to more efficient, reliable, and sustainable data center infrastructure management.

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RiT Tech on the countdown to Data Centre World 2024!

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:22:18 GMT

We are delighted to announce that, once again, we’re exhibiting at this year’s Data Centre World (DCW) conference, taking place on the 6th-7th March in London.

Among all the data center events, DCW really stands out as the annual must-attend conference for the industry. Year after year, we have gained new insights from a multitude of thought leaders, operators, and digital pioneers, engaging in discussions about the challenges and opportunities the industry faces - specifically in relation to new regulation and compliance obligations faced by operators. DCIM has become an important topic and route map in supporting an industry that is continuously expected to promote transparency on the health and performance of expanding facilities.

As pioneers in automated infrastructure management, we will be pushing forward the concept of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM). Jeff Safovich and Mark Acton, will take to the stage again this year to impress the urgent need for reporting tools that are able to achieve the levels of transparency the world’s governments are asking for.

"We eagerly anticipate our return to Data Centre World each year. It is a highlight on our calendar, providing a valuable opportunity to connect with partners, customers, and prospects. We are committed to contributing to the data center community's journey toward sustainable and intelligent transformation." Assaf Skolnik, CEO, RiT Tech.

Connect with us at Data Centre World 2024

Meet 1:1 with our CTO

We invite you to book a meeting with our CTO, Jeff Safovich, in which you’ll receive a live, in-depth demo of our innovative data center infrastructure management (DCIM) product, XpedITe.

Please get in touch with us to schedule a meeting.

Say hello to our team

Visit our friendly experts at stand D1152 in Hall N6 , and learn how to harness the power of DCIM to foster resilience, unleash innovation and boost long-term ROI.

Attend our speaker session

Across the globe, the pressure is on to make data center operations more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable. How to do it? Our CTO, Jeff, alongside Mark Acton, Business Strategy and Technology Director, will give their expert take in an exclusive speaker session.

We look forward to seeing you at Data Centre World 2024!

RiT Tech Proudly Sponsors Kickstart Europe Conference 2024!

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:54:09 GMT

We are excited to announce that we are proud sponsors of this year’s Kickstart Europe Conference, one of the most highly anticipated strategy and networking events for digital infrastructure in Europe. If you're attending, we would be delighted to connect with you!

New ParaJeff Safovich, our Chief Technology Officer, will be participating in a panel on 27th February, focusing on the impact of regulations on data center development. Join us for insightful conversations and an opportunity to explore the evolving landscape that lies within the digital economy.

To find out more about the event and Jeff's participation, click here .

If you haven't registered yet, secure your spot by following this link .

RiT Tech is committed to research and development, innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing within the data center industry. As pioneers of automated infrastructure management, we continue to invest in our cutting-edge technology, and we look forward to engaging with industry leaders, partners, and attendees at Kickstart Europe Conference 2024 to find out their perspective on the future of data center infrastructure management.

We look forward to seeing you at Kickstart in Amsterdam on 26 ^th and 27 ^th February!

A Thirst for Innovation?

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:22:06 GMT

RiT Tech responds to the challenges of regulation in data centre sector at the first industry event of the year.

Almost 150 people attended the first major data centre event of the year, "A Thirst for Innovation?" on 18 ^th January 2024. Delegates, led by RiT Tech, voiced a unified call for an effective response to the new and developing regulatory requirements - specific to the rapidly expanding data centre industry. With projections indicating the industry's growth to a staggering US$340bn in 2024, the sector is facing increasing regulatory pressure in multiple countries and regions, alongside scrutiny and criticism from the media in relation to increasing energy consumption worldwide.

The data centre industry, a critical backbone of today's digital economy, currently operates under a patchwork of non-data centre specific regulations. United Kingdom examples are the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, the Energy Performance of Buildings (England & Wales) Regulations 2012, and the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme Regulations 2014, along with the EU/UK Emissions Trading Systems legislation. Recent additions like the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and CSRD for non-financial reporting based on the EU Code of Conduct for Data Centre Energy Efficiency and the ISO/IEC 30134 series of standardised KPIs, underscore the evolving landscape of industry standards and practices. These regulations emphasize governments’ focus on data centre resource consumption, particularly in relation to facility power and cooling systems, but there is a crucial need for consistent and accurate reporting based on reliable data and information derived from multiple disparate data sets across the sector as a whole.

The event highlighted a growing frustration among industry leaders over the lack of cohesive direction. The diverse panel, facilitated by Mark Acton, featured key voices including Mark Butcher from Posetiv, Romain Tranchant of CBRE, Rich Kenny from Interact, and Colm Shorten of JLL. The discussions underscored the industry's chaotic approach brought on by a siloed team culture across the data centre ecosystem and the fact that many operators are not utilising the data they already have available and often hiding the truth behind flawed performance metrics.

Rich Kenny, Managing Director of Interact was most focal when it came promoting the need for a holistic approach to performance measurement: "For too long the industry has adopted an outside-in approach to efficiency measurements. Focusing on the building alone leaves our single biggest opportunity, the IT, unaddressed. It was great to see this aspect discussed in detail with feedback and thoughts from so many well-regarded experts!”

Mark Butcher of Posetiv Cloud, known for his direct views on the importance of transparency to enable change, added: "It was an engaging panel that showed the industry's commitment to working together on data centre sustainability. There's a strong desire to improve our environmental impact, but to truly start reducing IT emissions and related waste, we need clearer metrics and measurements as well as a willingness to be more transparent and open with the data."

RiT Tech's lead in this event, especially as a vendor, underlines a real commitment from the entire eco-system to ensure dialogue continues around the need for clear, effective, and informed responses to new and emerging regulations and the importance of collecting, collating, and analysing available data to provide accurate reporting and actionable management information.

For more information about A Thirst for Innovation? or RiT Tech's role in the data centre industry, please contact Susan Anderton, Head of Global Marketing, at susana@rittech.com.

2024 Predictions - Jeff Safovich

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:06:23 GMT

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DCIM = Data Centers Infrastructure management

UIIM = Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management.

As we stand on the brink of 2024, the data center infrastructure management industry is poised for a series of transformative changes. These changes, driven by technological advancements and evolving market demands, signal a new era in how we manage and operate data centers. The industry is not just about storing and processing data anymore; it has become a dynamic field that intertwines cutting-edge technology with strategic foresight.

I would like to share with you my predictions for 2024, exploring key trends and innovations set to redefine data center operations. From the advent of unified data platforms to the emphasis on sustainability, each prediction encapsulates a facet of the industry's rapid evolution. We'll explore how universal interoperability, advanced management tools, AI-driven efficiency, and sustainability management are not just trends, but essential pathways towards a more connected, efficient, and environmentally responsible digital infrastructure.

1: Unified Data Platforms

Prediction: The evolution of data center operations will increasingly rely on large-scale, unified data platforms. These platforms are essential for integrating and processing a diverse array of data sources, including electro-mechanical equipment, IoT devices, traditional IT infrastructure, and environmental sensors. They will feature advanced capabilities like robust data validation, sophisticated anomaly detection algorithms, and extensive analytics and reporting tools. These features are designed to handle massive data volumes efficiently and provide real-time insights for informed decision-making.

Trend Influence: The push towards unified platforms is driven by the escalating demands of data processing, especially powered by the emergence and growth of AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). These technologies require significant computational resources and generate extensive data, necessitating effective data aggregation and analysis. Additionally, the emphasis on energy efficiency and sustainability in data center operations is accelerating this trend. Such platforms enable precise energy monitoring and management, aligning with green standards and fulfilling environmental regulations and sustainability objectives.

2: Universal Interoperability

Prediction: The demand for universal interoperability among various types of data centers, including enterprise, government, and colocation facilities, is expected to surge. This involves integrating a wide range of infrastructure management tools with different systems and software, such as DCIM, CFD, BMS, CMMS, and ITSM, to enhance operational efficiency and flexibility. This interoperability allows data centers to adapt quickly to new technologies and changing demands.

Trend Influence: The drive towards interoperability originates from the growing complexity and geographical dispersion of data centers. The need for scalability and efficient management of diverse environments is crucial. The rise of edge computing and new technologies like liquid cooling systems intensifies this need. In colocation environments, seamless integration of various systems is vital to maintain high availability and operational efficiency in a competitive market.

3: Advanced Management and Planning Tools

Prediction: Data center infrastructure management is poised for a significant transformation with the introduction of advanced management and planning tools. These tools, incorporating predictive maintenance, AI-driven anomaly detection, and digital twins, will shift infrastructure management to a proactive approach. Predictive maintenance will foresee equipment issues, minimizing downtime. AI will monitor operational anomalies, and digital twins will simulate physical data centers for strategic planning. This combination of technologies will improve load balancing, automate energy management, and introduce machine learning-driven automation for enhanced operational efficiency.

Trend Influence: The demand for these advanced tools is fueled by rapid infrastructure growth, the necessity for higher operational efficiency, and expansion towards geo-distributed data centers and edge computing. These factors demand tools capable of managing complex, dispersed environments, ensuring consistent power availability and robust defenses against various threats. Infrastructure & Operations leaders, influenced by previous disappointing experiences with DCIM tools, are now seeking more intelligent, proactive solutions to manage the increasing scale and complexity of modern data centers.

4: AI and Automation-Driven Efficiency

Prediction: In 2024, AI and automation are projected to significantly transform data center operations by shifting from human-led processes to intelligent, automated systems. AI algorithms will undertake complex tasks such as resource planning and provisioning, and integrate various operational tools for cohesive management of cooling, power, and network operations. AI will also enhance asset life-cycle management, providing smarter insights into infrastructure usage, maintenance, and replacement, thereby boosting operational efficiency and prolonging equipment lifespan.

Trend Influence: This trend is propelled by the increasing complexities in managing large-scale data centers, a result of exponential growth in data and compute requirements. AI and automation emerge as key solutions for efficiently managing these complexities, ensuring smooth operations and optimal resource allocation. Their role in integrating advanced cooling technologies and renewable energy sources is critical, balancing innovation with efficiency. AI's ability to analyze vast data for optimizing energy use aligns with the growing focus on sustainability, reducing carbon footprints, and maintaining optimal operating conditions in data centers.

5: Sustainability Management Tools

Prediction: The development of sustainability management tools will be a notable trend in data centers in 2024. These tools are anticipated to provide comprehensive solutions for sustainability, from data collection to compliance with environmental regulations. They will track and report on carbon footprints and offer actionable insights for emission reduction. This includes analyzing energy consumption patterns, integrating renewable energy, optimizing water utilization, promoting efficient use of IT stacks, energy reuse, and more. The tools will also support initiatives for waste reduction and the implementation of environmentally friendly practices in data center operations.

Trend Influence: The advancement of these tools is driven by an increasing emphasis on environmental responsibility within the data center sector. With growing concerns over climate change, data centers face heightened accountability for their environmental impact. Regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) are pushing data centers towards greater transparency in environmental metrics. The complexities involved, along with stakeholder demands for sustainable practices, necessitate advanced tools for managing and improving data center sustainability, ensuring compliance and preparedness for future environmental standards.

Summary and Conclusions

As we glimpse into the future of data center infrastructure management in 2024, it's clear that the advancements in technology will revolutionize not just the industry, but also the roles of those at its helm. The emergence of AI and automation, alongside sophisticated data platforms, will transform the daily workflow of data center managers. These professionals will shift from routine operations to strategic oversight, leveraging predictive analytics and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce downtime. This technological evolution promises a more streamlined, proactive approach to data center management.

These changes are not merely about technological advancements; they signify a leap towards a future where digital infrastructure is seamlessly integrated, environmentally responsible, and operationally efficient. As we embrace these innovations, we step into an era where the synergy of technology and human expertise opens new horizons in data management and sustainability. The journey through 2024 and beyond is poised to be an exciting one, filled with opportunities for growth and transformation in both the data center industry and the wider world of technology.

A Thirst For Innovation?

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:57:11 GMT

“The difficulty with any data centre processes is not knowing where to start but what the actual desired outcomes need to be (not wants to be) and then to work backwards” – Quote from Giles Korner (Korgi Consulting)

On the 18th January, we will be hosting one of the first data center events of the year. As we close 2023, it is worth taking the time to reflect on this programme and our goals for moving on data center infrastructure management to a more modern operating model, one that is not reliant on manual systems or closed proprietary protocols that limit up to the minute transparency.

A Thirst for Innovation? is designed to bring together the data center community (owners, operators, end users, consultants, system integrators, MSP’s, vendors and resellers) to openly address concerns around these dynamic facilities that support critical infrastructure for the globe.

The ATFI? platform is opening the communication channels to review both the operational and business services of the data center facilities from source to the physical assets to cloud and beyond, including all the interdependencies in between and breaking down the silos creating the adoption of a unified approach.

The ATFI? vision is to break down the walls of silos and common day concerns of the data center facilities through the interaction of industry experts, solutions, innovation, experiences, processes, concepts and most importantly communications. It is said “It takes a village to raise a child” and I truly believe “It takes one common unified language to run a data center effectively and efficiently”.

“The difficulty with any data center processes is not knowing where to start but what the actual desired outcomes need to be (not wants to be) and then to work backwards” – Quote from Giles Korner (Korgi Consulting) and seconded by all at “A Thirst for Innovation” Round Table event June 2023.

A Thirst for Innovation? has grown year on year since 2020. On the 18th January 2024, we expect it to be the biggest and best event yet. The uptake of registrations has beaten all expectations. Comprising of the host RiT Tech, the Sponsors EnerSys and Subzero , the facilitator Mark Acton, and the panellists Colm Shorten, Romain Tranchant, Rich Kenny and Mark Butcher, I am very much looking forward to welcoming the new 2024 data center year in with the warm embrace it so deserves, “Together anything is possible”.

To find out more about our events, click here .

RiT Tech Newsletter - Autumn 2023

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:57:50 GMT

Autumn 2023
The Year So Far

FOREWARD

While 2023 has been rich in business breakthroughs and success for RiT Tech, as the year edges to a close it is impossible not to reflect on the past months with an incredibly heavy heart.

On Saturday 7th October, Hamas inflicted the cruellest of blows on Israel, humanity and all those around the world that hold dear the right for people to live in peace and without fear of terrorist attacks.

The barbaric acts of that day are now burned into the history books, never to be forgotten, and will forever remain beyond comprehension. More than 1,400 innocent lives were lost – taken, without just reason, in an unimaginably cruel way. Homes were destroyed, dreams and hopes were deleted, and hundreds of families will never be reunited.

Time is often said to be a great healer but for many, the clock can’t even begin ticking. In addition to those killed, 239 people – among them babies, children and the elderly – were dragged from their homes and beds and remain, separated from loved ones, as hostages in Gaza. Until they are returned, it is impossible for any healing to take place.

Israel is no stranger to adversity and, despite being rocked to its very core, will stay strong, do all that it can to look after its people and remain ‘open for business’. And at RiT Tech we will follow her lead – our commitment to caring for our employees, their families, and our customers around the world remains resolute.

2023 - RiT Tech's BUSINESS SUMMARY

As a business 2023 has been a resounding success, from award wins to new ISO certifications and of course our new product development success through XpedITe – a marketing leading data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platform.

Three years ago, we had the vision to change the perception of DCIM and promote a new model that allows multiple integrations that address the real needs of data center operators and their supply chains. In this newsletter, we will be exploring this new model, namely Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM), highlighting the exciting progress that tools like ours have made in making DCIM an integral part of data center operators' IT and operations infrastructure toolset.

One of the most topical challenges that UIIM will be addressing is the reporting of sustainability. In July 2023 the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey 2023 detailed the challenges operators will face in the collecting and reporting of sustainability-related data, and the calculation of related metrics. Without a unified data platform, many operators will struggle to meet the non-financial reporting requirements this coming January – for their own obligations and those of their customers.

As the CEO of RiT Tech, I am incredibly proud of what our hard-working team has achieved for us and for the industry. XpedITe is the only DCIM platform on the market that has the possibility of meeting regulatory requirements such as CSRD. We have also recently secured ISO27001 which was an important move in our own infrastructure strategy.

With all of this, we are looking forward to a successful 2024, one which brings peace and prosperity to the world.

XpedITe, the platform ‘a single source of truth’ is built on.

TOP FIVE features:

Automated Provisioning

Discover how this unique functionality is providing efficiency, reliability in daily provisioning planning and operations, time and money savings, reducing risks and human errors and aligning provisioning with company processes and procedures. XpedITe's AI based AUTOMATED PROVISIONING engine can provide insight into optimum locations, full network path and related work orders for complex provisioning criteria at any data center environment and network topologies, reducing provisioning planning effort from hours to minutes.

Interactive Traces

XpedITe's INTERACTIVE TRACE functionality provides real-time visibility of the entire data center operations, network, and power infrastructure.

As part of connectivity management, XpedITe's Interactive Trace functionality is the perfect tool to understand and manage the entire data center connectivity (both network and power), plan changes and troubleshoot issues quickly.

Impact Analysis

Stay one step ahead with this XpedITe feature designed for both IT and M&E equipment. It provides operators with the ability to analyze the impact of equipment failure, whether in the network or as part of the power distribution chain. The IMPACT ANALYSIS function creates risk mitigation and contingency plans, ensures redundancy, understands physical and logical relationships, resulting in problem-solving quickly and SLA compliance improvements.

Warehouse Provisioning

Among the new features of the WAREHOUSE PROVISIONING MODULE, XpedITe is connecting the dots by unifying warehouse management and change, leaving behind the process of inefficient spreadsheets. Connect all company’s processes for sustainable retirement/replacement to both provisioning and decommissioning within XpedITe’s workflows. Retired equipment that is returned to the warehouse, can be moved to different zones for reuse or recycling and destruction, optimizing resource utilization and control.

Custom Workflows

The flexibility to create CUSTOMIZED WORKFLOWS improves team interoperability, providing an engagement tool for your teams to work together more effectively with complete visibility of the data center activities, whether maintenance, physical/logical security, IMAC, LCM, or any other activity included in the organization's processes and policies. Process automation and integration with third party systems, such CMMS, CMDB, ITSM, and their unification in a single tool, making this feature highly valued by our clients.

What's Changed In The Past Year For XpedITe?

New Product Enhancements

XpedITe is continuously improving to meet our customer requirements. It is the only platform on the market that can be customized and manage multiple integrations. This year we have introduced two popular features:

NEW FEATURE! Warehouse Provisioning:

In our continuous evolution of XpedITe capabilities, XpedITe’s Warehouse Provisioning module now offers the ability to create and manage warehouse items. Spare parts or equipment are managed in the warehouse at the start and end point of their lifecycle. Warehouse is connected to other company’s processes such as purchasing/logistic or sustainable retirement/replacement and both provisioning and decommissioning XpedITe’s workflows are connected accordingly. Warehouse sections can also be created and the operator can move devices to different areas, such as test lab, pre-production or the disposal bin.

To find out more about this exciting feature:

NEW FEATURE! Custom Workflow Definition Enhancements:

Expanding the traditional IMAC process without boundaries. Increase your teams operational efficiency, reduce risks and improve compliance management by defining your own workflows in the XpedITe platform and obtain the benefits of automation by integrating them with other software systems. We've made it even easier and more flexible to create custom workflows tailored to the different teams and equipment needs, internal policies and compliance and can be integrated to other corporate tools. With this enhanced feature, workflows can be defined for different types of maintenance, LCM tasks, physical and logical security, and much more. In summary, our custom workflow definition enhancements provide greater flexibility and efficiency in managing your projects keeping everything under control from the IT to the M&E equipment.

To find out more about how we have transformed work order management:

Solving the CSRD Puzzle
We’re going to help you piece it all together

An interview with Jeff Safovich,

Chief Technology Officer

Imagine you’re handed a complex jigsaw puzzle. Some pieces shimmer with clarity, while others are faded, mismatched, or downright deceptive. The grand picture is the future of sustainability in the European Data Center landscape. But fret not, intrepid puzzler, for we’re here to help you piece it all together.

In this article by RiT Tech's Chief Technology Officer, Jeff Safovich uses the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle to reflect on how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has changed the game for non-financial reporting in data centers.

Understanding it is one thing, collaborating to make it happen is something entirely different...

Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM)
A New Methodology for DCIM

An interview with Antonio Suárez Garcia,

Global Product Development

For this latest newsletter, we interviewed Antonio, one of RiT Tech’s talented product development leads on the concept of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) - an innovative approach to taking DCIM to the next level.

Since 2020, our product team has been enhancing XpedITe to enable multiple integrations and provide one federated platform of useful data that can monitor, manage and report on all layers within the data center.

About UIIM

UIIM will provide framework and a multi-faceted view of all the activity that is taking place in the data center facility including the basic space, power and cooling resources but far more as it integrates with the IT equipment and networks assets down to individual ports and cables.

For the full article on the progress made in just one year:

A Thirst for Innovation? (ATFI?) What's next?
“We’re on the precipice of an evolution. Those that succeed will pioneer change, rather than be disrupted by it.”

This year ATFI? has proved to be invaluable to the industry’s leaders. Throughout the year, big names in managed services and Europe’s pre-eminent data center operations have come together to drive the education of important topics such as CSRD and the onerous task of reporting.

On the 18th January 2024 , we will be presenting the outcome of our roundtable event where over 30 professionals came together to discuss three themes, make sure you registered for your place!

The topics we will discuss include:

ESG REPORTING - How do we provide accurate information to enable transparency and integrity that protects the reputation of the data center brand and allow access to European sustainable funding?

BETTER MI - How do we ensure the accuracy and availability of management information and how it plays a critical role in data center operations?

PRACTICAL CHALLENGES - How can we better understand both customer and management issues to develop fit-for-purpose management information solutions with predictive capabilities?

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We’re setting the standards for data center industry

Setting the standards and maintaining them is paramount for our customers. We take pride in our commitment to excellence, and we have the credentials to prove it. With a legacy of quality and innovation spanning several years, we have established ourselves as a progressive, trusted and award-winning pioneer in the industry.

Our most recent achievement, the ISO 27001 certification, is a testament to our unwavering commitment to information security. This internationally recognized standard validates that RiT Tech has implemented a robust Information Security Management System (ISMS).

It demonstrates our dedication to safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Achieving ISO 27001 showcases our proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks, making RiT Tech a secure partner for your data center and infrastructure management requirements.

Full article available on our website:

Mark Acton, Business Strategy & Technology Director

Led the DCA 10x10 to highlight the benefits of accurate and transparent reporting tools for data center operators

Entitled “The sustainability benefits of standards-based environmental management and reporting through innovative monitoring and management tools”, it was a timely session with customers and regulators both putting pressure on operators to ensure transparent and auditable reporting. Mark focused the session on the potentially labour-intensive issues that will come as a consequence of satisfying both regulatory and market reporting demands without significantly increasing resource overheads.

Throughout the presentation, Mark provided valuable insights into the latest sustainability legislation and showcased how DCIM tools, like RiT Tech’s XpedITe platform can support data center operators in their quest for a coherent and federated platform, bringing together multiple data sets to provide a holistic view of the data center’s performance to enable standards-based reporting.

When asked for a quote to sum up the day, Mark highlights that “Now is the right time for data centre owners and operators to recognise that new DCIM tools and non-traditional vendors offer cost effective solutions to the resource overhead issues they are facing with regard to both regulatory and customer ESG reporting requirements and operational efficiency. There are new innovative solutions out there, please explore their potential.”

Unlocking the Future of Data Center Management: Introducing our ATFI Sponsors

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 14:02:40 GMT

In the thriving world of data center management, where technological advancements and sustainability goals intersect, our upcoming event in January is highly anticipated. We are thrilled to announce our two platinum sponsors, EnerSys and SubZero, who embody the spirit of innovation and commitment to shaping the future of data center operations.

EnerSys : Pioneering Mission-Critical Energy Solutions

EnerSys, a global industrial technology leader with more than a century-long legacy, stands at the forefront of energy storage solutions. As data centre operators seek to do more than simply meet their back-up power requirements, EnerSys helps customers to lower energy costs, capitalise on under-utilised energy storage capacity, and maximise battery circularity at the end of life, while ensuring uninterrupted power to mission-critical applications. The company is not just a provider of cutting-edge technology; it's a catalyst for a brighter, sustainable future. At our event, EnerSys will share insights into the transformative power of their solutions and their vision for the future of data centre energy management.

SubZero Engineering : Redefining Data Center Optimisation

SubZero Engineering, founded in 2005, has evolved from a data center design consultancy into a prominent manufacturer of data center containment solutions. Specializing in data center CFD consulting, hot and cold aisle containment, Micro Data Center infrastructure, and Simplex cleanroom solutions, SubZero Engineering offers a unique portfolio of critical infrastructure optimization technology and services. Looking ahead, the company is committed to ongoing innovation, expanding its data center offerings and cleanroom portfolio while increasing its global presence to support customers' digital transformations and address future challenges. SubZero Engineering will enlighten our audience on the pivotal role of data center optimization in the ever-evolving landscape of information technology.

Event Highlights: Dissolving the Fog in Data Center Management

On 18th January, 2024 , ‘A Thirst For Innovation?’ will delve into critical topics shaping the future of data center management, including:

ESG Reporting: Explore how to deliver a federated solution for reporting on key performance indicators (KPIs) as identified by governments and data center operators.

Data Intelligence: Uncover the crucial role of management information in data center operations and assess how close we are to providing genuinely useful and usable information.

Day-to-Day Management and Monitoring: Address practical and tactical challenges faced by the industry, including monitoring, integrations, capacity management, asset management, and connectivity management.

Join us in January as we bring together industry leaders, visionaries, and our sponsors, EnerSys and SubZero, to explore and shape the future of data center management. Together, we will unlock the full potential of operational data and drive innovation in this dynamic and vital sector.

Find out more, and register, here: https://www.rittech.com/a-thirst-for-innovation-18-january-2024

RiT Tech and IIIOT Collaborate to Revolutionize India’s Data Center Infrastructure and Operations Management Systems

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:15:51 GMT

RiT Tech, the leading provider of Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) and pioneer in data center infrastructure management (DCIM) in India, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with IIIOT, a dynamic and innovative technology solutions provider.

IIIOT, noted as one of the top 30 innovative start-ups to watch in 2019 and renowned for its cutting-edge IoT products, time series databases, communication devices and AI-based marketing platforms, joins forces with RiT Tech as its key distributor for the award-winning platform XpedITe.

Since 2019, RiT Tech’s ground-breaking DCIM platform has been transforming the industry through the methodology of Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM). With its vision for creating one federated platform through customization and integration, XpedITe has the ability to host all data center management information in one coherent system. It is the only product on the DCIM market that can be highly customized across the data center layers through multiple integrations with other legacy systems.

"We are thrilled to be entering into a Reseller Agreement with IIIOT to expand our footprint in India," says Anuj Shukla, Country Director at RiT Tech (India) . "For almost 30 years, we have been providing cutting-edge connectivity services and hardware to some of the largest infrastructure companies in the country. With IIIOT as a key reseller for XpedITe, we can reach a much wider range of data center operators, introducing our platform as the tool that will transform their infrastructure management systems.”

This venture marks another level in promoting XpedITe in India. Both RiT Tech and IIIOT are excited by this new collaboration.

Anup Sharma, Head of Sales at IIIOT adds, “the data center industry is moving from manual to automation incredibly quickly. This new venture is an exciting synergy for IIIOT. Through high-tech customizable solutions, both companies are transforming industries through their strength in AI.”

“It is encouraging to see companies like us investing in progressive, integrated and automated infrastructure management tools that create value and improve the efficiency of operations."

Dissolving the Fog: Unveiling strategies to navigate the complexities of the data center landscape.

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:08:44 GMT

Following the overwhelming success of past events, we’re once again returning to discuss the future of data centers at RiT Tech’s ‘A Thirst For Innovation?’ event, which is taking place on 18th January 2024 in London.

The data center landscape is constantly evolving, presenting new challenges, but more importantly, new opportunities.

According to analysts at Gartner, we are on the cusp of a revolution where data centers will be driven by AI, led by robots, and empowered by machine learning, all expected to come to fruition by 2025. We have even seen fanciful claims that data centers will be consuming 25% of global energy production by 2030!

What is certain though is that focus on the sector will continue to increase with new legislation, compliance requirements, and more stringent regulations coming. Non-financial reporting and the management of the data required for accurate reporting are becoming an increasing resource burden. So how can this be resolved?

The era we are entering is one of information management transformation and reporting progress against global standards.

Led by Mark Acton as panel facilitator, at ‘A Thirst For Innovation?’ we will be exploring the findings of our Chatham House Rules Roundtable held earlier this year.

ESG Reporting: Exploring the importance of environmental, social, and governance reporting in the context of data centers.

Data Intelligence – The Critical Role of Information Management in Data Center Operations: Shedding light on the indispensable role of management information in ensuring the efficiency of data center operations.

Day-to-Day Management and Monitoring: Addressing the tactical challenges that the data center industry faces every day and offering practical, effective solutions.

Attendees can look forward to thought-provoking panel discussions, and engaging Q&A sessions, covering a wide range of topics, including data center sustainability, supply chain risk management, IT strategy and regulation, addressing the skills shortage, and much more.

It's a chance to network, share knowledge, and explore innovative solutions and strategies for the long-term optimization of your data center.

The need for rapid learning and adaptation is pressing, join us at ‘A Thirst For Innovation?’.

To learn more about the event and register your interest, click here .

18 ^th January 2024, Christ Church, Spitalfields, London.

Registration is essential.

The sustainability benefits of standards based environmental monitoring and integrated management

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:06:24 GMT

Synopsis : Sustainability / ESG reporting is becoming a regulatory necessity and increasingly a competitive advantage, with customers and regulators both demanding accurate, transparent, and auditable reporting. How can data centre operators deliver this and satisfy both demands without significant effort and resource overhead?

On 11 ^th October 2023, Mark Acton, Business Strategy & Technology Director, RiT Tech, led the DCA 10x10 to highlight the benefits of accurate and transparent reporting tools for data center operators.

Throughout the presentation, Mark Acton provided valuable insights into the latest sustainability legislation and showcased how DCIM tools, like RiT Tech’s XpedITe platform can support data center operators in their quest for a coherent and federated platform that brings together multiple data sets to provide a holistic view of the data center’s performance and enable standards-based reporting.

In a world where CSRD and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting are no longer just buzzwords but fundamental aspects of responsible business practices, throughout the questioning, Mark emphasized the need for data center operators to stay ahead of the curve by adopting excellent DCIM tools that can enable accurate standards-based management.

The DCA 10x10 has fast become a platform where experts objectively share knowledge, and it is leaders like Mark Acton that can help the industry take on the transformation needed – especially when it comes to adhering to regulatory requirements and industry standards.

For many years now, RiT Tech has been at the forefront of developing innovative technology that empowers data centers to monitor and manage the performance of their operations. XpedITe is the only DCIM leading platform that can be customized and accommodate multiple integrations with other tools to enable accurate reporting.

As a business, we continue to spearhead our Universal and Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) methodology to achieve one federated data center infrastructure management tool - paving the way towards a solution that will enable a more sustainable future for the data center industry.

Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) - A New Methodology For DCIM

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:56:25 GMT

Universal Infrastructure Management (UIIM)
- The story so far
An interview with Antonio Suarez Garcia, Global Product Development

"When you created the concept of UIIM in 2020, what were your expectations for the roadmap?"

When we created the concept three years ago, we knew that it would take hold and develop along with our strategic and technology partners, and customers in the years to come.

In the first phase, we expected the concept to be understood as a new paradigm of an interaction between the various infrastructure and operations management systems that exist in the data center industry - governed by best practices to ensure improved effectiveness, efficiency, and collaboration.

The UIIM concept is gaining more and more relevance in the market, as many companies are looking for a coherent and federated data solution that can improve the management of their infrastructure, reducing risk and ensuring the relevant data exists for non-financial reporting, for example. One example was the COVID-19 pandemic - a wake-up call for many. The industry needs smarter, remote and more flexible IT software systems that can adapt to abnormal conditions like this especially when there is huge demand for, and a lack of, available human resources!

"How have you adapted your own operations to accommodate the UIIM methodology?"

At RiT Tech, we have always worked with this concept of a holistic data set that can be used to manage operations more effectively – it’s in our DNA. Although the name UIIM came later, new additions to our product XpedITe are made with the understanding that one platform will not solve all of the data center’s infrastructure management scenarios and that to be successful it must be future-proofed through customisation and have the ability to host mutiple integrations.

We also feel that with the onset of the CSRD and demand for accurate non-financial reporting, now is the right time to move to a second phase to boost effective collaboration between vendors in the data center supply chain so that we can develop a platform and methodology that meets the growing demand of data center operators, governments and regulators.

Working with this concept in mind it is essential emphasis is placed on collaboration with other institutions, vendors and manufacturers to find common ground and collaboration.

"How many strategic partners or technology partners do you
currently have on board with the principle?"

UIIM is being very well received by our strategic and tech partners as they also recognize that the opportunity of evolution for DCIM is necessary. Currently, we are working with multiple partners internationally, all of whom are renowned companies in providing innovative hardware or data systems for data centers.

"What is the next step to raise your profile among your peers
and industry leaders?"

The strategy is multi-faceted. We work with reputable distribution partners across the world and we are in many discussions with managed service providers who are innovating to improve their own customer experiences - especially in relation to environmental compliance.

We've recently held a 'Chatham House Rules' event through our 'A Thirst for Innovation?' programme where we brought together almost 40 data center leaders - operators and the supply chain to put in place a strategy for change, paying specific attention to moving data center infrastructure management forward.

We have initiated conversations with hardware manufacturers and other systems in the data center environment, to promote the concept and, above all, to implement it together as a standard in new projects and products. To find out more about our views on access to proprietary protocols and standard data exchange protocols you can read our latest article here .

UIIM will be a game-changer for our industry – watch this space!

XpedITe's TOP FIVE DCIM FEATURES!

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:24:33 GMT

XpedITe, the platform ‘a single source of truth’ is built on

FEATURE ONE:

AUTOMATED PROVISIONING

XpedITe's AUTOMATED PROVISIONING feature is saving our clients time in generating operational security.

It is now possible to obtain the optimal location based on availability and capacity criteria and calculate wiring routes to provide required services to new servers, automatically generating all work orders.

FEATURE TWO:

INTERACTIVE TRACES

XpedITe's INTERACTIVE TRACE functionality makes it easy to understand connections, plan changes, and troubleshoot issues.

The clarity with which information is presented is impressive and useful to the operator. Aside from the strong visual capabilities, you have the ability to interact with the trace, whether it is for a single port or the complete connectivity of a device.

FEATURE THREE
IMPACT ANALYSIS

XpedITe’s IMPACT ANALYSIS functionality helps data center planners and managers to identify risks, lack of redundancy and capacity bottlenecks.

It has the ability to analyze the impact of equipment failure, whether in the network area or in the power distribution area, and is a useful tool for preventing failures, contingency planning, and ensuring redundancy, resulting in problem-solving quickly.

FEATURE FOUR:

WAREHOUSE PROVISIONING

One of the newest features for XpedITe is the WAREHOUSE module is the ability to provision equipment from any of the defined areas is very attractive to our clients.

This functionality unifies warehouse management and change management leaving behind spreadsheet management. Retired equipment that is returned to the warehouse, can be moved to different zones for reuse or recycling and destruction.

FEATURE FIVE:

CUSTOM WORKFLOWS

Our customers have the ability to implement their own compliance processes and tasks through the definition of CUSTOM WORKFLOWS.

The automation of tasks and their unification in a single tool make this feature very attractive and highly valued by our clients. Maintenance tasks, checks, and LCM, are scheduled and managed in a flexible way for each type of equipment and according to different plans applicable throughout the asset lifecycle.

Certified, Accredited and Award-Winning: How we’re setting standards in the data center sector.

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:21:39 GMT

Setting the standards and maintaining them is paramount to delivering excellence for our customers. As a team, we take great pride in our commitment to excellence, and we have the credentials to prove it. With a legacy of quality and innovation spanning several years, we have established ourselves as a progressive, trusted and award-winning pioneer in the industry.

Our pursuit for excellence hasn't gone unnoticed. In the past three years, RiT Tech has been honoured with numerous awards in recognition of our contributions to the data center sector. These accolades highlight our innovative solutions, exceptional customer service, and our role as a thought leader in the industry. Our award wins underscore the trust our customers and peers have in us and reflect our continuous efforts to push the boundaries of what's possible in the data center landscape.

Not only is our company setting new standards in the industry but we are constantly looking for continuous improvement among the team and for every milestone to be endorsed by a recognised quality standard.

ISO 27001 Certification: A Testament to Our Information Security

Awarded in September 2023, our most recent achievement is certification to ISO 27001. This is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence in our IT infrastructure and information security. This internationally recognized standard validates that RiT Tech has implemented a robust Information Security Management System (ISMS). It demonstrates our dedication to safeguarding sensitive data and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. Achieving ISO27001:2013 showcases our proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks, making RiT Tech a secure partner for your data center and infrastructure management requirements.

ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Building on a Foundation of Quality and Sustainability

In addition to ISO 27001, RiT Tech holds ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 certifications. ISO9001 reflects our dedication to quality management systems, ensuring that our products and services consistently meet customer requirements. ISO14001 underscores our commitment to environmental sustainability, demonstrating our efforts to minimize our environmental impact and promote responsible business practices.

We Practice What We Preach

As a company dedicated to assisting clients in achieving and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, it is imperative that we ensure our internal processes are in alignment with these requirements. Our customers need safe, secure and compliant solutions, we not only aim to deliver this through our XpedITe platform, but through our own company culture, delivering a new global standard for data center software solutions.

For many years, we've proven our dedication to quality, security, and innovation. As we move forward, our commitment to setting new benchmarks remains steadfast, ensuring that we continue to be a progressive and quality-driven company that you can rely on for all your data center needs.

Visit our Associations, Memberships, and Credentials page to learn more about our certifications and achievements that have positioned us as a leader in the data center sector.

Solving the CSRD Puzzle

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:51:47 GMT

Navigating Sustainability in the Data Center Landscape

First, let's talk about that slightly faded corner piece: understanding the European CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). Amidst the market's bubbling cauldron of information, many find themselves in a fog. But the essence is simpler than it seems. The CSRD is about transparency. Think of it as the “financial reports” of the sustainability world. CSRD is merely an update of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) which incorporates sustainability reporting requirements based on the EU Taxonomy. Starting from 2025, organizations will need to lay out their sustainability cards, based on 2024 data.

Now, you might wonder, does my Data Center need to play this game of open cards? If your DC meets at least two of these criteria: over €20 million on the balance sheet, a net turnover greater than €40 million, or a team of over 250 employees for operations within the EU, then yes, reporting becomes mandatory. For those outside this circle, voluntarily aligning with CSRD is a declaration of their dedication to environmental stewardship.

While embarking on the sustainability reporting odyssey, a spectrum of challenges surfaces. Central to this journey is gathering diverse data from a spectrum of sources – from measurable metrics such as power utilization and carbon emissions to the subtler shades of sustainability like supply chain carbon imprints and equipment lifecycle processes. Beyond accumulation, this data requires rigorous validation to ensure its completeness, integrity, consistency, and relevance. It's about painting a coherent picture built upon precise analysis and interpretation. Adherence to industry benchmarks, such as the ISO/IEC 30134 series and EN50600 series, is crucial. This vast repository of data is not just for collection; it’s a canvas that, when analyzed and interpreted, tells a compelling story in alignment with the European Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency and the CSRD. It’s a testament not only to transparency but also to continuous progress.

Here, the pivotal roles of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) practice and RiT Tech XpedITe platform come into sharp focus. These aren’t just tools; they’re the very core through which Data Centers can perceive and manage their operations. Marrying the time-tested practices of infrastructure management with the avant-garde realms of analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence, the platform offers a holistic oversight. It helps identify gaps, suggests optimizations, and ensures that as the sustainability puzzle expands, each piece finds its precise place.

As we fit the next piece, we find that not all metrics are created equal. Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), while becoming the rockstar of metrics, is like that deceptively handsome piece that doesn’t quite fit where you expect it to. A good PUE does not necessarily an efficient Data Center make. After all, as Peter Drucker astutely noted, "There's nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which shouldn't be done at all." Hence, PUE, together with Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE), IT Equipment Energy Efficiency (ITEE), IT Equipment Utilization (ITEU), Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE), Renewable Energy Factor (REF) and Energy Reuse Factor (ERF), offer a more complete snapshot of a Data Center's sustainability.

The standards, like ISO/IEC 30134 and EN 50600, are the guiding edges of our puzzle. Staying aligned with the evolving European Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency ensures that every metric finds its rightful place, a journey made seamless with the insight provided by the likes of XpedITe.

Rooted in the aspirational European Green Deal, the CSRD is more than a directive; it’s a clarion call for a sustainable European landscape by 2050. Every metric, every guideline, every innovative tool and platform isn’t just a solitary piece but a cog in the larger machinery driving the green metamorphosis. Leveraging the intelligence and insights of platforms within the UIIM realm, this vision isn’t a distant dream but an attainable, evolving masterpiece.

Data centers: From silos to a single pane of glass

Jordan@thebrandmarquee.co.uk (Scott Jordan) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:04:55 GMT

Data centers are like dynamic, living, breathing beasts - and it takes a village to tame them. Now, hypothetically, the modern data center ecosystem has the manpower to do so. After all, managing a data center encompasses a collaborative network of entities:

• The owner who holds the facility's reins.

• The operator entrusted with its upkeep.

• The diverse tenants ranging from colocation clients to global enterprises with extensive data infrastructure.

However, this village-like harmony is seldom the reality in today's landscape, which is characterized by disjointed practices and siloed efforts. But, far beyond being wholly inefficient, this way of working also put data centers at odds with the newest legislative changes and potential downtime. In a whitepaper from Kenneth G.Brill, it is reported that facility malfunctions and consequential losses are a direct result of inadequate co-ordination between IT and Facilities personnel.

Indeed, maximizing efficiency and accurately reporting on sustainability metrics is near impossible in a fragmented environment. In order to meet the challenges, harmonization is vital. The data center must transform from a patchwork of individual silos into a connected, unified ecosystem.

The dangers of disconnect

The longstanding disconnection between data center departments and their individual goals has led to a fragmented approach to resource utilization, where each unit is focused on serving its own agenda without a common language to communicate its plans.

For example, should IT need to make a change, this could have ramifications across various aspects of the facility, from power distribution to cooling systems, with knock-on effects for operators and tenants.

Despite these risks, in most data centers, there isn’t the information available to visualize the potential ripple effects of such adjustments without manually-intensive data sanitization. Moreover, with poor communication between departments, there is a sense of every man out for themselves.

The result? A cacophony of voices, each speaking its own language and pursuing its separate agenda to the detriment of efficient energy utilization.

A critical physical layer

In Kenneth G.Brill’s whitepaper, he states the often overlooked element of IT efficiency is the critical physical layer. The physical location of the hardware, power and other supporting elements have been historically provided by facilities management, independently of the IT services. This boundary line causes potential risk. If IT and Facilities could collaborate in seamless harmony, existing systems could be optimized for future growth potential.

Creating a common language for change

Clearly, there is a pressing requirement for a shared platform that bridges these siloes, creating a single pane of glass that extends to include grey space, white space, IT, networking, storage, cloud, and connectivity - the idea to being to create a unified view, irrespective of the departmental lens.

Going back to the example of IT needing to make a change. Imagine if there was a straightforward and fast way to visualize its ripple effects, communicate the change effectively, and automate the subsequent workflows and ticketing systems. In essence, what if we could create a common language between departments?

This tool would empower every stakeholder to understand the cause and effect of changes in real-time across cooling, power, space, and capacity – a platform that gives you a bird's-eye view of your data center’s intricacies, drawing insights from digital twins and a comprehensive data lake that aggregates information from diverse toolsets and departments.

Introducing XpedITe and the concept of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM)

Far beyond being an aspiration, this platform already exists today. It’s precisely what XpedITe brings to the table.

XpedITe can act as a single federated platform allowing multiple integrations to cover the entire data center estate.It is a transformative Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution offering a centralized platform that amalgamates infrastructure, network and people space management.

Our solution eliminates the longstanding barriers between departments, establishing a common ground for effective data center management by streamlining collaboration, operations, and decision-making through a single pane of glass.

With XpedITe on side, data center units can move away from disputes and embrace harmony, leaning on our tool to finally speak the same language - all while saving costs and boosting all important energy efficiency.

Revolutionizing the Energy Digital Landscape with XpedITe

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:27:05 GMT

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Energy Awards 2023 and as the event is drawing near, we thought we would tell you more about what we do.

On Thursday 12 ^th October, we will be attending the Energy Awards dinner for the first time, and we have to say we are thrilled to be among the pre-eminent names in energy innovation.

Our digital partner, EnerSys®, one of the global leaders in stored energy solutions will be with us at the event. In a world where the environmental impact of data centers has become a global concern, it is organisations such as RiT Tech and EnerSys® that have risen to meet the challenge.

Earning recognition as a finalist for the prestigious "Digital Innovation of the Year" award is a real nod to the need for automation and intelligence to provide coherent and useful management data in one federated system.

Data Centers: A Growing Energy Challenge

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that global data center energy consumption reached a staggering 230-340 TWh in 2022, equivalent to around 1-1.3% of global electricity demand, excluding cryptocurrency mining. A separate study by Swedish telecom giants Ericsson® and Telia® estimated the carbon footprint of data centers at 127 MtCO2e in 2020, corresponding to about 212 TWh. These statistics are a stark reminder of the urgent need for innovation in the industry.

In 2020, the trade association TechUK revealed that UK co-location data centers, representing only a portion of the nation's data center energy consumption, consumed 0.8% of the total UK electricity supply. This figure does not even account for privately owned and operated enterprise data centers

RiT Tech's XpedITe: A Shining Light on Innovation

XpedITe is a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tool.

Amid this growing energy challenge, RiT Tech has emerged as a beacon of innovation with its ground-breaking solution - XpedITe. The methodology of UIIM, our innovative platform enables big data to transform data center infrastructure management – providing the intelligence to reduce energy consumption, enhance operational efficiency, and function as an accurate planning or reporting tool for a more sustainable digital future.

Through this method, we can address the need to integrate diverse aspects of data center operation and management, dissolving traditional silos and harmonising facility management, IT equipment, networking, connectivity, and applications teams – all of which have a positive impact on preserving energy.

What is Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)?

DCIM systems offer the ability to manage complex data center deployments at scale across every element of the data center stack: the basic space, power and cooling elements, network connectivity and cabling systems and physical IT devices.

Data center environments are growing in complexity by the day. With proliferating volumes of data from multiple sources, it is increasingly difficult for operators to be confident in the accuracy and reliability of the data being captured and how this can be turned into useful management information.

High-quality DCIM tools make it possible to overcome these challenges. Through big data analytics and machine learning, DCIM can aggregate real-time data from live systems across the data center ecosystem, enabling operators to make dependable, data-driven decisions and control the data center environment from a single interface.

Real-World Impact

RiT Tech's XpedITe has already made a substantial impact. Successful customized solutions undertaken in collaboration with leading global financial institutions, telcos, enterprise data centers, and colocation providers have demonstrated the ability to make significant energy savings and operational improvements. By leveraging and adapting XpedITe's capabilities, companies have been able to unlock the data to create strategies that achieve improved levels of energy efficiency.

Setting a New Standard

What sets XpedITe apart from traditional Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions is its forward-looking approach. It has the ability to undertake multiple, easy to implement, integrations with other legacy platforms across an entire data center estate. By understanding energy usage, XpedITe can help to improve the sustainability of data centers on a global scale.

RiT Tech's commitment to sustainable and efficient data center management is transforming the industry's response to the energy challenge. In a world where every watt of energy counts, RiT Tech's XpedITe stands as a testament to innovation and dedication. As we navigate the complexities of the digital age, RiT Tech's contribution to energy efficiency makes us a formidable contender for the "Digital Innovation of the Year" Energy Award.

EnerSys® Quote

"By partnering with companies like RiT Tech who share our commitment to sustainability and efficient data center management, EnerSys is driving positive change in the industry's response to the energy challenge. Together, we are paving the way for a more environmentally responsible future while still delivering top-class services to our clients."

Paul Willoughby, UK & Ireland Sales Director, EnerSys®

Datacloud ESG Summit 2023

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:20:57 GMT

Who better to take the stage than Mark Acton? A realist and pragmatist, Mark will take part in two keynote panels on 27th September:

- Panel 1: Unifying sustainability standards - 9am on Wednesday, 27th September

- Panel 2: Panel: The point of diminishing returns - 3:40pm on Wednesday, 27th September

Our own ambitions have been aligned with this strategy for some time now, not least in ensuring the industry has a unified and standards based approach to ESG reporting - absolutely vital for both transparency and accuracy.

In both sessions, Mark will share his insights into the requirements for data center operators in aligning sustainability standards to global environmental goals, giving practical and realistic advice and highlighting the importance of transparency through the accurate reporting for these standards.

As expected, Mark will also address the very real challenges of balancing other obvious risks with the need to act sustainably – for example data sensitivity and data sovereignty in certain jurisdictions where not all compute can sit in a sustainable location. Panel 2 will address optimising location of workloads at a granular level and how the supply chain has a major role to play in supporting infrastructure owners.

How are these panel topics aligned with XpedITe and its abilities to support the industry when it comes to environmental compliance, CSRD and other regulatory obligations?

While undoubtedly the data center market is continuously expanding and improving for customers and its stakeholders, the additional Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) demands represent a sizeable headache for those data center operators without the tools in place to collect, verify and collate the data needed to satisfy regulations such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’s requirements. And for qualifying firms, companies with more than 250 employees and a turnover in excess of €40 million, the clock is ticking.

Businesses already subject to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, which requires those organisations in scope to publish details of their ESG performance alongside their annual management report, will need to report on 2024 data – meaning a means of capturing accurate facts and figures needs to be in place by the end of this year. XpedITe, RiT Tech’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management tool, has evolved with this dual purpose in mind.

A hi-tech tool that genuinely cares for its environment – and is specifically tailored to each of its hosts and supplied as a managed service – the programme integrates and interacts with its surroundings so that it can present a real-time, 360-degree picture of operations and universally supports every department associated with a facility, from operators and engineers to security and client services.

If you would like to hear more from our product team, please email mkt@Rittech.com ..

DCIM Request for Proposals is on the increase!

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:58:10 GMT

The growing demand for DCIM has changed our customer landscape and their own expectations.

Only a few years ago, the RFPs we were receiving from customers who required data center infrastructure management (DCIM) services were a little … shall we say … underwhelming.

Back then, most organizations didn't fully grasp the potential of DCIM – most likely due to their past experiences with outdated solutions or hardware vendor products that offered only basic functionalities.

As a result, RFPs usually revolved around one of two things: monitoring and alerting or asset management. In practice, these requests barely scratched the surface of what DCIM could truly achieve, causing companies to miss out on its powerful capabilities.

Thankfully, in just less than five years, a customer’s understanding of DCIM has transformed. Why? New dynamics and requirements such as hard hitting compliance obligations such as CSRD and ambitious environmental targets by governments.

While previously, 80% of RFPs focused on basic functions, in 2023, an impressive 90% of the proposals we receive centered around the concept of DCIM 2.0 – or what we, at RiT Tech, proudly refer to as Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM).

As an expert in DCIM for many years, I have put together seven crucial capabilities that companies are looking for from an advanced DCIM system:

Comprehensive functionality: Modern customers understand that DCIM needs to offer expansive capabilities that can be tailored to their estate. Savvy customers now want far more than just monitoring. They are looking for an increasingly comprehensive holistic combination of asset management, connectivity management, power management, network connectivity, work orders, task and reporting capabilities, robust capacity planning, and vigilant alerting, and so much more! Added to this, they’re looking for seamless integrations with their own systems, e-platforms and data-driven insights that can enhance decision-making.
Sustainability: Now that sustainability has taken center stage, recent RFPs have become more sophisticated in their requirements. Organizations increasingly recognize the true potential of DCIM in helping to reduce power losses and in simplifying energy consumption analysis to align with their green and sustainability initiatives. Critical to this aspect is the reporting for legislation such as CSRD.
AI-powered solutions: The transformative potential of artificial intelligence in data center infrastructure management has captured the attention of customers. AI-powered DCIM capabilities have begun to offer task automation, predictive planning, problem identification or optimization opportunities in a prescriptive or proactive manner. But this will only be the beginning.
Customization and modularity: Organisations will only opt for DCIM solutions that adapt to their unique needs. They value modularity, the freedom to add features as needed, and the flexibility to manage projects in phases. Whether starting small and scaling up or enhancing functionalities gradually, providers must cater to specific and nuanced requirements. No longer is it satisfactory to buy a product and not have someone on hand to make the changes needed or adapt the product responsively.
Scalability and security: Scalability and security are paramount concerns in today's data-centric world. Customers expect DCIM solutions to scale alongside their expanding operations, and they demand robust security measures to safeguard their valuable data. Tools like XpedITe are fully compliant with data protection and security regulations in traditional networks but also in private and hybrid cloud environments, by the use of the latest and more up-to-date security standards. …
Vendor knowledge and support: In a rapidly evolving landscape of technology enhancement, customers need DCIM providers that can move quickly. They’re looking for vendors with a deep knowledge of the complex data center environment, ones that will also simplify implementation and management, and make the customer experience as easy and intuitive as possible. Systems that are not open or that use proprietary protocols, that prioritize or benefit integration only between systems from the same manufacturer, are being rejected by prescribers, due to the lack of flexibility and integration/monitoring capabilities, whether hardware or software..
Expanding customer base: We are experiencing a real shift in customer types looking for DCIM solutions. Traditionally, the proactive requests for RFPs to purchase DCIM solutions were only ever driven by the Enterprise data centers. However, since the onset of CSRD, there has been a notable shift. Colocation (COLO) providers and other service providers have started to realize the potential of DCIM to enhance customer transparency, improve satisfaction, streamline customer management, and champion sustainability.

Embracing UIIM

While this list of DCIM requirements may appear daunting to legacy DCIM providers, I am excited to see that organizations are finally recognizing the immense potential of advanced DCIM, or UIIM.

UIIM is a methodology that seeks to provide one federated platform that integrates multiple hardware and software solutions and infrastructure management tools to provide Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders with enhanced visibility of the whole data center estate and its multiple layers.

XpedITe is an excellent DCIM tool with the ability to integrate, automate and customize for our clients’ bespoke requirements. Don’t miss out on the future of data center management – learn more about XpedITe today.

Access to Proprietary Protocols and Standard Data Exchange Protocols

Jordan@thebrandmarquee.co.uk (Scott Jordan) — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:59:03 GMT

Is this the answer to transforming data center infrastructure management?

In this thought-provoking piece, we delve into pressing issues that inhibit data center operators from gleaning useful management information for critical reporting and more effective site management.

In our view, one of the key issues is access to crucial data from some equipment which cannot be read without the use of expensive proprietary tools supplied by equipment manufacturers. Some equipment manufacturers choose to prevent access to the data from their systems which means it cannot be used by third-party software. There is often important data available, aimed to help improve data center operations but unfortunately, this cannot be used or read to unlock the true potential of the management information that could be at the industry’s disposal.

“People talk about a lack of operational data but it’s simply not true.” says Mark Acton, Business Strategy and Technology Director.

“There is a huge volume of potentially useful operational data, but the fact is we cannot get access to this vast pool of data or, in some instances, it becomes far too complicated and expensive a task to extract information from data center assets that are using proprietary protocols."

There are a number of dynamic factors affecting the ability of operators to extract useful management information from the raw data and it is tools like XpedITe that are essentially paving the way to greater collaboration so that we can make use of this data.

So, what can we do as an industry?

As software developers, we are trying to do the right things by establishing relationships with the manufacturers and third parties so that we can integrate as many propriety protocols into our platforms as possible. To achieve the ambitious goals of many governments and the data center industry, such as improving energy and operational efficiency, our view is that unhindered access to all the available data prevents an ability to create a single federated data lake relating to data center operations and management. This federated approach is the only way to achieve these goals and allow DCIM solutions to reach their unfulfilled potential.

Right now, one key driver is that we will need data from all sources, potentially including propriety data sets, to fulfil the requirements of increasing government scrutiny on data center activities mandated by the coming EED and CSRD obligations in Europe.

We have provided six potential opportunities for change. Opportunities that will enable progress in the accurate reporting of data center infrastructure management:

Harnessing the Potential of AI: AI plays a pivotal role in extracting insights from large data sets but in the data center there is one major hurdle - the data is either locked down within the manufacturer’s assets in the form of proprietary protocols or there isn’t a way of collecting the data at all. As a substantial portion of data center operations relies on mechanical and electrical systems, the absence of a collaborative approach to extract relevant information from hardware impedes progress for data center infrastructure management (DCIM). To drive meaningful change, it is essential to involve a broader spectrum of stakeholders, including manufacturers, software providers, and management tool providers. Without their collaboration, we risk remaining trapped in a stagnant state, hindering advancements for years to come.
Big Data - Working Towards Aligned Goals: By embracing a shared vision, like working towards achieving net-zero emissions, organizations can synchronize their efforts and move towards a realistic outcome. We need to establish a sense of collective responsibility and promote cross-functional cooperation, and ultimately as already noted, this ambitious endeavor requires the active participation of all stakeholders, from manufacturers to MSPs, operators and software developers and even advocates of the circular economy, collectively leveraging data to generate useful management information.
Standardized Data Exchange Protocols: Adopting a standardized approach raises the question of adopting open-source models to foster collaboration and ensure everyone is working towards a common goal. A standardized approach and shared direction can significantly enhance decision-making and generate better outcomes. This way we can put in place scenario testing and planning to allow organizations to evaluate different outcomes within their own estates and benchmark them against available industry data.
Tailored Dashboards for the Different Stakeholders: Every stakeholder involved in the decision-making process should have access to a customized dashboard. These bespoke dashboards can provide relevant information, patterns, and cycles of interrogation, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions aligned with their specific roles and responsibilities. Not all stakeholders have the same need and without tailored dashboards, the tool becomes unusable or deemed useless.
The Role of Data Visualization: Data visualization plays a crucial role in facilitating understanding and empowering the data center collective across the different operational and IT disciplines. Without accurate data sets and visualization of this data, we can create dangerous perceptions of reality, resulting in missing significant capacity or resource management opportunities. By embracing the concept of a digital twin, data can be presented in a manner that enables users to make faster and well-informed decisions. This approach also breaks down the barriers between intricate data sets and decision-makers. By embracing data visualization, we can gain a comprehensive understanding of the bigger picture, unlocking new possibilities for advancement.
Continuous Improvement and Feedback: Regular stock-taking, measurement, review, and feedback are crucial for driving continuous improvement. Using existing global standards and platforms for feedback facilitates the ongoing refinement of data practices and ensures that organizations can adapt to changing needs. Additionally, undertaking a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) helps prioritize proposed actions and determine the most cost-effective measures. All of this can be supported with one federated system.

“There’s a demand for a new chapter in Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)” Assaf Skolnik

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 17:48:04 GMT

Only two weeks ago, we held our thought leadership roundtable event with leading professionals and operators of the data center industry. Whilst we are waiting for the output of this event and its associated white papers, I thought I would put pen to paper on my own thoughts and vision for an industry desperate to create and exploit useable data.

For a sector at the spearhead of an evolutionary charge that is already realising once fantastical dreams of digital twins, augmented reality and ubiquitous computing, the data center industry is unexpectedly conservative when it comes to its own embrace of technology.

Indeed, at a time when microprocessor chips are considered the world’s most valuable commodity and these words could conceivably have been written by a natural language processing tool driven by artificial intelligence, it finds itself at real risk of falling behind the automation curve.

This lag to exploit the technological processes it powers is all the harder to comprehend given the data center market’s acknowledgment of an appetite, and very real need, to optimise its operations.

At RiT Tech, we know there’s a demand for a new chapter in Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) because our team has spent the past three years listening intently and learning from those in the business.

Despite being pioneers in the field of automation, having developed Automated Infrastructure Management [ AIM ] – a technology now integrated into ISO/IEC 18598 – during the 1990s, it has been a welcome education and one we actively sought.

We chose a path of rigorous research because nobody should assume to know all the answers and, while we believed that XpedITe, Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management ( UIIM ) tool, had the potential to change the data center industry for the better, it was important to ground this aspiration in reality.

Innovation should not be about pursuing your own dream but realising those of your customers and therefore studying the functionalities desired by end users has been crucial in maturing RiT Tech’s expertise.

And having absorbed the lessons on offer, our vision of UIIM is ready to graduate and we are confident that XpedITe will educate by example.

Schooled by those it seeks to serve, it is already redressing the market’s reticence to automation – a reluctance to procedural and operational change fuelled by operators being burned previously by a succession of expensive but ineffective DCIM solutions.

XpedITe’s thirst for knowledge is key. The programme wants a universal understanding of its surroundings so that it can present a real-time, 360-degree picture of operations and universally support every department associated with a facility – from operators and engineers to security and client services. The perfect student, it can be configured to harvest and exploit information from all layers and software systems in a data center, and it is from this single source of truth the UIIM can deliver its eponymous ‘intelligence’ and ‘management’.

Far more than just a monitoring system, XpedITe collates, analyses and shares data that can be relied on and acted upon – whether manually or autonomously – to orchestrate and optimise services and resources to deliver both profitable and sustainable operations.

UIIM truly excels when it is embedded in a company’s culture and is integrated with workflows and organisational processes, procedures and policies, and can showcase its aptitude for autonomous provisioning.

It has been asked some tough exam questions by some very mature customers to date but routinely achieves high grades; impressing with its ability to plan installations from initial order and warehousing to cabinet configurations and the production of detailed work orders, while considering factors such as physical location, customer requests, logistics and capacity – be it of power, space, services or connectivity.

Already a proverbial jack of all trades, master of many, UIIM’s ability to top the class is currently only constrained by the imagination of an industry reluctant to broaden its technological horizons due to a disdain for DCIM.

And while RiT Tech is ready to help remove such mental blocks, we don’t intend to call time on our own education. Our implementation teams will continue to develop best practice as they work in tandem with our clients and our research and development department will maintain its efforts to refine XpedITe and seek out market-leading technology partners.

In brief, we’re keeping an open mind and hope all those who doubt how transformative UIIM can be do the same.

RiT Tech Hosts Its First Roundtable Event Under Their ATFI? Brand

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:09:46 GMT

Transforming data center infrastructure management will take an entire industry to act.

On 15 ^th June 2023, we will be hosting a unique roundtable event bringing together over 35 leaders from the data center industry. We will be exploring opportunities to address three important areas of focus:

ESG Reporting: How do we provide accurate information to enable transparency and integrity? How do we protect the reputation of the brand and allow access to European sustainable funding?
BETTER MI: How we enable accurate and accessible management information, and its critical role in data center operations.
PRACTICAL CHALLENGES: How can we better understand both customer and management issues to develop fit-for-purpose management information solutions with predictive capabilities?

Today’s digitisation and rapid advancement of technology is driving significant change for the data center industry. However, what seems to be unchanged is the challenge of creating a standard for useful and coherent management information which enables innovation and efficiency.

The output of the event will result in three papers, that the ATFI? team will release over the coming weeks and months.

What is A Thirst for Innovation?

Set up in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, the A Thirst for Innovation? events have been providing a platform for conversation for moving on from the DCIM concept introduced over 10 years ago. Together we are working to create a new methodology and so far we have over 100 active members who have been participating in shaping the future of digital infrastructure management for data centers.

The principle behind these events is in facilitating knowledge exchange and open discussions with confidence in a confidential environment. These events provide an exciting opportunity to make change happen.

What is the goal of ATFI?

The ultimate goal of "A Thirst for Innovation?" is to take Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) beyond its current limitations and create a new methodology where all data center operators have access to a federated system. This comprehensive system will address physical risks, ensure adherence to policies, and streamline procedures.

As we stand at the brink of an evolutionary leap in data center management, the visionaries and pioneers of change will be the ones who shape the future. RiT Tech's "A Thirst for Innovation?" events offer an invaluable opportunity for industry leaders to come together, collaborate, and drive the necessary changes in infrastructure management.

Are you passionate about the future of data center management?

If you're passionate about the future of data center management and want to be a part of this new era, stay tuned for our forthcoming "A Thirst for Innovation?" events.

In memory of Anat Shiloni Shahrabani who passed away on Saturday 20th May

Mon, 22 May 2023 13:09:19 GMT

It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Anat, who passed away on Saturday 20 ^th May.

Anat, who worked with the RiT team for more than 25 years, was instrumental in creating our culture of family and togetherness - something we now call the RiT SpiRiT.

Loved by all who knew her, she will be remembered for her kind and generous soul, warm smile and a passion for doing right by others.

Anat will be missed by many and will always be in our hearts.

May her soul rest in peace.

Energy efficiency & IT: the industry is finally waking up

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:27:33 GMT

It was a relief to read the Uptime Institute's 2023 predictions and see that, finally, IT power consumption is being recognized as a critical aspect of data center energy efficiency.

Aligning to our own predictions for the year ahead, Uptime has realized that power usage effectiveness (PUE) values simply aren't an effective way of measuring overall energy consumption in data centers.

As the report notes: "Reporting requirements will, sooner or later, shed light on the vast potential for greater energy efficiency, currently hidden in the IT infrastructure."

While we commend the body for highlighting the blatant energy efficiency opportunities within the IT stack, we can't help but wish they'd come on board sooner.

After all, looking at energy from both an IT and building standpoint is something we've championed at RiT Tech for years. It's the core of our award-winning solution, XpedITe.

And yet, we also know the industry has a lot of catching up to do.

It's time for a wake-up call

As a sector, it's fair to say we have a significant problem. Amidst rising media criticism regarding data centers and environmental sustainability, there's huge pressure on organizations to lower and more accurately report their data center energy consumption.

But how governments, operators and enterprises measure and report energy efficiency is frequently fundamentally flawed. As we - and finally Uptime - have concluded, the PUE metric alone doesn't provide an accurate insight into overall energy efficiency.

The measurement purely looks at the efficiency of the data center facility infrastructure without putting any focus on the IT equipment that lies inside.

Naturally, you can see why this is a problem. After all, buildings by themselves don't consume power. If you took IT infrastructure out of a data center, it would effectively be dark. IT equipment - both hardware and software - is the fundamental energy drain. And yet, PUE doesn't consider the intricacies or effectiveness of the IT load.

Over-provisioned and under measured

To genuinely improve energy efficiency, the data center sector must shift the focus away from PUE and onto IT infrastructure. Right now, many organizations deploy IT horribly inefficiently: over-provisioning, overestimating capacity, and adding new equipment without removing old hardware and software.

Data center IT deployments rarely consider energy efficiency, with the result that applications, operating systems, and hardware are highly inefficient from an energy perspective and often under utilized.

All of this inevitably creates a huge demand for energy, which most companies aren't even attempting to solve. Instead, they continue to look solely at PUE.

The thing is, though, reducing energy consumption within the IT stack would also proportionality reduce the building overhead - the fraction after the decimal point in the PUE metric. Taking this approach really is a win-win, as we ideally need to make the '1' in PUE smaller to be truly energy efficient.

Saying this, one could also argue that PUE does an extremely good job of masking the real issues of energy consumption by data centers. For example, reducing IT load and, therefore, overall kW hours consumed could worsen the ratio, which really hammers in that PUE is not a useful overall data center energy efficiency metric.

Media mayhem and misguided messages

There's still a lot of work to be done to shift the messaging around energy consumption in data centers. It's frustrating to see governments wag their fingers at data centers for their energy consumption, when they themselves are pushing for more digital services for their citizens.

These misguided messages tend to fuel misinformed media stories about the data center, creating a climate where businesses focus their power consumption efforts in the wrong areas: looking at buildings and PUE instead of all-important consumption by digital infrastructure.

Clearly, we need to spread the word, as an industry, about the significance of IT-focused energy optimization within the data center.

But to truly move the needle and solve the energy efficiency conundrum, we must also empower organizations with the tools to effectively identify, manage and provision their IT infrastructure for improved energy efficiency.

And that's where data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions become pivotal. True DCIM solutions (be wary of those really masquerading under the DCIM banner when they are just building management solutions!) bridge the all-important gap between managing IT and facilities in one holistic solution.

Our own platform, XpedITe , gives organizations unparalleled visibility into their data center IT stack. From a unified, intuitive console, they can effortlessly see the state of energy consumption across their IT infrastructure and optimize capacity quickly and granularly.

Wrapping up

With the approval of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requirements, it's clear regulators are starting to move from simply referencing PUE to focusing on broader IT energy efficiency. But why wait until then?

There are an overwhelming number of benefits to be realized from optimizing the IT stack now, including lower operating costs, reduced capital investment and even potentially enhanced service continuity.

So, start your journey towards true energy efficiency today. Contact us to find out about XpedITe.

Why is DCIM important right now?

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:51:17 GMT

Against a backdrop of growing environmental concerns, demands for energy and cost optimization and now the CSRD regulations, data center players certainly have their work cut out for them.

Near 100% uptime, value-added services and relatively low costs have always been expected among data center clients and you will know well that if your organization doesn't deliver these capabilities, they'll find another provider who does.

To meet the myriad of objectives and challenges they face, data center providers must revolutionize their approach to IT and asset management to stay ahead. Data center infrastructure management (DCIM) provided by tools that are inclusive of all data center layers is the only way to do just that.

Actual DCIM solutions - beware of those masquerading as DCIM when they are, in fact, just building management tools - empower organizations with granular visibility into their entire data center estate, encompassing both facilities and IT into one intuitive, real-time dashboard.

With DCIM in place, organizations can uncover the benefits of data-driven decision-making, empowering them to:

Make strategic, operationally-sound decisions based on reliable insights
Reduce risk and maintain service continuity
Effortlessly see the state of energy consumption across their IT infrastructure
Optimize capacity quickly and granularly
Lower operating costs from energy usage effectiveness and efficiency

Ultimately, deploying DCIM is necessary for today's increasingly complex data center environments. To delight customers, meet sustainability targets and remain competitive, DCIM is the way forward. And our solution, XpedITe, is the most cutting-edge.

In 2020, RiT Tech introduced the concept and methodology of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM). Designed to provide one federated system that enables the integration of multiple software solutions and infrastructure management tools, UIIM will provide I&O leaders with improved visibility of resource consumption, eliminate silos within the data center operations and provide a coherent set of management information. UIIM cannot be achieved by one vendor solution alone, it must have the ability to integrate with multiple systems.

Welcome to XpedITe, the platform the single source of truth is built on.

XpedITe is the only DCIM software solution that provides comprehensive integration of all the data required to manage, maintain and plan all data center operations. Find out more today.

Elite coaching for data centers

Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:31:55 GMT

RiT Tech’s reputation for developing ‘game-changing’ technologies for the data center sector and sharpening the competitive edge of its international clients has been recognised for a second successive year by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA).

The Kfar Saba-based business has been awarded funding to advance its risk prediction and proactive mitigation recommendations capability, which once fully matured will warn of any potential asset and system failures and propose strategies to evade them.

Autonomously analysing big data harvested from across a data center’s entire ecosystem, the hi-tech solution down-selects the most effective and efficient course of action – or inaction – to take and is the technological equivalent of recruiting an elite sports coach, according to RiT Tech’s head of product and innovation.

“No matter the sporting discipline, athletes and teams at the top level look for marginal gains, those incremental advantages that accrue to produce optimal performance – whereas our system will go the extra mile, delivering major gains to data center owners,” explained Jeff Safovich.

“Just as winning on a basketball court or football pitch is a team effort, the smooth running of a data center is dependent on a holistic approach; having all its ‘players’ working in unison and complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

“Our risk prediction and proactive mitigation recommendations project is focussed on achieving that effect,” Safovich continued. “It will collect and analyse metrics of all types in granular detail and flag statistically significant trends just like the best footballing scout; it will be able to identify the best formation and tactics for specific ‘match’ scenarios and it will do so much quicker – and with far less margin of error – than any human.

“Importantly, like the best coaches, such a capability is not reliant on having the best or newest equipment to work with, it will find the winning formula by orchestrating its composite parts to optimal effect.”

Describing the IIA award as the initiative’s first major victory, Safovich concluded: “The team at RiT Tech are immensely proud to receive this further endorsement from the IIA – an organization that applies a rigorous criterion to funding applications and only issues awards to those businesses breaking new ground.

“To be recognized for a second year is tremendous and is another confirmation of our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management strategy and vision.”

About the author

With 25 years+ technology products experience, Jeff co-founded three tech start-ups, including SphereUp which was acquired and Zoomd which went public in 2019 and led a development group at Comverse. Since joining RiT Tech, Jeff has been transformational in taking DCIM to new heights with the introduction of the Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) concept.

Are you ready for the colocation data center revolution?

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:31:07 GMT

Colocation data centers are heading towards an inflection point. Intense competition, increased regulatory pressure and the exponential demand for highly responsive services mean that traditional capacity planning and asset management approaches are now firmly outdated.

For colocation operators to remain competitive, providers need to reimagine their operational strategy, tackling the challenges that impede growth and unlocking the potential of value-added services - all while carefully balancing the bottom line.

What is the answer to this complex conundrum? Data center infrastructure management ( DCIM ).

Overcoming obstacles and optimizing operations with DCIM

Let’s take sustainability, undoubtedly, one of the most significant challenges operators will face over the next two years. As regulations become more stringent with ultimate transparency required, for example, the new ISO standard ISO/IEC 30134, providers must implement granular monitoring and reporting capabilities for audit purposes. But creating a comprehensive, real-time inventory of energy efficiency is only possible with the right tools.

Done well, DCIM by nature is a natural solution to sustainability reporting and managing power consumption, enabling operators to collect and analyze energy-related metrics from previously disparate, siloed sources. The result is a system where operators can effortlessly monitor energy efficiency, and generate compliance and power usage reports in a few simple clicks.

Of course, economic sustainability is also an ongoing concern for providers. Market saturation is forcing operators to lower the costs of their services while enhancing their offerings. In this paradigm, operational optimization is pivotal to balancing the books - and DCIM is the way to achieve it. With simple integrations such as modern centralized alarm and incident management systems, maintenance scheduling and warehouse functionalities, the minutiae operational challenges and unnecessary dramas will be a thing of the past.

While spreadsheets and diagrams are error-prone and inherently reactive, DCIM empowers operators to monitor and manage IT and physical assets easily. These solutions provide a granular yet universal view of the data center, making it easier than ever to optimize capacity and, ultimately, maintain cost-effectiveness.

Not only that, the unparalleled visibility of DCIM can revolutionize how operators approach failure prevention and availability. While significant outages are infrequent, more minor, more punctual failures continue to plague data centers on a day-to-day basis, often with a knock-on impact on customer satisfaction.

Best-in-class DCIM solutions harness the power of machine learning and advanced analytics to identify availability risks well before they become a reality, reducing the likelihood of outages and downtime.

Thanks to these capabilities, DCIM inherently improves the customer experience, offering a more reliable, transparent and efficient service. With DCIM, for example, operators can equip their customers with much-needed oversight into the status of consumption, their hosted equipment and more and new services that operators are now offering.

DCIM can also streamline administrative and commercial tasks. By integrating DCIM into customer relationship management platforms, operators can automate cumbersome tasks such as contracts, billing and compliance with SLAs.

From challenge to evolution

Colocation data centers are redefining themselves, harnessing the power of advanced DCIM systems to revolutionize day-to-day operations and turn present challenges into growth opportunities.

At RiT Tech, we are proud to support colocation operators and owners worldwide as they embark on this evolution. Our DCIM solution, XpedITe, is the only solution that connects all data center infrastructure and networking equipment in one platform.

Find out more about our award-winning platform.

Antonio Suárez Garcia forecasts 2023’s technological trends

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:31:00 GMT

Given his analytical acumen, it should come as no surprise that Antonio Suárez Garcia took time to crunch the numbers and carefully consider multiple streams of information when he was asked to forecast 2023’s technological trends.

So, while New Year celebrations may have already faded from the memory, you can rest assured that the following forecast of data center sector activity from the global product manager of XpedITe – RiT Tech’s award-winning Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution – is based on meticulously harvested metrics and has been well worth the wait.

Planet-friendly plug-ins

You can pin the cause on a multitude of reasons – be it a global awakening to climate concerns, incoming regulations that commit data centers to measuring and publishing unified metrics or a customer base committed to ‘going green’ – but sustainability will take center stage as the star issue of 2023. The evidence is already plentiful with a host of start-ups pledging to provide tools to measure and manage everything from energy supply and consumption to technology renewal and carbon footprint size. The ripple effect of this will see adaptations and functionalities added to existing building and environmental management systems and data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platforms that will allow them to work in tandem with the new kids on the block to deliver the desired impact.

Intelligent implementation

Unless you’ve spent the first few months of this year with your head firmly in the sand, it won’t have escaped your attention that machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Data centers represent fertile territory in which to bed these advances and while ChatGPT will not be writing the long-term strategies for such facilities any time soon, 2023 will see AI being used to analyze the behavior of IT and mechanical and electrical services equipment, operations teams, and workflows in a bid to mitigate failures and any unnecessary downtime. Exciting stuff and undoubtedly only the first step in AI’s march to prominence in the sector.

Minimizing manual labor

Demand for greater automation – in terms of both processes and integration between systems – will continue to grow. Indeed, the data center sector has reached a crossroads and is travelling firmly in the direction of automated workflows, whilst leaving isolated or closed entities in its rear-view mirror. Expect the integration of bona fide DCIM solutions with configuration management databases, ticketing systems and customer relationship management tools to significantly speed up hitherto manual actions to become the norm during the year ahead.

Spain to reign when it comes to growth

Madrid will spearhead the exponential growth of the Spanish market through the commission of several new hyperscale and colocation data centers that will see Spain edge closer to the sector powerhouses of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris. Capacity is set to double in 2023 and will pave the way for future expansion that will establish Madrid as the hub of Southern Europe. Barcelona and Lisbon, among other cities, also have ambitious plans for growth and the investment in projects bodes well for the Iberian Peninsula.

A hike in CoLo customer care

The colocation market will turn its gaze inward and provide greater transparency to its customer base. Through the offer of management and monitoring capabilities, clients will be presented with a clearer picture of space, network and energy consumption as the sector puts sustainability in the spotlight. Effective remote management – which encompasses asset and connectivity oversight, user-friendly dashboards and reporting – will enable improved control of hosted equipment and enhance operational efficiency and resource allocation. Expect the owners and managers of large data centers to lead the way in 2023 as the adoption of such tools becomes increasingly essential in the short- and medium-term.

About the author

Antonio Suárez Garcia’s career in data centre infrastructure management has been driven by his passion for creating useful technology that people can easily engage with. With a degree in Industrial Electronics from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and expertise in developing and promoting effective DCIM tools, his role at RiT Tech is to add value to the continuous evolution of XpedITe in line with customer requirements in the European and US markets.

RiT Tech is proud to sponsor Data Centre World 2023!

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:00:31 GMT

We are thrilled to announce that we’re silver sponsors at this year’s Data Centre World (DCW) conference, taking place on the 8-9th March in London, United Kingdom!

For data center professionals, corporate decision-makers and tech enthusiasts worldwide, DCW is the annual conference to attend. Each year, the event brings together thousands of thought leaders, operators and digital pioneers to discuss the critical challenges and opportunities facing the data center community.

In 2022, despite troublesome train strikes, the expo was a roaring success. As our CEO, Assaf Skolnik, explains: “We thoroughly enjoyed welcoming plenty of old and new faces to our booth last year, as well as taking to the stage to share our insights on the sustainable future of data centers.”

“This year, our presence at the event is even bigger and better. We look forward to meeting with as many partners, customers and prospects as possible and doing our part to help the data center community embrace the rising tide of sustainable, intelligent transformation.”

Connect with us at Data Centre World 2023

In addition to sponsoring this year’s event, we’ll also be busy on the exhibition floor - and we would love to see you there! Here’s how you can connect with us…

Meet 1:1 with our CTO

We invite you to book a meeting with our CTO, Jeff Safovich, in which you’ll receive a live, in-depth demo of our innovative data center infrastructure management (DCIM) product, XpedITe.

Please get in touch with us to schedule a meeting.

Say hello to our team

Visit our friendly experts at stand D45 in Hall N4-N13, and learn how to harness the power of DCIM to foster resilience, unleash innovation and boost long-term ROI.

Attend our CEO’s speaker session

Across the globe, the pressure is on to make data center operations more cost-efficient and environmentally sustainable. How to do it? Our CEO, Assaf, will give his expert take in an exclusive speaker session. Head to stand D45 to hear his valuable insights.

Register today

We look forward to seeing you at Data Centre World 2023!

Register to attend for free here , or contact our team to schedule a demo.

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RiT Tech's A Thirst For Innovation? Conference fuels dialogue on risk and reinvention in the data center

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:00:02 GMT

The A Thirst For Innovation? Conference brought together a diverse range of industry experts and thought leaders to discuss the emerging risks and untapped opportunities facing data center operators.

After the huge success of its virtual predecessors, RiT Tech held the first in-person A Thirst For Innovation? Conference on 26th January 2023 at the IET London. The conference welcomed over 100 attendees, keen to quench their thirst for knowledge on the future of data center risk management.

The one day-event empowered data center and IT professionals with unparalleled knowledge into the most significant issues, both present and future, facing the sector. Through a mixture of keynotes and panel discussions, thought leaders shared cutting-edge insights on how data center operators can leverage technology to embrace sustainable transformation and reinvent for resilience. Predictive analytics, AI, DCIM, operational planning, cybersecurity and ESG reporting were some of the major themes discussed.

“Our event comes at a time of monumental change. The fourth industrial revolution is firmly underway and, at the same time, the climate crisis is ever-nearing its peak. At the convergence of these global trends lies the data center,” says Assaf Skolnik, CEO at RiT Tech.

“Against a backdrop of growing environmental concerns and soaring data demands, we set out to unravel the critical challenges facing data center operators, such as guaranteeing service availability, overcoming cost concerns and latency issues, and moving from sustainability ambition to action.”

The event saw panel discussions and keynotes from well-respected experts within the sector. Highlights included:

Keynotes from industry experts

This year’s keynote speakers included Assaf Skolnik, CEO, and Jeff Safovich, CTO at RiT Tech, who discussed the potential for automation and data analytics to supercharge data center risk prediction and risk management. Mark Seymour, Chief Technology Officer at Cadence Design Systems also gave a compelling talk on the future of data center operational planning.

A highly dynamic panel discussion

Facilitated by RiT Tech’s Mark Acton, the panel featured five industry experts from the likes of Kao Data, JLL, Andget Limited and ERM. In a dynamic and engaging debate, experts and audience participants engaged in a passionate dialogue about data center risk management, discussing critical concerns like sector regulations, supply chain inconsistencies, sustainability and energy efficiency.

Commenting on the success of the event, Mark Acton shared: “Gathering industry pioneers and operators together made for a superb, lively event. There was a wealth of excitement from attendees and speakers, delighted to come together to learn and share knowledge on incredibly important issues facing our industry. It was great to see many old and new faces in-person. Better still, everyone came away from the day with their thirst for knowledge, innovation and perhaps a beer or two thoroughly quenched.”

Spencer Davies, Regional Sales Manager, RiT Tech shared his thoughts on the event, "The ‘A Thirst for Innovation?’ event proved a triumph, with not only the panel discussions from great industry thought leaders regarding innovation, risk, best practices and the importance of integration through collaboration and transparency but also the attendees, like-minded people with every bit of passion and enthusiasm for the data center industry and especially sculpting the future with what's to come. I want to thank all that attended, all that took part and those behind for scenes for making the 'A Thirst For Innovation? event a success. Looking forward to the next one in October 2023."

The next A Thirst For Innovation? conference is set to take place in the latter half of 2023. For additional information on speaking or sponsorship opportunities, contact Susan Anderton , Head of Marketing RiT Tech .

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Mark Acton's 2023 predictions

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 08:55:24 GMT

A steady state or time for technological trailblazing? Mark Acton – RiT Tech’s oracle of all-things data centers – speculates on what 2023 has in store.

Prediction: Keeping the lights on will not be taken for granted.

In addition to shaking the cities of Ukraine, Russian bombs woke the world to an unprecedented energy crisis last year and the reverberations will continue to be felt throughout 2023. There is hope that – following a difficult winter – prices may begin to fall, and availability increase but accurately forecasting energy supplies is as tricky as predicting Putin… near impossible.

Prediction: A shift in power.

Alternative fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil and hydrogen will become more attractive for standby generation – be it for use in reciprocating engines or large battery energy storage systems.

Prediction: A further shift in power.

The coming year is also likely to see an increased interest in alternatives to utility power provision. While 2023 won’t see the widespread roll-out of hydrogen fuel cells, waste digesters or nuclear small modular reactors in data centers, conversations as to how such capabilities may be configured will become more commonplace. Similarly, their inclusion as a component of a ‘micro grid’ supporting a community of interest, such as a data center and customer able to exploit ‘waste’ heat, is likely to be considered and conceptualized.

Prediction: New means of measuring a data center’s energy efficiency will come to the fore.

The dependency on power usage effectiveness (PUE) values will be further diminished during 2023 as more and more operators realise there are other more meaningful metrics – including those enshrined in ISO/IEC 30134 – with which to measure energy efficiency performance. In tandem, I hope to see a better understanding of the implications of hosted applications, operating systems and ICT hardware on energy efficiency. This digital infrastructure – rather than the physical building that houses it – is the real consumer of power.

Prediction: An increasing number of data center operators will be encouraged to dip their toes into next-generation cooling.

Immersion cooling will continue to be championed as the best thing since sliced bread by partisan product marketeers and, while many of the claims made may be fanciful, their messaging will pique interest and build momentum during 2023.

Prediction: The furore over 5G will calm to more sensible levels.

Just as common sense slayed the notion held by a moronic minority that 5G masts were super-spreaders of coronavirus, 2023 will serve to temper those over-zealous about the technology’s transformative powers. 5G is the direction of travel but its impact and availability will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary.

Prediction: The industry will give more of a damn about data security and sovereignty.

As highlighted by the steady stream of organizations conceding to breaches of their data defences, state-sponsored cyber-attacks and criminals seeking to infiltrate and exploit information captured by global corporations are no longer the preserve of spy novels and James Bond scripts. There is a genuine need for greater vigilance when it comes to the security of a data center’s infrastructure and operational technology and ‘protection’ will become a higher priority for facility owners and operators.

Prediction: Data centers will continue to be seen as a top performing investment asset class by both individual and corporate investors.

A safe bet based on sound supply-and-demand economics and an impressive record of year-on-year growth.

Prediction: The allure of Africa will remain strong.

An emerging market, Africa will continue to see its digital landscape develop at pace during 2023 with no shortage of big-name players investing and expanding their interests on the continent.

Prediction: Mergers and acquisitions activity will continue to be high.

Even if the number and scale of deals ultimately fail to eclipse a record-setting 2022, already tabled offers and soon-to-be concluded contracts mean 2023 will witness tens of billions of dollars’ worth of activity.

About the author

With over 25 years experience, Mark is a specialist in data centre operations, concentrating on the delivery of business critical services from highly reliable, world class data centres with 24x365 availability expectations. Mark is a respected data centre leader. He has extensive international experience and solid technical skills combining data centre facilities design, IT and facilities operational management with technical consulting.

A review on Mark Acton's 2022 predictions

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:23:18 GMT

As unapologetic innovators, the RiT Tech team prides itself on holding a firm finger to the world’s technological pulse and – at the beginning of 2022 – put our ability to identify emerging and over-the-horizon trends to the test by asking our data center specialist Mark Acton for his forecast of the year ahead.

Find out below if he was bang on the button or a couple of ports short of a functioning ‘Nostradamus’ network…

Prediction: The boom in African data center development will accelerate in 2022.

Reality: The headlines speak for themselves. Take, for example, the recent news that Equinix is to follow in the digital footsteps of Google and AWS by investing $160 million in a South African data center.

Prediction: Mergers and acquisitions activity will continue to be high.

Reality: There has been record-setting activity during 2022. In October it was reported that closed deals totalled more than $30 billion, with a further $17 billion in the pipeline.

Prediction: Equipment supply chain issues will endure throughout 2022.

Reality: At the time of typing, supply chains remain stretched and the cost of equipment has increased accordingly. There are some signs of improvement as the year nears an end, but these are tempered by energy supply stresses as a consequence of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Prediction: Data centers will remain as a top performing investment asset class.

Reality: In 2021, the total investment in global data center infrastructure hit $53.8 billion and the market shows no sign of slowing. Indeed, by the summer of 2022 investment levels were more than double that for the same period in the previous year.

Prediction: Remote management of ‘dark’ sites will lead a resurgence of interest in fit-for-purpose Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions.

Reality: A renewed appetite for DCIM tools is building, with energy efficiency – rather than simply improvements in operational management – the key driver.

Prediction: There will be an increasing realisation that the secrets to delivering energy efficient operations can be found in software and ICT infrastructure rather than the physical buildings that house them.

Reality: There are many in the sector who are waking up to the fact that power usage effectiveness (PUE) values are not the be-all-and-end-all. The fog is lifting but the fixation with PUE will take more time to shift.

Prediction: There will be an upsurge in social and legal challenges around privacy and information rights as governments and legislation struggle, and broadly fail, to keep pace with technological advances.

Reality: Perhaps because of more pressing geo-political and fiscal issues, this has not proved the case but that does not mean the blister will not burst!

Prediction: The focus of social media platforms will be on becoming more responsible and less profiteering in their outlook.

Reality: And then along came Elon Musk. Never mind.

Prediction: Direct liquid cooling will be heavily promoted and gain niche appeal but will not become mainstream in the short-term.

Reality: Direct liquid cooling, particularly immersion cooling, was marketed heavily during 2022 and while still not considered ready for mainstream deployment, pilot studies are underway.

Prediction: 5G will be promoted as 'coming soon' but infrastructure roll out will be slow and services very limited. The investment and infrastructure required for significant coverage beyond major metropolitan areas is greater than many appreciate and will hold back deployment.

Reality: Spot on. Step outside a city and check your mobile to see for yourself.

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Double delight

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:28:59 GMT

Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) use case – XpedITe DCIM integration with RFCODE at DISCOUNT BANK in Israel.

Jeff Safovich , RiT Tech’s chief technology officer, on the advantages of welcoming ‘twins’ into your family.

For those responsible for monitoring the vital signs, lifecycle and ongoing operations of a data center, the birth of digital twin technology has been cause for significant celebration.

It is a new arrival to the world of business that, while still in its infancy, boasts plenty of promise.

The concept of creating a real-time virtual representation of a real-world physical system or process can certainly be a game changer in the delivery of operational effectiveness and efficiency. By constantly collecting, exchanging and analyzing data, a digital twin can simulate and predict the behaviours and reactions of its physical sibling – empowering organisations to test products and procedures and, in turn, make major strategic decisions with minimal risk.

However, for the technology to truly come of age, its mapping of the physical domain must be precise for it to present high-fidelity visualisations – no easy task if the environment being replicated is as complex and laden with interdependencies as a data center.

The hi-tech homes to networking ports are dynamic and ever-evolving, and every addition, move or change to assets can have a knock-on effect, impacting on the space, power and cooling available to other entities.

Consequently, in the field of data centers, digital twin technology is far from mature, but some significant baby steps have already been taken.

Take, for example, RiT Tech’s recent integration of XpedITe , our next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management tool, with RFCODE – a radio-frequency (RF) identification system – which was done at the request of Israel Discount Bank.

By harnessing the information from this readily available, affordable and popular means of recording and tracking objects, and assimilating it alongside data feeds from across an operation’s ‘grey space’ (data center facility management) and ‘white space’ (data center IT management), XpedITe can generate a highly accurate representation of every asset.

Aside from providing certainty on current configurations and flagging any undocumented devices, this precision coupling of the physical and digital brings a greater degree of automation to the planning and implementation of new components.

Working in tandem with enterprise resource planning software (ERP), configuration management databases (CMDB) and building management systems (BMS), the innovative integration can reserve and allocate ID codes to incoming assets and serve as a guide to their installation; automatically confirming when a deployment is complete and adding the new device to its watch list.

It can then raise an alert if a device is moved or decommissioned and immediately identify its new location. Such knowledge is crucial to any remotely operated or edge sites, particularly those reliant on third-party maintenance.

Representing an advancement in infrastructure management and significant addition to RiT Tech’s growing pool of integration adapters, XpedITe’s adoption and utilisation of RF ID technology make the prospect of data centers creating identical twins a distinct possibility.

And from a company perspective, it is another sign that our own creation is growing up fast and our aspirations for it to become a Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management are on track. XpedITe is set on delivering an indistinguishable digital mirror image of any given infrastructure, and automagically optimising a data center’s operational, maintenance and control processes.

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Maverick or pragmatic?

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 13:16:15 GMT

RiT Tech’s Mark Acton on why deploying a DCIM to mitigate operational risk is no flight of fancy.

“Military precision” is not a misnomer.

Being in the business of bombs and bullets demands organisational excellence and exacting standards and is the reason why so many companies actively court the services of those calling time on their careers in the UK’s Armed Forces.

Soldiers, sailors and airmen are masters at mitigating risk, having been meticulously and exhaustively trained to counter myriad threats in complex areas of operation.

This military preparedness is key to saving lives in conflict but also preserving the well-being of incredibly valuable pieces of hardware, such as the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Typhoon aircraft.

With each fighter jet costing circa £75 million, pilots do not get to fire the afterburners of the UK military’s most expensive weapon system in anger without first undergoing hundreds of hours of training in simulators and computer-driven cockpits on terra firma.

The RAF’s trust in technology to help its personnel avoid future flak is a lesson those in the data center sector would do well to note, not least given their mission’s primary objective is to ensure the reliability and availability of clients' IT services 365 days a year.

While fuelling the Cloud is not as dangerous as flying above the clouds, the financial thrust needed to do so is similarly sky-high and doing all that is possible to protect this investment – a build price in the region of a quarter of a billion pounds and annual running costs of £20 million – is far from maverick behaviour.

The right Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution can form a key component of this defensive arsenal, providing a level of real-time situational awareness not possible using information afforded by discipline-specific tools and the human eye – no matter how experienced, skilled and alert its owner may be.

By federating all the data available from its surrounding environment, a fit-for-purpose DCIM will deliver vital intelligence on the inter-dependencies of IT assets, power and cooling that enables potential risks to operational efficiency to be identified and mitigated.

Knowledge is power but is something data centers – which are often organisationally siloed – have been historically bad at garnering. A building management system can be great at monitoring the performance of its host’s mechanical and electrical elements, just as a configuration management database might be adept at storing accurate details about hardware and software assets, but basing proactive and reactive operational decisions on isolated sources is the equivalent of flying blind.

An organisation’s servers can be the very best money can buy but if the building’s power fails those expensive blinking lights are worthless when the cause of the problem cannot be quickly addressed. A DCIM joins the dots and serves as a force multiplier.

Just as the success of a Typhoon sortie relies on the orchestration of multiple elements – the aptitude of the pilot, intelligence from mission command and fidelity of the target acquisition coordinates provided by forward air controllers on the battlefield to name but a few – so too does the smooth running of a data center.

The advancement of computer analytics means that it is now possible for machines to do the mathematical heavy lifting in the facilities charged with meeting society’s insatiable demand for connectivity; to draw data from across a facility’s grey and white space, calculate permutations in a split second and suggest a roadmap to optimisation.

I am yet to meet an individual capable of doing the same and given that to err is human, it is easy to see how a DCIM can become an invaluable ally. Capable of generating automated, high-fidelity work orders that can signpost engineers and technicians directly to a point of failure or suggest the optimal configuration for new assets, it can dramatically reduce the chance of human misadventure.

The evidence for preserving the status quo does not stack up with research conducted by Jerry Williams and based on his work in the UK energy sector, highlighting there is a 50 percent chance of something going wrong when a person is required to perform an unfamiliar task at speed and under pressure.

While this figure does drop dramatically to 0.04 percent if the task is a familiar one, the advantages of having a DCIM guide in the event of a crisis is clear – when dealing with downtime, “events” are not the type of odds that promise peace of mind.

An alternative to mitigating human hiccups would be to again borrow from military best practice and ‘drill’ data center staff repeatedly in the hope that they can more instinctively respond to critical situations, no matter how rare. Such intense training, however, would come at a considerable cost – both in terms of time and money.

A DCIM’s ability to plug any gaps in the understanding of the finer nuances of the day-to-day realities of data center operations could also prove crucial to fending off any regulatory risks.

The sector is coming under increasing Government scrutiny over power consumption, albeit while contradictorily being asked to facilitate faster networks and greater capacity, so being armed with accurate facts may assist operators in fighting their corner.

A DCIM configured to report power usage effectiveness against ISO Standard metrics and key performance indicators could create a clearer picture of causal links and help ensure any regulations are introduced for the right reasons.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the adoption of an analytical autopilot can eliminate any threats to a data center’s fiscal fitness. Whether ensuring an operation is not haemorrhaging money as a consequence of unwittingly under-utilising capacity or delivering savings through unprecedented levels of synchronicity in the consumption of space, power and cooling, a DCIM is a worthy wingman when it comes to evading risks to profit margins.

In an ultra-competitive market, those data center operators with designs on being the sector’s top gun that don’t yet have an automation ace as part of their crew, should “feel the need…”.

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We are attending BICSI India Annual Conference & Exhibition 2022

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:15:58 GMT

The RiT Tech India team is hosting a stand at this year’s BICSI ICT annual conference on 7th October 2022. With more than 600 delegates attending, this is set to be one of the largest yet.

“We are looking forward to welcoming some old and new faces from the leading industry giants” states Anuj Shukla, Country Director, RiT Tech India office.

Anuj continues “After 16 years as the industry leaders in Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM), we are excited about showcasing our award-winning software solution, XpedITe – an innovative tool that takes infrastructure management to a whole new level.”

RiT Tech is the number one provider of AIM in India and this year the market leaders are introducing its Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) model which promotes best practice in providing a single source of truth for data center operators.

As pioneers of automation, RiT Tech’s XpedITe product provides automation and intelligence in data center. It integrates with, and interrogates, every element of its surroundings, managing interdependencies between the gray space (the facility) and white space (IT), including enhancements for power capacity management, predictive planning, and failures simulation.

To find out more about XpedITe and connectivity, you can visit the RiT Tech team at Stall 9 in the Expo Area.

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Do you have a thirst for innovation?

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:25:57 GMT

Take a leap into the future of data centers at our upcoming UK event.

The data center of the future is very different from the one we know today. Analysts at Gartner believe that, by 2025, data centers will be AI-powered, robotic-led and machine-learning enabled.

We’re on the precipice of an evolution. Those that succeed will pioneer change, rather than be disrupted by it.

To maintain availability, drive growth and become future-ready, it’s clear that data center professionals must innovate, scale and foster resilience at lightning speed.

There’s a lot to learn - and fast - which is why we are hosting the Thirst For Innovation event at the IEC, London on January 26th 2023.

What is the A Thirst For Innovation event?

Bringing together world-class thought leaders and digital transformation experts from the likes of JLL, Kao Data and Ri-Tech, the event is a rare opportunity to gain valuable insights about the future of data center management.

Experience inspirational keynotes, stimulating panel discussions and engaging Q&As covering: data center sustainability, supply chain risk management, IT strategy and regulation, combatting the skills shortage, and much more.

Who should attend A Thirst For Innovation?

The conference offers an unrivalled opportunity for members of the IT and data center community to come together to discuss the most pressing challenges facing our industry.

You’ll also discover innovative solutions and strategies to successfully manage and optimise your data center for the long-term.

Secure your place today

To learn more about the event and register your interest, click here . If your company is interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact us through the contact form at the bottom of this page.

We look forward to seeing you in November.

RiT Tech take a stand at the biggest ICT industry event in India

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:19:26 GMT

The RiT Tech India team is hosting a stand at this year’s BICSI ICT annual conference on 7th October 2022. With more than 600 delegates attending, this is set to be one of the largest yet.

“We are looking forward to welcoming some old and new faces from the leading industry giants” states Anuj Shukla, Country Director, RiT Tech India office.

To find out more about XpedITe and connectivity, you can visit the RiT Tech team at Stall 9 in the Expo Area.

Operate at full throttle

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:29:26 GMT

Spencer Davies, RiT Tech’s UK and European sales manager, explains how adopting automation to manage asset moves and changes can dodge the data center equivalent of airport delays.

As arguments for giving due consideration to cause and effect go, the chaotic scenes that greeted thousands of would-be travellers at London Heathrow this summer proved particularly compelling.

Long queues, cancelled and capped flights, and lost luggage marred many a holiday memory as the major international hub creaked under the considerable pressure of post-Covid pent-up demand and the consequences of pessimistic forecasting.

The disruption and dashed plans – which are still the focus of a blame game being played out by airlines and Heathrow’s operators – highlight the complexities and interdependencies associated with the aviation industry, in which unchecked or unexpected changes can severely hamper the prospect of getting passengers above the clouds in an efficient manner.

The perils of poor planning and provisioning are equally pertinent to those data centers tasked with keeping business services and operations afloat. Just like airports, the hi-tech homes to networking ports are dynamic and ever evolving environments.

Any additions, moves or changes to IT assets can have a knock-on effect – be it on a rack, row, zone, room or entire facility – by impacting on the space, power and cooling available to other entities.

To pull plugs or fill ports without first considering consequential ripples can quickly send a data center’s digital dominos tumbling and are not actions that should be taken in isolation.

Calculations and consultation are key to optimising operations and are tasks that can be automated and comprehensively considered with the touch of a button using XpedITe.

RiT Tech ’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) tool offers a major step change from traditional Data Center Infrastructure Management approaches by capturing the role of every asset – and its inter-dependencies – to afford users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations.

It integrates with legacy systems to bridge the gaps between ‘grey’ and ‘white’ space and, exploiting advanced algorithms, can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of equipment and resource utilisation.

Designed to optimise its environment, the next-generation solution will signpost the best location for any new hardware by assessing its manufacturer’s specifications and cross-checking this information with available capacity – be it physical space and weight load, power or cooling.

XpedITe is far more than just a prime position finder, however, as it can take care of the actual provisioning of asset additions and moves – from stock management to the diarising of installations.

Through the standardisation of workflows, it not only allocates what is needed and where but allots responsibility for actions; informing all relevant parties who needs to do what and when.

Had Heathrow and those firms operating from its runways benefited from such orchestration, the airport and airlines would have been celebrating a return to heady heights rather than ruing a reduced capacity at a time of high demand.

About the author

Regional Sales Manager (UK & Europe) for global DCIM provider, RiT Tech. Responsible for delivering on the vision of XpedITe, an award winning software solution for data centres.

The place for AI in DCIM

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:50:24 GMT

Jeff Safovich, RiT Tech’s chief technology officer, on why a common theme from the silver screen has a bright future in the world of servers.

For film aficionados, the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is as novel as seeing popcorn being sold in a cinema foyer.

From HAL 9000 – the chief protagonist in the 1968 classic 2001: A Space Odyssey – to the Avengers’ J.A.R.V.I.S, machine vision and learning have been a mainstay of movies for decades, with many a plot line exploring the possibilities – and potential perils – of smart supercomputers and sentient robots.

In sharp contrast, when it comes to exploiting such technologies, the real-world – of which data centers are an increasingly prominent feature – has long lagged behind the box office curve and even today general AI is generally viewed as an aspiration rather than actuality.

The buffering in breakthroughs is, however, fast being addressed, with another sector of the entertainment business – the computer games industry – spearheading a surge in development.

Indeed, AI is already more prevalent in our everyday lives than some might appreciate. It is busy behind the scenes, determining social media feeds, suggesting streaming service subscribers boxsets to binge on and writing computer code for popular apps.

AI is also providing the brains behind the mechanical brawn of assembly line robots in factories; delivering safer roads through its application in driver-assistance technology; detecting and preventing cyber security threats; and saving lives by intercepting missiles in war zones.

This summer it even successfully navigated a crew-less ship – designed to recreate the Mayflower’s historic journey across the Atlantic 400 years ago – on a 2,700-mile ocean crossing.

And if the technology can conquer the high seas, it stands to reason that AI can also excel in the ‘Cloud’ – or more accurately the data centers enabling the infrastructure on which so many businesses and organisations rely.

The rapid expansion of these facilities – which encompass public cloud, co-location, enterprise and edge sites – to meet society’s insatiable demand for connectivity and the multifaceted nature of their environments make them ideal candidates for computer-assisted control.

Allowing a machine to do the computational heavy lifting in a data center, generally home to multi-generational systems and software and hardware from multiple vendors, could extract clarity from the complex.

Given the volume and wide spectrum of sources of operational information available for analysis across a facility’s grey and white space, the ability to extrapolate and predict unknown data would serve as a reliable roadmap to optimisation.

Integrated correctly, AI could be used to identify trends and risks and suggest solutions that guide operators to unprecedented levels of effectiveness and efficiency in the utilisation of space, power and cooling.

It is for such reasons that AI capabilities sit at the cornerstone of UIIM (Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management) solutions, which are being developed to ‘out-think’ and supersede the intelligence of traditional DCIM tools.

The tech-wary reading this may be quick to counter that the means to attain such a nirvana already exist and – as highly-trained human experts – are literally alive and well. However, the mental agility of specialist technicians, engineers and operational strategists is not the issue; their availability and inability to be omnipresent is.

Round-the-clock vigilance is neither feasible or a cost-effective answer and therefore efforts to optimise are not exhaustive and generally considered from a limited perspective. Yes, common trends can be manually identified, and action taken accordingly, but the impact of any resource decisions are rarely completely understood.

Delivering operations in a multi-vendor environment that is home to multi-generational systems and in which conflicting departmental agendas can come into play can result in changes intended to enhance having an adverse effect – leading to risk and economic and environmental inefficiencies.

As well as helping to preside over the present, the embrace of machine learning would minimise data gaps and guesswork in respect of future proofing.

Having interrogated its surroundings to develop a universal understanding, AI could perform predictive planning – forecasting the lifecycle of a data center’s devices, mapping the implications of any retraction or expansion of services and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance performance and reliability or optimise costs.

Such models should exploit historic data to do so; identifying patterns from the past and measuring the effectiveness of previous interventions to proactively inform and refine resolutions.

Such a data center “megamind” may not yet exist and there remain substantial challenges to creating one, chief among them issues over data reliability and the absence of a platform and vendor agnostic language for it to communicate with, but leaders in the sector should be mindful of the innovations currently available if they wish to be best placed to exploit the advancements of tomorrow.

AI-driven automation is already a reality and a feature of some Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools.

Unfortunately, a succession of mis-sold, mis-marketed or unfit for purpose platforms has bred a mistrust of innovative solutions and reticence to reinvest in DCIM developments, but those who dismiss refinements to the concept as the equivalent of purchasing a modern-day equivalent of the “emperor’s new clothes” are making a monumental mistake.

There are ample rewards on offer to technologists willing to embrace change. AI-based automation can be used to enrich data and bridge gaps in device intelligence.

XpedITe , RiT Tech’s next-generation DCIM solution, for example, uses advanced algorithms to determine provisioning for new assets at speed; assess the risks and rewards to come up with optimal decisions; and produces automated work orders that signpost engineers directly to their “to-do list”.

The generation after next of data center AI will undoubtedly go much further so selecting a provider that has an eye fixed firmly on the technological horizon will ensure any financial outlay made today does not end in obsoletion.

That is why selecting a vendor with a clear innovation roadmap, that is abreast of the advantages of automation and able to not only install a solution but oversee its integration, customisation and implementation is crucial for long-term business results.

RiT Tech is heavily invested in a number of major research and development projects in the machine learning field but, contrary to cinematic clichés of rogue robots and AI programmes running amok in an attempt to seize control of civilisation, our endeavours to improve machine intelligence is not a precursor to any form of Doomsday scenario.

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DCIM integration with SDN (Cisco ACI)

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:49:16 GMT

When it comes to championing technological “game changers” you’ll be hard-pushed to find an IT specialist that doesn’t consider software-defined networking (SDN) to be among the greatest innovations since sliced bread.

The allure of the novel technology, and the key to its widespread adoption, is easily understood given it affords users the ability to make changes to a network through software code rather than having to reconfigure multiple devices and enables the flow of traffic to be visualised and managed from a central console.

Indeed, in little more than a decade SDN has justified its early hype and promises of improved control, customisation, flexibility and security to become a multi-billion-dollar market that is being fought for by a host of blue chip big-hitters.

For those in the data center business, the alternative approach to networking, which uses software-based controllers or application programming interfaces to communicate with underlying hardware infrastructure, offers a significant springboard to automating operations.

SDN’s sliced bread, however, becomes a far tastier proposition for technical teams when it is complemented by a healthy dollop of DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management).

Through the combination of the two tools, it is possible to dramatically downgrade the burden placed on a data center’s specialist engineers and reduce the operational “go live” time associated with the provision of new or extended services by avoiding networking workload bottleneck.

Once fully integrated, an effective DCIM can use a series of profiling methods to identify SDN switches and ports related to work orders, flag them as configurable and make them available for set-up.

With the analysis of available assets already taken care of, technicians need only to submit a dynamic form – selecting from the curated possibilities offered by the SDN, such as required tenant, app and speed, and its configured policies – and the DCIM solution will take care of the rest, leaving the port automatically ready for use.

Similarly, in instances when a tasking is generated from an external system, a fit-for-purpose DCIM will translate the ticket adhering to pre-defined parameters and automatically plan port configurations, which then only need to be checked and accepted by a technician for processing.

The blending of the technologies can be applied to both the provisioning of new servers and connectivity and the retirement of hardware. For the latter, the integrated solution ensures the relevant switch port is returned to its default state and made immediately ready for use by other equipment.

Of course, satisfying the data center industry’s appetite for advanced levels of automation is dependent on selecting the right innovative ingredients and – thanks to a succession of failed or ineffective deployments – the DCIM concept has developed something of a Marmite-like reputation; polarising opinions among data center operators.

Fortunately, the automation experts at RiT Tech have developed a far more palatable product in XpedITe .

The Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) tool drives efficiencies and reduces cost of ownership by capturing the role of a data center’s every asset and its inter-dependencies to afford users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations.

The solution – which is powered by advanced algorithms – can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of equipment and resource utilisation.

It does so by integrating with and interrogating the myriad sources of operational information available for analysis across a facility’s grey and white space, with SDN among its many informants.

And this is why RiT Tech represents a premium choice – the company specialises in getting tech talking and, rather than simply selling and installing a solution, it oversees its integration, customisation and implementation.

SDN may well be networking’s sliced bread, but XpedITe boasts the technical wizardry to transform it into the toast of your business.

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Triple trophies for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software pioneers

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:14:55 GMT

XpedITe, RiT Tech’s revolutionary approach to data center infrastructure management, is continuing to earn rave reviews and recognition from industry insiders.

The cutting-edge Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution secured a hotly-contested double at this year’s DCS Awards, which celebrates the achievements of businesses serving the Global Data Centre World.

XpedITe was crowned Data Centre Intelligent Automation and Management Innovation of the Year for the second time and Data Centre ICT Automation/Orchestration Innovation of the Year, for the third time, during the high-profile prize-giving ceremony in London.

Powered by advanced algorithms and developed to remove operational blind spots from a data center’s topology by capturing the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies, XpedITe already affords users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations.

A significant step change from the monitoring capabilities of other data center infrastructure management tools, it can integrate with all of the data center layers - from the physical to IT networks and applications. It can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of assets and resource utilisation.

Reflecting on the accolades received by XpedITe, RiT Tech CEO Assaf Sklonik said: “We are delighted to have been recognised by our peers for the third year in a row. This significant win is a worthy reward for the team’s hard work and will to challenge convention."

With our pioneering XpedITe tool, we aim to ditch the baggage that follows DCIM around like a clingy ex. Mark Acton, Business Strategy and Technology Director for RiT Tech, explains DCIM’s persistent poor reputation is caused by DCIM having been “mis-marketed, mis-sold and misunderstood. People still forget that the ‘M’ stands for ‘management’, not ‘monitoring’.”

XpedITe , on the other hand, is a DCIM in its truest sense – connecting clients’ infrastructure and network in one platform, while fully automating and optimising its daily operation.

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Migration, migration, migration

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:14:21 GMT

As all those who once relied on the connectivity of a pager or Blackberry will acknowledge, keeping stride with technology’s march – and evading obsoletion – is far from easy.

For all their early endeavours and innovation, technological pioneers generally pave the way for others to follow but rarely remain at the forefront of further advancement.

The succession of high-profile withdrawals from the Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) market are testament to this trend. While once prevalent and considered revolutionary, platforms such as Aperture and Trellis have been consigned to the cyber scrapheap – discontinued having reached their Betamax moment.

There are myriad reasons for the mothballing of such systems but chief among them is that data centres have evolved at pace and the tools once regarded as “hi-tech” have proved unfit for purpose, becoming the sector’s equivalent of VHS in the streaming era.

Charged with the management of increasingly complex and expansive facilities, the DCIMs of yesteryear simply do not have the next-generation nous to comprehensively grasp the entirety of a data centre’s environment and the contribution each component within it makes to performance and optimisation.

With limited management and automation capabilities, they have long been consigned to the role of needlessly elaborate asset registers, which rarely contain accurate or up to date information.

The demise of dated DCIMs has not, however, diminished the need for a comprehensive management tool. Far from it, in fact. Now more than ever, data centre owners require orchestration and optimisation of services and resources to deliver profitable and sustainable operations.

To do so, solutions should provide comprehensive integration with a broad diversity of devices and specialist software systems and bridge the gaps between a facility’s grey and white space.

In brief, it is no longer an option to dwell in the data centre Dark Ages and those still running antiquated apps or relying on spreadsheets for monitoring and informing provisioning need to migrate to the modern day to futureproof their services and information.

And while the migration from one management system to another can be a daunting prospect, automation specialist RiT Tech is offering operators a pain-free path to tomorrow’s world.

The Israel-headquartered tech firm offers gold-plated integration and migration services to those adopting XpedITe , its Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) tool, customising its capabilities to best serve any given data centre and associated network’s nuanced needs.

Consequently, clients are assured of a quantum leap in data centre intelligence – rather than the leap of faith often associated with a major switch of systems – and will be delivered a persistent 360-degree view of their operations.

The seismic upgrade, and uplift in capabilities, afforded by XpedITe – which is powered by advanced algorithms and can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows – is the data centre equivalent of ditching ‘DOS’ and downloading Microsoft or Apple’s latest operating system.

Migrating to RiT Tech’s innovative management system is not merely an evolutionary step in the right direction for DCIM, it's the destination for a long-desired and demanded technology.

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Factors to consider when adopting a DCIM solution

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:45:02 GMT

Why DCIM doesn’t deserve its bad rap

Author: Mark Acton Data Centre Consultant & Chartered Engineer

DCIM, or Data Center Infrastructure Management, has historically been fairly maligned. While Gartner coined the acronym a decade or so ago, the analysts neglected to clearly define precisely what it meant so, over the ensuing decade, companies with something to sell took it to mean all manner of things, including products that were little more than monitoring tools.

Belatedly, Gartner more helpfully defined DCIM as being tools that “monitor, measure, manage and/or control data center utilization and energy consumption of all IT-related equipment (such as servers, storage and network switches) and facility infrastructure components (such as power distribution units [PDUs] and computer room air conditioners [CRACs]).”

But the damage was done. Ambitious marketing departments’ over-ambitious use of the term DCIM resulted in disappointment and failure leaving the acronym with a persistent negative perception and unsuitable tools often ending up being expensive shelfware. This is unjust for three reasons.

Firstly, many of the tools purporting to be DCIM systems patently weren’t. Secondly, even the few that did meet the Gartner definition were so cumbersome and time-consuming to implement that it’s unlikely they were ever set up properly. Thirdly, the technology and ease of implementation has dramatically improved over the past decade. Despite the initial disappointment, the basic need for the correct tools has not only not gone away but it has increased significantly.

Now, with its pioneering XpedITe tool, leading automation specialist RiT Tech aims to ditch the baggage that follows DCIM around like a clingy ex. Mark Acton, Business Strategy and Technology Director for RiT Tech, explains DCIM’s persistent poor reputation is caused by DCIM having been “mis-marketed, mis-sold and misunderstood. People still forget that the ‘M’ stands for ‘management’, not ‘monitoring’.”

XpedITe , on the other hand, is a DCIM in its truest sense – connecting clients’ infrastructure and network in one platform, while fully automating and optimising its daily operation.

This makes it an invaluable management tool for data centre managers, giving them a single source of truth about what’s going on across their infrastructure, IT and networks, all of which are becoming increasingly complex, more widely dispersed and difficult to manage.

XpedITe excels at the core functions of in-depth data centre infrastructure management, analysis and asset management but crucially doesn’t purport to do everything, as many vendors have done in the past.

Instead, its creators have ensured that it integrates easily and superbly well with other specialist tools performing a variety of functions as diverse as building management systems (BMS), ITIL change management and customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

But technology aside, any business considering investing in DCIM should first answer three all-important questions.

Factors to consider

1. What business needs will your DCIM tool address?

What RiT Tech is offering with XpedITe is a transformational DC management tool but, to get any value out of it, organisations need to be clear about their business requirements. The system will generate a vast amount of data but this has to be turned into insights that are meaningful to your business. Collecting data is essential but making use of it by turning that data into useful management information still frequently eludes many in the data centre sector.

So when considering a DCIM investment the first step is to forget about the technology and instead think seriously about the business need(s) it will address. What is its purpose? How will the data be used and what elements of that information does each stakeholder need to see?

2. How interoperable is it?

When it comes to technology platforms, few businesses have the luxury of starting with a clean slate so next you need to think about how it will work with all your existing systems. Legacy systems typically perform highly specific roles that are crucial to the business’ operations and hold many years’ worth of valuable data, which will need to remain accessible.

It's an inescapable fact that there is no single DCIM system on the market that can do everything you might want so it’s vital your chosen DCIM “plays well with others” and is easy to integrate.

3. Can you commit the resources to make it work?

Lastly, think realistically about the practicalities. A DCIM solution is not a shrink-wrapped, out-of-the box product, ready to drop onto the server and download.

In fact, the best options will be highly customisable with the ability to be tailored to your organisation’s specific requirements. They need to be capable of working across several disparate company sites, including Edge Data Centres, in multiple geographies. On top of all that, they must be configurable to reflect your corporate policies, procedures and rules.

This means considerable time and effort will need to be invested to get your chosen system up-and-running and deliver the promised return on investment. Failure to recognise this was behind the downfall and disappointment of many DCIM systems in the past.

However, the latest DCIM offerings – like XpedITe – have been designed with inbuilt flexibility and low cost, easy processes so customers can reap all of the benefits without the headaches of the past.

While DCIM is dogged by a legacy of ineffective deployments, the concept is based on sound principles as well as a genuine and growing need. With data centres becoming ever more complex, old-school spreadsheets and asset registers are no longer up to the job of effective management and an automated solution is sorely needed.

The time for DCIM 2.0 has come.

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An electronics engineer with experience of harnessing the power of the sun is to help automation specialist RiT Tech to silver line the Cloud

Thu, 05 May 2022 11:49:05 GMT

Antonio Suárez Garcia, who honed his technical skills in solar energy before gaining a decade of data centre expertise with a leading firm, has been appointed as the global product manager of XpedITe – the Israel-based innovator’s award-winning Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) solution.

The role will see Antonio apply his in-depth knowledge of customer requirements to the further refinement of RiT Tech’s hi-tech toolkit and spearhead the promotion of its cutting-edge approach to Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) to the European and US markets.

Offering a major step-change from traditional monitoring tools, XpedITe drives efficiencies and reduces cost of ownership by capturing the role of a data centre’s every asset and its inter-dependencies to afford users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations.

Its capabilities were a key attraction for Antonio, who took up his post with RiT Tech on May 1st.

“Since 2011 I have worked with, and been exposed to, the whole spectrum of DCIM solutions and XpedITe truly stands out from the crowd,” he said. “The opportunity to shine this diamond was too good to turn down and I firmly believe UIIM can help to revolutionise the data centre industry.

“From a technical perspective, it is an incredibly exciting sector to be a part of as the world is increasingly reliant on it. People may not fully grasp the concept of the Cloud but they are connected to it – whether through paying for something with their phone, accessing an app or uploading a photo.

“XpedITe can optimise the processes that make those things happen, harmonising all the components within a network to make the Cloud more efficient. In that respect, my new job has similarities with my time working in renewable energy as it delivers companies a cleaner and greener way of doing business.”

Commenting on the collaborative ethos of his new employer, the engineering expert added: “There is a real soul and spirit to RiT Tech. The company shows genuine commitment to working with its customers and its people are focused on achieving real change.”

Announcing the appointment, RiT Tech CEO Assaf Skolnik said: “We are delighted to have someone of Antonio’s experience join us. From being a solution architect to a technical director, he has an intimate knowledge of data centres and the challenges faced by operators and brings the voice of thousands of customers to XpedITe’s development team.

“He is here to ensure our product continues on its transformative trajectory and, based in Madrid, will showcase our solution to European enterprise, Edge and co-location facilities – a cloud computing market which is expected to be worth in excess of $4.1 billion by 2026 – and US operators.”

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Data center silos and bridging the gaps

Wed, 04 May 2022 16:15:46 GMT

Is a silo mentality your data centre’s Achilles’ heel?

Data centre silos have been a significant problem for as long as there have been data centres. Despite all the obvious advantages of working as one team towards a common goal, IT, networking and facilities management teams are notorious for not communicating with each other and pursuing differing priorities. They typically do not even share a common set of goals, let alone a common toolset.

In the critical environment of a data centre, this silo mentality can have predictable results. From an operational viewpoint, when managers purchase infrastructure such as routers, firewalls, switches, servers and storage in isolation to scale their particular requirement without considering the building infrastructure implications, it can lead to capacity, incompatibility and stability issues or, in the worst-case scenario, complete system overload.

Data centre managers are compelled to devote a disproportionate amount of time to reducing spiralling operational and capex costs while trying to meet increasing business demands.

Yet neither tribe recognises their dependency on the other nor understands how their unilateral decisions can have a devastating impact on data centre risk and service availability as a whole.

Unforeseen consequences

Data centres are extremely sensitive environments. Valuable IT equipment comes with a complex support structure that includes state-of-the-art technologies, telecoms networks, intricate cooling and ventilation systems, power conditioning, battery rooms, switches, emergency generators, biometric security and monitoring systems.

All are closely interlinked: modify a seemingly insignificant aspect of the data centre environment and it could have unforeseen knock-on effects on the rest of the ecosystem. It is an absolute imperative from an operational perspective to bring all the elements of a data centre’s infrastructure together to reduce this avoidable risk while at the same time maximising the effective use of available capacity.

Furthermore, at a time when data centres are under increasing pressure to operate more sustainably, silo working is an incredibly inefficient use of expensive resources: energy, cooling, space and skilled labour.

Age-old problem

This is not a new dilemma. The late Ken Brill, founder of the Uptime Institute , referenced the problem of silos as far back as 2006. However, there has been little success in tackling this problem since.

The only way data centres can become resource-efficient is by having toolsets that give a single view of all assets and their performance across multiple sites to force collaboration between the different specialisms within a data centre. That was the original laudable aim of DCIM. Instead, today’s reality is a mishmash of tools from different manufacturers that don’t talk to each other and are specific to different departments.

RiT Tech ’s XpedITe doesn’t claim to solve this problem but it does at least provide the common toolset capable of integrating with key legacy systems that is essential to bringing the different parties together.

Redefining DCIM

This is no mere marketing promise. XpedITe has already connected over 50 million managed ports, across multiple sites for more than 60 large-scale data centres worldwide. Clients include telecoms, financial institutions, colocation and edge service providers who rely on XpedITe for accurate asset visibility, deployment efficiency and unambiguous communication between remote teams.

Acting as an all-seeing eye, XpedITe collects real-time data directly from the IT devices to deliver value to both IT and Facilities teams. It improves everyday operations by instantly detecting points of failure and breaches of physical network security, optimising network pathways and mitigating the risk of downtime. In this way, it removes a heavy burden from the shoulders of all those responsible for the continuity of digital services.

Bringing to life the lofty ideals envisioned for DCIM, XpedITe breaks down silos and opens up an extensive knowledge chain and information exchange across the whole business, creating a significant competitive advantage in a booming market.

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Data Centre World, London gets off to an exciting start – XpedITe is shortlisted for Innovation Product of the Year

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:50:16 GMT

"After the success of the Data Centre Ireland Event in 2021, the RiT Tech team is delighted to be travelling once again across the world to take part in this year’s Data Centre World Event in London."

We are thrilled with our recent shortlisting for Data Centre World, London for Innovation Product of the Year. Once again, our innovative DCIM product, XpedITe has been recognised as one of the only solutions worth considering when it comes to data centre infrastructure management.

We are looking forward to the award announcement on 2 ^nd March. Good luck to everyone involved.

Going to Data Centre World? You can find us at stand D245 at the ExCeL

After the success of the Data Centre Ireland Event in 2021, the RiT Tech team is delighted to be travelling once again across the world to take part in this year’s Data Centre World Event in London .

The event, taking place at ExCeL on 2 ^nd and 3 ^rd March, is an industry-led, free to attend conference and seminar programme.

RiT Tech will be exhibiting at the event. Headed up by Assaf Skolnik our CEO, Jeff Safovich, CTO and Spencer Davis, head of BD for EMEA, our three experts can be found at stand D245 where they will be available to answer all the questions you have about XpedITe and show you a demo.

Assaf Skolnik, Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management is closing the gap for DCIM – Energy Efficiency and Cost Management Theatre.

Assaf Skolnik, will be taking to the stage this year to talk all about energy efficiency and how data centres can benefit from the next generation of DCIM. You can find him at 2.30pm in the Energy Efficiency and Cost Management theatre on 3 ^rd March.

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Top five advancements for DCIM to watch out for in 2022

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:19:01 GMT

"Systems like DCIM should be able to bridge between multiple data centre facilities and IT pieces."

Data Transparency aimed to promote Net Zero will gradually gain greater interest and broader application in practice.
Data Centres pioneering in this direction will seek compliance with data collection and efficiency-related standards (such as ISO/IEC 30134 and EN 50600-4). Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders willing to take greater responsibility and contribute data transparency will start looking for tools to help them gather the data internally and share some of it publicly.
To promote Net Zero objectives software developers will start gaining interest in the sustainability impact of their solutions.
Traditional DCIM and advanced UIIM (Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management) solutions will be required to gather and process the data regarding power utilisation, IT assets inventory, and IT hardware-software interdependencies, to be able to expose the power and CO2 data to software services through intermediaries (like operating systems, virtualisation, and containers). This will enable software optimisation aimed at energy utilisation efficiency and pollution reduction.
I&O leaders will dedicate increased attention to exploring tools for automation to improve operational efficiency as well as quality and availability of their infrastructure services. For this purpose, universal integrations combined with automated workflows will gain traction and greater coverage. Among such automation tools, some will offer workflows focused on helping data centres follow efficiency guidelines (such as EU Energy Efficiency Directive).

In light of insatiable demand for data, we can see rapid growth of existing and new data centres – from enterprise and colocation data centres to edge and dark sites. The complexities of these entangled environments can no more be managed manually. Technological tools to bridge between the facility and IT, and effectively manage interdependencies between the two are needed. For example, any data centre should be able to assess the impact of potential failure of any of their power or cooling assets on IT hardware and eventually software services availability.

Systems like DCIM should be able to bridge between multiple data centre facilities and IT pieces, to enable automated operational management capabilities, cross-domain impact analysis as well as efficient prescriptive planning.
Data centre topologies increasingly become more complex, distributed and hybrid. With the evolution of virtualisation and container-based software architecture, data centre managers encounter a wealth of choices and flexibility for growth strategies. New infrastructure can be added on-premises, in remote dark and edge sites, as well as in a diversity of private and public clouds. Growth considerations become sophisticated and include time to market, level of service and ROI. Such planning requires innovative technologies around intelligent simulations for planning data centres' expansion, migration, and new sites establishment. Intelligent simulations should provide predictive insights on multiple What-If scenarios, helping to pick the most suitable ones.

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A new partnership between two technological firms dedicated to delivering digital transformation is set to revolutionise the data centre sector across Spain and Portugal

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:26:59 GMT

Israel-based automation specialist RiT Tech has teamed with SinPapel Consultores in Madrid to accelerate the adoption of XpedITe – its award-winning Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) solution – by European enterprise, Edge and co-location facilities.

The agreement will see SinPapel , which helps businesses across a broad spectrum of industries to embrace paperless, computer-based processes, introduce the cutting-edge approach to data centre infrastructure management to the Iberian market.

The hi-tech toolkit, which is powered by advanced algorithms, can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of equipment and resource utilisation.

Announcing the agreement, RiT Tech CEO Assaf Skolnik said: “In SinPapel we have found a technological partner with a shared philosophy for positively changing industries by making them more efficient for the benefit of society.

“XpedITe can do precisely that in a territory in which the cloud computing market is expected to be worth in excess of $4.1 billion by 2026.

“The Iberian Peninsula is an essential hub in respect of global connectivity because of its physical location between Africa, Mediterranean Europe and Northern Europe and the submarine cables that link it to Africa and America, and this partnership will enable the data centres there to deliver services in an optimal and sustainable manner.”

Chema Rosario, commercial director at SinPapel, added: “RiT Tech’s ethos of implementing technology for the betterment of customers chimes with our own and we are proud to be playing a part in the XpedITe success story.

“There is a clear demand for a data centre infrastructure management solution that goes beyond the glorified spreadsheets commonly used and we look forward to helping RiT Tech to deliver it.”

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RiT Tech appoints Spencer Davies as New Sales Manager to support UK & Europe expansion

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:32:21 GMT

RiT Tech, a leading provider of data centre infrastructure management and connectivity solutions, is delighted to announce that Spencer Davies, expert data centre and DCIM consultant is joining its expanding operations as the Sales Manager for the UK and Europe

As part of RiT Tech’s aggressive growth plans, to be the leading data centre infrastructure management provider, Spencer will deliver on the company’s vision of global dominance.

Assaf Skolnik, CEO of RiT Tech emphasises the importance of the new role “This new appointment is an exciting opportunity for us. Spencer is a qualified Electrical and Electronics Engineer with vast experience in the data centre sector. He brings with him credible technical expertise and extensive sales success within the DCIM and computer software industries.”

Skolnik continues “2021 was another successful year for RiT Tech, with significant growth achieved in the APAC and EMEA regions. For 2022, RiT is expanding its global reach into new regions such as the US market and we are building on our excellent base of high-profile clients in UK and Europe. Spencer will be a real asset to our UK and Europe team, providing us with a platform to achieve our vision as a dominant global provider of DCIM software.”

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What’s new in 2022!

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:19:54 GMT

"Data centres will continue to be seen as a top performing investment asset class by both individual and corporate investors."

The boom in African data centre development will continue to grow and accelerate in 2022.
Data Centre M&A activity will continue to be high throughout the first 6 months of the year in particular.
Continuing equipment supply chain issues throughout 2022.
Data centres will continue to be seen as a top performing investment asset class by both individual and corporate investors. This has significantly picked up during 2021 due to the diminishing interest in other property asset classes during the Covid pandemic and increasing uncertainty over the performance of retail and offices assets. This trend will continue to accelerate during 2022.
Remote / Edge site management for both facilities and ICT infrastructure will become an increasing expectation and necessity. This is being driven by greater Edge deployment requiring the need for remote management of ‘dark’ sites but is also a response to the lessons from the Covid-19 restrictions of travel, which have highlighted both the need and benefit of remote management capabilities. This is in turn has led to a resurgence of interest in genuine DCIM solutions.
An increased focus on the energy efficiency implications of Software and ICT Infrastructure rather than the data centre as a building. We have become fixated on the data centre as a building. The issue is that a data centre building does not consume energy. Rather the ICT load within it does. The building merely imposes an overhead on delivery. The techniques and technologies capable reducing this overhead are measured in PUE values. These are well understood, although admittedly yet to be deployed everywhere. The real challenge though lies in the ICT infrastructure and applications that we choose to deploy and use. There seems to be very little focus on energy consumption in these areas unless it is on a mobile device with limited battery life. At the moment we are effectively saying that our house is a horribly inefficient energy consumer because somebody is leaving a hot shower running 24 hours per day. During 2022 there will be an increasing realisation that questioning the decision and value of keeping the shower on are more appropriate than focusing on how the house insulation is performing!
During 2022 is the surge of personal data becoming available and the increasingly sophisticated analytical techniques being applied to multiple data sets means that the information whole that is increasingly available is far greater than the sum of its disparate parts. This will be become increasingly apparent during 2022 with resulting social and legal challenges around privacy and information rights as governments and legislation struggle, and broadly fail, to keep pace with technological advances.
During 2022 governments globally will increasingly attempt to address the issues created by technology developments in AI and ML alongside the increasing amounts of personally identifiable data available, without stifling the benefits that these technologies can bring. A very difficult path to tread. Greater attention will be focussed on the social media platforms to become more responsible and less profiteering.
Liquid Cooling of all types will continue to be promoted heavily and gain niche appeal but will continue to be very far from mainstream deployment in the short term, certainly not during 2021.
5G will continue to be promoted 'coming soon' with the offer of improved mobile network access, but the reality will be that infrastructure roll out will be slow and services very limited in 2022 despite the hype. The immediate impact will be very limited or even unnoticed this year. The investment and infrastructure required for significant coverage beyond major metropolitan areas is greater than many appreciate and will hold back deployment.

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Assaf Skolnik, CEO RiT Tech, leadership

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:20:03 GMT

As the CEO of RiT Tech, Assaf Skolnik is the strategic mind behind a master plan that has transformed an ailing automation business into a technological trailblazer in the space of just five years. .

Under the former sales specialist’s command, the Kfar Saba-based innovation firm has enjoyed exponential growth and its revolutionary approach

to data centre infrastructure management has captured industry imaginations.

XpedITe, RiT Tech’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution, has won plaudits from clients such as telecommunications giant Bezeq International, a haul of DCS awards and financial backing from the Israel Innovation Authority that will be used to further advance its intelligent automation and predictive planning capabilities.

Such successes are testament to the tenacity of a chief executive who has steered RiT from the brink of financial ruin since taking control of its boardroom in 2016 but are not viewed as personal accolades by the man in question.

“I don’t believe in terminology such as ‘the boss’ in business,” Assaf explained. “That suggests one person drives a company instead of the reality of it being a team effort. RiT would not be in the position it is today if it was not for the commitment and belief of its people, customers and partners.

“Leaders can only be successful if they can demonstrate what needs to be achieved and if I have a strength as a leader, it is that I have been able to translate my leadership to others.”

While Assaf has a degree in economics and management to his name, he is clear his ability to forge a formidable team was honed by the army - during three years of national service - rather than academia.

"The military definitely left a lasting impression on my mindset," added the 49-year-old. "In the forces there is an ethos of everyone being the best that they can be and a strong focus on camaraderie. There is a 'one for all and all for one' mentality and I definitely brought that across the my professional career - you can't survive and thrive without being part of a strong team."

Given the collective endeavours of his current ensemble have seen XpedITe steal a march on other Data Centre Infrastructure Management tools thanks to its ability to plan installations, forecast risks, automate processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of assets and resource utilisation, thriving is set to be an enduring trend of Assaf's RiT Tech tenure.

“Success in business is about bigger objectives than just closing deals and counting money,” concluded the proud father of two daughters. “It is about positively changing an industry, driving efficiencies and improving society as a whole and I firmly believe that at RiT Tech we have the expertise and technology to do that.”

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Sustainable investment

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:27:37 GMT

Jeff Safovich, Chief Technology Officer at RiT Tech, on why the grass can be greener for the data centre sector in Ireland.

For anyone with their heads still in the sand, last summer’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made for sobering reading. The UN scientific study issued a “code red for humanity”, warning of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade.

Fortunately, this climatic crossroads has been reached as technological breakthroughs in areas such as machine learning and automation are heralding a Fourth Industrial Revolution, which presents opportunities to reshape almost every sector in every country.

And contrary to the recent protests of People Before Profit, that chance for change includes the data centre industry in Ireland.

The eco-socialist group is calling for a halt to building further facilities on the grounds that data centres already use 12 percent of the country’s electricity and make hitting the Republic’s climate goals unobtainable.

However, at RiT Tech we are championing the adoption of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) technology that can provide a foundation on which collaborative efforts can create a sustainable future for those entities historically much maligned for being energy inefficient.

The “universal” aspect of this approach is paramount. Just as climate change demands a united global response, delivering sustainability to the facilities responsible for maintaining technology’s march is multi-faceted and needs a holistic answer.

For data centre owners, that means a realignment in their thinking on the ecology and economics of their operations. From an ecological perspective, XpedITe – RiT Tech’s UIIM solution – is already an essential aid. The innovative toolset has been designed to integrate and interrogate its surroundings to create a comprehensive picture of a data centre’s topology that charts the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies. Why? Because it is evident that accurate and actionable data is a crucial tool for promoting innovation, growth and sustainability.

Aside from enabling resource optimisation, XpedITe can automate the provisioning process for new assets and services at lightning quick speeds, assessing the impact of infrastructure changes on things like power and temperature, and thus on energy efficiency and pollution.

Consequently, the economic advantages of implementing UIIM are clear. The enhanced effectiveness and efficiency of equipment, resource utilisation and operational processes result in a reduction in costs and unplanned downtime, which are brilliant for bottom lines and the level of service available to customers.

Being sustainable is not just about separating plastic from paper, it is about staying in business by evolving with your markets. Thanks to XpedITe, the two are no longer mutually exclusive.

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Jeff Safovich, chief technology officer at RiT Tech, on why the grass can be greener on the other side of COP26 for the data centre sector

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:46:32 GMT

The pursuit of prosperity and preservation of our planet have not always been the best of bedfellows.

Many in the corporate world have certainly previously prioritised short-term profit at the expense of the wider sustainability agenda.

However, the days of companies greenwashing business processes and practices are numbered.

For anyone with their heads still in the sand, this summer’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made for sobering reading. The UN scientific study issued a “code red for humanity”, warning of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade.

And despite the pledges made by nations at COP26, the Climate Action Tracker – which provides independent analysis to policymakers – argues the international community will still be nowhere near achieving its commitment to cap the global temperature rise at 1.5C.

Standing on the precipice of a sixth mass extinction means that we have reached a tipping point and simply paying lip service to sustainability is not an option.

It is time for real change and even though not every CEO will vehemently believe that is the case, they will be pushed on a greener journey by environmentally minded customers, communities and investors.

At RiT Tech, we are intent on being a part of that by championing the adoption of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) within data centres – entities historically much maligned for being energy inefficient.

For data centre owners, that means a realignment in their thinking on the ecology, economics, politics and culture of their operations.

From an ecological perspective, XpedITe – RiT Tech’s UIIM solution – is already an essential aid. The innovative toolset has been designed to integrate and interrogate its surroundings to create a comprehensive picture of a data centre’s topology that charts the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies. Why? Because it is evident that accurate, comprehensive and actionable data is a crucial tool and driver for promoting innovation, growth and sustainability.

Turning to politics, data centre operators have a duty to maintain dialogue with their peers across the digital domain. Despite the interdependencies that exist within the Earth’s electronic ecosystem, the diversity of language and metrics used is fragmented and confusing. Without transparency, readily available data and metrics standardisation, collaborative effort directed towards power efficiency is currently a near impossible task.

Technologically agnostic, our UIIM represents a solution to the communication problem and could become the global language used to share best practice and stimulate further advancements.

Similarly, a culture of community is essential to promoting sustainability within society. Few would argue against the fact that the internet and availability and sharing of data are a force for good given they help to enhance the provision of services such as healthcare and education and enable human contact and communication.

Yet not every corner of the globe can benefit from the technology, with the specialist skills required to set up and operate a data centre scarce in some less developed countries.

Simple to implement and run, UIIM can bridge this experience gap by shouldering the burden of constructing and operating new facilities. The ripple effect of making tech more accessible can be transformative – creating employment and empowering communities to prosper – and should bring solace to those in the industry who still shudder at the very mention of the word sustainability and the regulatory red tape associated with it.

Being sustainable is not just about “separating plastic from paper in our trash bins”, it is about staying in business by evolving with your markets. Thanks to XpedITe, the two are no longer mutually exclusive.

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Double delight for data center management pioneers

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 18:26:42 GMT

XpedITe, RiT Tech’s revolutionary approach to data centre infrastructure management, is continuing to earn rave reviews and recognition from industry insiders.

XpedITe was crowned Data Centre Intelligent Automation and Management Innovation of the Year and – for a second time in succession – Data Centre ICT Automation/Orchestration Innovation of the Year during the high-profile prize-giving ceremony in London.

The dual success follows the announcement that RiT Tech’s transformative technology has attracted financial backing from the Israel Innovation Authority that will be used to further advance its intelligent automation and predictive planning capabilities.

Powered by advanced algorithms and developed to remove operational blind spots from a data centre’s topology by capturing the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies, XpedITe already affords users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations.

A significant step change from the monitoring capabilities of other Data Centre Infrastructure Management tools, it can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of assets and resource utilisation.

Reflecting on the accolades received by XpedITe, RiT Tech CEO Assaf Sklonik said: “We are delighted to have been recognised by our peers – the DCS titles represent a reward for the team’s hard work and will to challenge convention.

“At RiT Tech we are on a mission to positively change the industries we operate in, to help make them more efficient for the benefit of society as a whole and these two awards are an endorsement that we remain firmly on track.”

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A new dawn for DCIM?

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:53:03 GMT

“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”

As one of the United States’ founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin may not be the most contemporary of reference points but his sage appraisal of the fragility of social standing still holds plenty of stock today.

Good news for those associated with unblemished brands, damning for those in the business of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) – a much-maligned capability that has a decade’s worth of disappointment, rather than a single blot, on its copybook.

Mis-marketed, mis-sold and misunderstood, DCIM is frequently spoken of in derisory terms by industry insiders as a consequence of a substantial legacy of ineffective deployments, despite the concept being based on sound principles.

There is, however, a very real requirement for a Lazarus-style reputational recovery – for the loathed to become loved and mocked to become marvelled.

Data centres – and the sprawling IT estates they house – are becoming increasingly complex and hybrid in nature, which makes their effective management a feat far beyond the means of mere spreadsheets and asset registers.

The coronavirus pandemic has also given cause to reconsider the merits of deploying DCIM systems.

With sites sealed due to social-distancing measures and major restrictions on travel put in place during lockdowns, some data centres were not readily accessible to the humans carrying clipboards and manual management tools which are often relied on to sustain the healthy operations of facilities and cabling infrastructure.

Given the direction of travel within the sector is very much towards dark sites and the Edge, improved technology will soon be a necessity rather than a nice to have. Operators will need remote access to a single source of truth that considers the management, connectivity and automation of every element of the data centre ecosystem.

Whether or not reputations can be repaired remains to be seen, but stereotypes can shift and suppliers of fit-for-purpose DCIM systems should be buoyed by the example of a sector driving data centre capacity extension.

Rewind to the start of the current century and the term “gamer” conjured images of teenagers shunning natural light and social interaction in favour of fervent button bashing in their bedrooms.

Today, time in front of a console is as far removed as possible from being a solitary experience with people joining online games to actively mix with a global family of 2.8 billion people and powering an industry worth more than $175 billion.

Gaming has become a social monster and is community driven to the extent that people even enjoy watching others play – as evidenced by the professionalisation of e-sports and the millions who tune in to watch live-streamed finals.

Significant advancements in technology, specifically the sophistication of computer networks and speed of sharing data, have been at the spearhead of this reinvention and DCIM can follow suit.

There are now new players in the game with the ability to leapfrog legacy systems in terms of providing cheaper and easier to install systems that are dramatically less resource intensive from the human perspective.

The penny has also dropped that the “management” element of the DCIM monitor is critical and there is a general acceptance that tools which simply monitor are continuing to miss the point.

Optimising a data centre’s performance, mitigating downtime, driving efficiencies and planning for the future all require the mining of multiple data sets for the benefit of multiple stakeholders and consequently savvy suppliers, such as automation specialist RiT Tech, have brought interoperability to the fore.

An effective DCIM needs to act as the glue to bind a data centre’s many component parts and therefore augment – and not replace – specialist tools already in place through smart but quick to configure APIs.

Ultimately, perceptions will only be changed through positive experiences and the recent demise of Vertiv’s Trellis DCIM demonstrates the scale of the challenge at hand.

RiT Tech, however, remains undeterred from its mission to distance itself from DCIM’s dark past and plans to define a brighter future with its next-generation solution, XpedITe.

While Franklin’s words continue to ring true, RiT Tech have also noted those of Amazon founder and multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos… “you earn reputation by trying to do hard things well”.

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RiT Tech’s recipe for data center success

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:42:50 GMT

TOP 5 CONSIDERATIONS

The opportunity to order an innovative tool that integrates with, and interrogates, every element of its surroundings to create a comprehensive picture of a data centre’s topology is a mouth-watering prospect. Add intelligent provisioning and process automation as garnishes and you will be starting to get a flavour of XpedITe, RiT Tech’s Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) solution, which has been designed to whet the appetites of operators seeking to serve optimal digital services to their customers.

While our revolutionary recipe for data centre success is reserved for our customers, below are five tasters of the ingredients that make adopting an UIIM approach a prime choice for those dissatisfied with disappointing DCIM dishes.

The perfect blend

Michelin-starred chefs may be able to source the very best produce on the market but without an intimate knowledge of the different ways to prepare and cook them, conjuring up a culinary classic would simply not be on the menu. Similarly, a data centre can’t be expected to run at optimum efficiency without a firm understanding of every element of its complex ecosystem. Such universal expertise requires an infrastructure management tool that boasts federated integration; a capability which sources data from every possible perspective and can interact with all inherent systems. The global view this serves up empowers data centre operators with an encyclopaedic knowledge of their facilities’ past and present so that they can better craft the future.
Consistently excellent

Whether the traditional fare of a trattoria or titbits from a tapas bar, restaurateurs pride themselves on producing uniformed plates – no matter the chef behind the pass. To do so requires kitchen staff to be able to learn, follow and action steps of a recipe in an identical way to their colleagues. Consistency is also key to data centre management, where a definitive source of truth is only possible if the information retrieved from assets and software systems is accurate and conflict free. UIIM’s smart store is the technological equivalent of a gourmet’s guide – it presents data drawn from across the electronic ecosystem in a uniformed, standard language that can be understood by all those who need to consume it.
A shared experience

Given human beings are social animals, it should come as little surprise that sitting down to a meal with friends ranks as one of life’s great pleasures. A shared experience, rather than ‘solo dining’, is also preferable when it comes to data centre management and operation – tasks that depend on multiple departments collaborating. UIIM ensures the conversation is convivial and palatable for all, interconnecting the full menu of an operation’s capabilities; from assets and physical connectivity to root cause failure analysis and management dashboards, and everything in between. Acknowledging every department has a defined appetite for information, UIIM uses the same ingredients – a single version of truth – but innovatively tailors its offerings to meet the tastes, processes and policies of those who need feeding.
Digesting data

No matter how delectable, a dish is nothing without a diner to enjoy it. The same is true of the information compiled by data centre infrastructure management solutions – it holds no value and is of no benefit unless it can be transformed into analytical insights and actions. Our UIIM solution identifies historic and current trends in data and uses these to help forecast the future; it provides operators with a feast of figures and an informed study of the courses that could follow.
The cherry on the cake

Although more familiar with automation techniques than artisan cooking, the innovative team at RiT Tech know it takes more than an efficient kitchen and diligent waiting staff to earn rave reviews and repeat business. Which is why – unlike so many of its blunt DCIM predecessors – XpedITe comes complete with the equivalent of cutting-edge cutlery. These intelligent utensils can slice through big data and carve out executional plans. Our UIIM can author actions and oversee automated steps that determine provisioning for new assets and services at lightning quick speeds, assess the risks and rewards of strategic decisions and major network changes and produce work orders that signpost engineers directly to their required destinations. In brief, for data centre operators wishing to sit at the sector’s top table, it’s time to sample RiT Tech’s revolutionary recipe.

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Inside_Networks - the journey ahead - Jeff Safovich

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 15:34:30 GMT

REVOLUTIONISING INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

How would one describe the future of truly effective data center infrastructure management? Well it seems, there are a number of ways - and for us 'car sat navigation' is doing the trick!

Jeff Safovich gives us his latest insights into the digital transformation of data center infrastructure and operations management.

Pages 66-69: https://www.insidenetworks.co.uk/magazine/nov21/

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7 myths about DCIM you need to know as an I&O leader

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 08:59:44 GMT

RiT Tech's Reality Check: 7 myths about DCIM you need to know
as an I&O leader

Elvis is not alive, the moon landings weren’t faked and Bill Gates is not using Covid-19 vaccines to implant tracking microchips into the world’s population. All in agreement so far? Okay, then time to tackle some of the perpetual untruths that circle Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) – a field that has become full of falsehoods as a consequence of more than a decade of mis-pitched promises and a legacy of ineffective deployments.

At RiT Tech, we are in the business of reality and hope our seven sanity checks below help to dispel some of the widely held myths that muddy the name of a capability based on sound ideology.

1. Myth: Picking up a proficient DCIM is as simple as procuring any other ‘run-of-the-mill’ software solution.

Reality: If you’re looking for a simple, shrink-wrapped product that can be bought off the shelf and slung quickly into action, it’s time to call off your search. Contrary to the marketing spiel and slick sales pitches surrounding some offerings, there isn’t a company on the planet that has the full suite of tools that can deliver all that a DCIM should. There are products and services that address parts of a data centre’s complex operations but not all of them. Plug-and-play is not an option – a tailored toolset that complements and integrates with, rather than replaces legacy systems, is the only solution.

2. Myth: If a DCIM monitors, that is all that is needed.

Reality: “Watching” the inner workings of a data centre is all well and good, but insights need to be actionable. Unfortunately, in many cases the “management” aspect of the DCIM monitor is largely missing from marketed solutions and the disconnect between oversight of building facilities and computing, storage and networking equipment is alarming. Monitoring systems in isolation fall short of the mark – a DCIM should provide a single source of truth in real-time while focusing on the management, connectivity and automation of every element of the data centre ecosystem. The clue to a DCIM’s key capability really is in its name. Merely collecting data is pointless if it is not converted into useful management information.

3. Myth: DCIM applications are merely Building Management Systems (BMS) for data centres.

Reality: Do you know of a BMS that can interrogate a data centre’s IT stack and accurately map and track every cable and connection down to the last portal? Didn’t think so. A decent DCIM will augment a facility’s BMS – merging metrics from power and cooling systems with those of the data networks to supply both IT and facility managers with the insights they need to optimise performance, maximise capacity utilisation and evade unnecessary downtime. A strong connection and seamless communication between the two areas of operation are paramount.

4. Myth: Implementing a DCIM based on proprietary hardware is the way forward.

Reality: If you misguidedly want a system wilfully blinkered to anything beyond its own corporate collateral, then perhaps so. However, such an electronic ecosystem simply does not exist in a data centre and consequently a DCIM should be a central cog – albeit an important one – in a grander, well-oiled machine. The need to interact and integrate with other vendors’ hardware and software is imperative if optimal efficiency is to be achieved. Rather than attempting to be the entire ecosystem, a DCIM should supplement and interface with existing capabilities – not replace them.

5. Myth: A DCIM only needs to reference a subset of an enterprise to be effective and worth the investment.

Reality: When flying, would you be happy for a pilot to only consult a fraction of an airplane cockpit’s instruments before take-off? If so, let’s hope you’re not responsible for providing safe carriage to customers’ digital services and data. Decisions, in all walks of life, should be based on all of the evidence available and especially so in a data centre, where a misinformed step can be an extremely expensive one. Consequently, a DCIM should aspire to be the technological equivalent of a top surgeon – referencing every element of a data centre’s health before making any kind of incision. A snapshot of an IT stack is of little use if a blind eye has been turned to the information provided from other quarters of the data centre ecosystem, such as available power and cooling capacity and billing systems.

6. Myth: You don’t need to bother with a DCIM solution. A detailed spreadsheet is a sufficient substitute.

Reality: It is indicative of the disdain felt towards the DCIM acronym that its technologies are largely shunned in favour of simplistic – and significantly cheaper – software programmes or off the shelf tools. However, just because Microsoft Excel is the most widely used solution it does not mean that it is fit for purpose. A standalone spreadsheet, little more than a glorified asset register, populated and maintained by an individual falls far short of the functionality needed to drive efficiencies in a data centre. A complex problem requires a more complex and comprehensive solution.

7. Myth: Implementing a DCIM is a fire-and-forget mission.

A one-time, short set-up that solves the conundrum of keeping operating costs down, maximising resource utilisation, ensuring customer satisfaction and maintaining optimal performance levels sounds like a dream – and that’s because it is. DCIM implementation is a programme not a standalone project and is necessarily so as forging a single source of truth can’t be done in the snap of a finger. A data centre’s activity and occupancy ebb and flow and – whether an enterprise, edge, colocation or geographically-dispersed operation – its component parts evolve. In turn, a DCIM must develop with its surroundings and embrace change and be given the ongoing care and attention needed to do so.

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Shanghai Intelligent Building Construction Association's 2021 seminar

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 13:28:59 GMT

The theme was City Digital Transformation and our talk covered how to manage your IT infrastructure in a visual, real-time, intelligent way.

The RiT Tech team was honoured to sponsor this year’s Shanghai Intelligent Building Construction Association’s 2021 seminar.

The theme was City Digital Transformation and our talk covered how to manage your IT infrastructure in a visual, real-time, intelligent way.

RiT Tech was delighted to be awarded for taking part as a Platinum Level Partner. Our China technical manager, Harvey Xiang, received the award!

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RiT Tech's trailblazing use of intelligent automation championed by Israel Innovation Authority

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:04:36 GMT

Read more about a recent investment from the Israel Innovation Authority in transformative technology to future proof the infrastructure management of data centers.

The funding award will help the Kfar Saba-based business to evolve and enhance XpedITe – a Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution it has developed to provide data center managers with intelligent automation and predictive insight and planning capabilities.

RiT Tech’s revolutionary approach to removing any operational blind spots from a data center’s topology by capturing the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies is powered by advanced algorithms and enables predictions-based provisioning to be exploited by site operators.

Affording users a real-time, 360-degree view of their operations, XpedITe can plan installations and forecast risks, automate ongoing processes and operational workflows as well as manage the lifecycle of assets and a data center's resource utilisation.

Jeff Safovich, chief technology officer at RiT Tech, said the IIA’s endorsement of XpedITe demonstrated the system’s promise.

“The process for securing IIA funding is extremely competitive and such recognition is only awarded to those businesses breaking new ground using new and emerging technologies.

"To be recognized as being pioneers in the data sector domain is fantastic and is an acknowledgement that our Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management solution has the potential to transform the industry."

"Rather than focusing on just one aspect of a data center like other products, XpedITe considers every element of an environment – no matter how expansive – and this improved visibility makes attaining optimal performance much easier."

"It is a breakthrough that delivers super efficiencies while helping to reduce the total cost of ownership and is comparable to the transformative impact the introduction of optimisation techniques has had on the aviation industry."

“In an intensely competitive market, those airlines using technology to understand and unpick the complexities of scheduling, juggling connections, assigning crew, bad weather and passenger bookings have a distinct advantage.

"XpedITe can do the same for data centers by providing a clear view of what’s over the horizon."

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Universal intelligent infrastructure management - CIO review

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:11:50 GMT

Jeff Safovich, CTO at RiT Tech, shares his roadmap with CIO Review on revolutionizing infrastructure management.

It has taken many years to get to this stage of infrastructure evolution for data centers but here we are. The term data center infrastructure management means different things to so many, yet many cannot truly describe what it does. This is partly due to not having a benchmark or industry standard from which to work. For any infrastructure management software solution to work well it must be 'intelligent' and 'universal'. In our latest thought leading piece from Jeff Safovich , CTO at RiT Tech, we describe our own roadmap for data centers and the requirement of multiple teams.

To read more about our universal intelligent infrastructure management journey, click on the CIOReview link below:

https://datacenter.cioreview.com/vendor/2021/rit_tech

Why 360 degree intelligence is needed to drive data center efficiencies

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:29:34 GMT

Jeff Safovich, CTO at RiT Tech, shares his roadmap for revolutionising infrastructure management

For the modern-day driver, the concept of consulting a road atlas ahead of setting off on a journey must seem as absurd as the notion that pay phones were once the only means of communicating while on the move.

In the world of motoring, physical maps are proverbial dinosaurs – archaic tools rendered extinct by the emergence of the satellite navigation systems that are now as common to cars as seatbelts.

After a somewhat bumpy start in the 1990s, these digital navigators have become essential travel aids, relied upon to not only plan routes and deliver directions but to serve as a source of up-to-the-second traffic information.

Humans’ trust in the technology has grown as it has matured and broadened its bandwidth in respect of the real-world data it consumes and considers. No longer concerned with merely mapping motorways and city streets, these in-car companions process all available elements – from accident and road closure reports to toll charges, speed limits and the positioning of police enforcement cameras.

Such a broad view brings intelligence and, in turn, delivers the efficiencies we now largely take for granted. Sophisticated sat-nav systems adjust to live scenarios and driver habits, continually recalculating and tailoring the guidance they afford those behind the wheel to optimise the costs, comfort and duration of a journey.

Car manufacturers’ warm embrace of a universal approach to assimilating data is also delivering unprecedented protection to those taking to the roads. Lane keeping aids, external cameras, cloud-based communication, and collision avoidance and blind spot information systems all help improve safety by exploiting data that could – quite literally – impact on the wellbeing of drivers and passengers.

As demonstrated by the motoring industry, knowing all there is to know can bring clear and obvious benefits, which is why at RiT Tech we are set on accelerating the adoption of Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) within data centres.

Just as city centre road networks have become increasingly busy and complex, so too have the environments charged with maintaining the world’s flow of digital traffic and ‘garaging’ the vast volumes of data generated by governments, businesses and society as a whole.

Technicians armed with little more than a computer spreadsheet with which to register assets, monitor and plan migrations and expansions and optimise operations are the data centre sector’s equivalent of paper maps – a resource once relied on but frankly no longer, if truly ever, fit-for-purpose.

A universal approach to data gathering is needed to eradicate previous blind spots and RiT Tech’s XpediTe has a thirst for knowledge that far surpasses that of a sat-nav.

The innovative toolset integrates and interrogates its surroundings, no matter how expansive; retrieving both historical and current information from physical assets and legacy systems; and creates a comprehensive picture of a data centre’s topology, charting the role of every asset and its inter-dependencies.

Once equipped with this universal understanding of a facility, be it an enterprise, edge, colocation or geographically-dispersed operation, XpedITe is empowered to impart its intellect and is a dependable co-driver that can be relied on to provide a federated, real-time view of a data centre’s direction of travel.

Aside from navigating away from any network crashes and unnecessary downtime, this single source of truth of everything from asset availability and resource utilisation to connectivity and the health of IT components guides data centre managers towards optimal performance.

UIIM’s true value, however, lies in its ability to read the road ahead. It can determine provisioning for new assets and services at lightning quick speeds, assess the risks and rewards of strategic decisions and major network changes and produce automated work orders that signpost engineers directly to their required destinations.

Advancing autonomy in data centres is a logical next gear and XpediTE, our UIIM solution, offers operators a fast lane to providing a super-efficient service while helping to reduce total cost of ownership.

Designed by RiT Tech to empower customers to take command of their own destiny it can also, like the state-of-the-art systems in today’s vehicles, be trusted. While we are breaking new ground in the field of data centre autonomy, it is territory we are comfortable with having pioneered the use of AIM (Automated Infrastructure Management), which forms part of ISO/IEC 18598.

Supreme service

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 13 May 2021 12:45:12 GMT

No matter the sector served or product on offer, in a thriving market it is the flourishes afforded to customers that set a company apart from its competitors.

Take, for example, serviced offices and the letting of commercial buildings. Those landlords delivering only the bare basics of access to power, phone lines and physical floorspace may maximise their profit margins in the short-term, but are near certain to oversee only fleeting tenancies.

In contrast, the provision of complimentary extras – be it shared secretarial support or a ready supply of fresh coffee and croissants in communal areas – can prove a persuasive pull in relation to both retaining existing customers and recruiting new occupants.

Similarly, hoteliers and restaurateurs prepared to pamper guests are far more likely to earn rave reviews and return visitors than hosts serving up no-thrills fare.

Discerning customers are accustomed to getting more benefits for their buck – a trend that is now beginning to challenge colocation convention.
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Despite the growing costs and complexity of hosting IT infrastructure in-house and explosion in popularity of social media and streaming platforms fuelling a greater demand for IT services, those businesses looking to reserve a room to rest their digital “heads” have no shortage of choice.

Consequently, data centre operators are ill-advised to limit their customer service to the confines of space, cooling, power, bandwidth and physical security. Convincing clients to take up residency, and remain for long stays, requires a competitive edge; a differentiator such as that provided by XpedITe – RiT Tech’s next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management solution.

THIS INNOVATIVE TOOL TRANSFORMS COLO FACILITIES INTO FIVE-STAR DESTINATIONS...

This innovative tool transforms colo facilities into five-star destinations through the installation of a concierge service like no other. Whatever a customer’s query about their digital real estate, XpedITe can quickly supply the answer as it federates all of a data centre’s disparate systems and environments to create – and share as required – an encyclopedic repository of any given infrastructure deployment and network.

This round-the-clock clarity is accessible via a fully-customisable client-facing portal and delivers spa-like serenity and peace of mind as to the health and performance levels of assets.

KEEP CUSTOMERS INSTANTANEOUSLY INFORMED...

Automatic alerts, in the event of a point of failure or security breach, and resolution notifications to keep customers instantaneously informed and the portal can also be used to request any system changes or uplift in services and well as offering minute by minute capacity management features.

The knowledge federated and provided by XpedITe also mitigates the stresses and headaches associated with hardware management and maintenance as it represents an accurate record of which devices are connected to which, and what they are dependent upon. Furthermore, it can be used to generate automated work orders that eliminate the prospect of human error and minimise any potential disruption to service as a consequence of an engineer’s visit, even if these engineers are working remotely for a 3rd party.

XpedITe OFFERS COLO OPERATORS A GREATER RETURN ON INVESTMENT... .

However, installing XpedITe offers colo operators a greater return on investment than simply the promise of content customers becoming long-standing ones.

When integrated with in-house Customer Relationship Management platforms, the benefits are far more immediate. Sales staff have an up-to-the minute picture of available space and capacity, can communicate with complete confidence to existing and prospective clients and forensically track the available resources being consumed.

Such an accurate audit capability ensures co-locations do not pass up on previously unclaimed revenues as every billable action by every client is recorded.

The smooth-running of sites is also made easier by the portal’s ticketing system, which diarises all visitors, preventing the disruption posed to co-lo staff of having to host multiple guests at any one time, and external engineers can arrive on site knowing the precise nature and location of their maintenance task.

Importantly, XpedITe holds the key to hassle-free compliance, monitoring all of the metrics needed to meet the myriad standards expected of trusted suppliers and to maintain a reputation for being among the best in the business.

Direct daily contact with clients may not be commonplace for employees of data centres, but XpedITe’s all-encompassing extras will leave customers in no doubt that their satisfaction is taken very seriously.

2020 Vision in 2021

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:13:48 GMT

Dark sites. Covert cabinets. Concealed cables. Remote locations. Restricted physical access. Is it any wonder that customers can feel disconnected from the data centres they depend on to back-up their business?

At RiT Tech, we are banishing these blind spots and shining a spotlight on services for those wishing for a panoramic window into the world of big data.

XpedITe, our next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management solution, empowers its users with "X-ray" vision by federating disparate systems and environments to create an accurate, real-time picture of any given network.

FEDERATING DISPARATE SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS...

For data centre operators, this encyclopedic insight - coupled with automated planning and provisioning tools - delivers a tangible return on investment by ensuring any unexpected downtime is diminished and the performance of assets is optimised.

Knowledge is certainly power and the seamless sharing of information via XpedIte's fully customisable client facing portal also provides customers with 360 degree visibility of their digital real estate.

CUSTOMISABLE CLIENT FACING PORTAL PROVIDING 360 DEGREE VISIBILITY...

Delivering round-the-clock clarity and peace of mind as to the health and performance levels of systems, the portal affords clients "hands-on" control of provisioning from a distance and keeps customers informed at all times through its automated alerts and resolution notifications.

XpedITe's integration with existing Customer Relationship Management platforms further enhances this visibility - arming sales teams with the statistics to communicate with authority and track the progress of new and existing accounts in real-time.

In brief, there is no reason to leave your clients in the dark. It's time to become a beacon of best practice and deliver an unprecedented level of customer care.

Collaboration without constraint

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:25:35 GMT

Jeff Safovich, CTO at Automated Infrastructure Specialist

RiT Tech, on why Integration – not Isolation – is Integral to

Data Centre Optimisation.

While it may sound a contradiction in terms, there are two distinct – and often adversarial – mindsets when it comes to the concept of technological interoperability.

Certainly in the world of computing, collaboration is conflicted and the divide is at its most discernible when viewed through the spectrum of the sector’s superpowers.

In one camp, you have those adopting an Apple-style approach to integration; a methodology that offers inter-connectivity but only with related systems or those owned by closely-curated partners.

Such an electronic ecosystem has its advantages, particularly for its gatekeepers.

With everyone wishing to use its tools obliged to operate within its orbit, it is easier to dictate operating standards and to be selfish from a developmental perspective – with compatibility concerns only extending to the company’s own collateral. If gateways to other platforms are opened, it is only with a very sound knowledge as to what awaits over the threshold.

And an isolated universe is not without its benefits for consumers. Wilfully blinkered to whatever lies beyond its borders, an organisation focused on looking inwards can continue to fine tune its solutions and associated products – tailoring ingredients and icing its proverbial cake to impress and satisfy new and existing customers.

Conversely, there is the Android or Microsoft standpoint. Organisations that acknowledge they are a cog – albeit an undoubtedly important and effective one – in a grander machine and believe that through cooperation a more open ecosystem can be stronger, faster and more efficient if knowledge is shared.

These opposing traits transcend to data centre operations and specifically the infrastructure management systems selected to help administer them.

There are advocates of closed platforms – single-provider tools intent on ruling the whole operating environment and not capable of, or interested in, interacting with other vendors’ systems.

And then there are those that address and accept the complexity of the surrounds they strive to serve; appreciating data centres are puzzles with myriad pieces and can only work at optimal efficiency when each element connects to the next.

At RiT Tech we unashamedly fall into this latter group and have deliberately developed XpedITe – our next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management system – with ease of integration in mind.

Rather than attempting to be the entire ecosystem, we want to supplement existing capabilities – not replace them. XpedITe is modular by design – a hi-tech toolset from which data centre operators can select the services they require.

To this end, the platform’s ever-expanding range of integration adapters allow it to interact with commonly used devices and software systems, reducing disruption and risks during deployment.

Whether connecting to switches, servers and chillers or building management systems, configuration management databases and customer relationship management (CRM) software, XpedITe actively streamlines the sharing of information and processes.

Indeed, it thrives on federating previously disparate systems and environments to create an accurate real-time picture across any given network.

The more systems available for XpedITe to connect to, the more detailed the insight it can provide of the make-up and performance of every rack, cabinet, cable and port, and the greater the efficiencies it can deliver.

It is a platform that proudly works well with others to provide an extensive knowledge chain and information exchange across the whole business, giving those who require a window into operations an up-to-the-minute picture to consult.

Connecting the IT department with data centre management and clients with sales and support teams through CRM, XpedITe is a conduit for community communication and cooperation and has no interest in operating in isolation.

In the future we may broaden this spirit of collaboration by inviting developers from different organisations to experiment and innovate with a view to adding to our inventory of integration adapters. Going “open source” could open the door to further connectivity and we would, of course, ensure any products created collaboratively satisfy our stringent security and accuracy standards.

Our Android-style approach may be at odds with those opting to take an Apple-like outlook, but we’re firmly with Aristotle when it comes to doing our best by the data centre sector – the whole is, after all, greater than the sum of the parts.

BICSI Virtual ICT Forum - The Future of Data Centre Management - 8th April 2021

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:38:11 GMT

Where are we heading and how do we properly manage increasingly complex digital infrastructure?

Follow the registration link below to sign up for this BICSI Virtual ICT Forum.

For this virtual event, which is to be hosted via Zoom. Our speakers Jeff Safovich and Mark Acton will be joining Corning and nVent SCHROFF in delivering three technical presentations for the purpose of educating ICT professionals from around the world.

The event, which is running between 12:30pm - 16:30pm IST (UTC +05:30) / 8:00am - 12:00pm BST (UTC +01:00) will see our speakers discussing "The future of Data Centre Management - Where are we heading and how do we properly manage increasingly complex digital infrastructure" as the first presentation of the day.

During our hour and ten-minute slot, we will be providing insights into the future of data centre management: The issues we currently face, what we should be doing now and a glimpse of the future we can work towards. This session will help people understand the current situation, guide them in their current decision making and help them prepare for the future. Please see below for the full agenda and a brief description of our speakers. The timings for this agenda are in Indian Standard time (UTC +05:30).

Speakers:

Jeff Safovich

CTO, RiT Tech

Mr. Safovich is a Technion (Israeli Institute of Technology) graduate engineer. With over 25 years of technology experience, he spent seven years a team leader and later a development group leader at Comverse.

Mr Safovich later went on to co-found three startups including Zoomd, an innovative MarTech company which went public in 2017, and SphereUp which was acquired in 2015. Jeff specializes in product strategy, software architecture and algorithms.

Mr Safovich is a guest speaker in conferences and innovation hubs, where he promotes technology innovation as a driver to foster business growth.

Mark Acton

Business Strategy and Technology Director, RiT Tech

With over 25 years of experience in the Data Centre sector industry Mark has been a specialist in the field of Data Centre Operations for over 20 years, concentrating on the delivery of business critical services from highly reliable, world class Data Centres with 24x365 availability expectations.

A Technical Operations Manager with extensive international experience and solid technical skills combining Data Centre Facilities Design, IT and Facilities Operational Management with Technical Consulting. Regular public speaker, conference host and industry advisor on data centre technical issues as well as being involved in International (ISO) data centre Standards development.

Seeing is Believing: XpedITe is banishing Big Data's blind spots

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:21:17 GMT

As any smartphone owner who has suffered “bill shock” will testify, attempting to manage mobile data usage without metrics is a monetary misadventure.

It is an all-too-common mistake though and one that – given the tools telecom companies make available to customers to accurately chart consumption – should be easy to avoid. There are, however, many people who continue to run the gauntlet of unexpected charges by applying little more than guesswork to gigabytes.

One reason for such fiscal folly is that data is a consumable that is difficult for the human mind to comprehend, calculate and visualise; with users largely blind to the intangible processes involved in the handling, storage and exchange of information.

While the consequences of being blind to the business behind the buttons is largely limited to an unwelcome expense at the micro level of a mobile phone contract, on the macro scale of a data centre it can be catastrophic.

Within the repositories and engine rooms that power the world’s cache of digital information and on which the cornerstones of modern society rely, complete visibility is vital but – until recently – hard to attain.

COMPLETE VISIBILITY IS VITAL ...

Succeeding a long and undistinguished line of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools, XpedITe – designed and delivered as a managed service by automated infrastructure specialist RiT Tech – is an innovative solution which finally federates previously disparate systems and environments to create a single source of truth across all sites in any given network.

For data centre operators desperate to avoid any downtime and optimise performance, the all-seeing eye and accurate real-time picture it affords is a game changer.

Knowledge is, after all, power and the ability to monitor all physical components of a data centre, continually assess the performance of assets and detect points of failure or security breaches in an instant represents an enduring return on investment.

However, the benefits of XpedITe go far further than providing efficiencies through an encyclopedic insight of the make-up of every rack, cabinet, cable and port. The system’s advanced algorithms problem-solve and plan, generating automated work orders that ensure any maintenance tasks or major network changes are forensically analysed, executed and recorded.

"complete visibility i vital but - until recently - hard to attain."

Furthermore, it seamlessly shares information across the whole business, giving those who require a window into operations an up-to-the-minute picture to consult. For example, XpedITe’s integration with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms empowers sales teams to communicate with confidence and track the progress of new and existing accounts in real-time.

XpedITe's INTEGRATION WITH CRM PLATFORMS EMPOWERS SALES TEAMS

From an initial order through to the configuration, allocation and assignment of resources, automated updates arm staff with all the data they need to relay accurate information to clients and demonstrate an unprecedented level of customer service.

Importantly, being blessed with “X-ray” vision when it comes to client activity can also boost a data centre’s bottom line. The detailed mapping of assets, their performance and usage eliminates the prospect of chargeable services and paid-for change requests going unclaimed.

As remarkable as it may sound to those working in other sectors, the precise billing enabled by XpedITe is something of a phenomenon within the data centre industry – particularly in co-locations – given the failings of the monitoring tools it succeeds. Despite being tantamount to a restaurant serving dishes without keeping track of how much has been ordered and by whom, historically significant amounts of money have been left on the table by operators due to a lack of awareness as to what was running and when.

And nor are the rewards of RiT Tech’s revolutionary resource restricted to data centre owners. Accurate accounts pass on plenty of added value to those companies whose data is being diligently marshalled.

Complete visibility of the service being received and the associated charges reassures customers that they are not inadvertently picking up someone else’s tab and that any blips due to unplanned downtime are discounted. This transparency in turn supports budgetary planning as the impact of upscaling and downscaling consumption to meet demand can be quickly calculated.

For those businesses and organisations dependent on the smooth running of data centres, ignorance is certainly not bliss. No visibility equates to no sense of control for companies keen on playing an active part in the oversight of their networks, which is why XpedITe also boasts a client-facing portal.

Fully customisable to meet tailored user experiences, this portal provides a panoramic porthole through which customers can observe and interact with their digital real estate.

OUR PORTAL PROVIDES A PORTHOLE FOR CUSTOMERS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR DIGITAL REAL ESTATE

Delivering round-the-clock clarity, it reaffirms client confidence and provides peace of mind as to the health and performance levels of the data centre. In the event of any issues, the portal produces automated alerts and resolution notifications to keep customers informed at all times.

Similarly, it can be used by clients to flag faults and request any system changes or uplift in services.

In brief, RiT Tech’s next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management solution is helping to remove the blinkers from the world of big data. XpedITe may serve an industry boasting a growing number of “dark” sites, but its development means data centre operators and their customers now have no reason to be left in the dark.

Seeing is believing and the view of a data centre with each of its assets running at optimal efficiency is one to behold.

Free Intel and RiT Tech data centre managers webinar Join us on March 17th!

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:57:37 GMT

Looking to manage your data centre remotely and efficiently?
Register for this RiT Tech and Intel joint thought leadership webinar below.

How do you manage your data centre reliably and efficiently – especially if it is remote? How do you cross the barrier between Facilities and IT to make your data centre both more reliable and more efficient?

Our thought leadership webinar will raise awareness and educate on current and developing trends in data centre management as well as offering a view through our crystal ball towards the future. Join us for our free session at 11am (GMT) on March 17th to gain a better understanding of challenges facing data centres today, along with RiT Tech and Intel's joint view of the future.

Taking place through Zoom, the key topics that will be covered in this webinar are:

Trends we are seeing in customer requirements and tenders - for example device level thermal data to guide energy efficiency and capacity management decisions.
The increasing focus on the IT stack and the requirements for true Integration; Customisation; Automation and Resource Management.
Automated load shedding and power capping based on real time performance.
Bridging the IT and facilities divide - the only route to achieving net zero goals.

Speakers:

Ofer Lior

Business Development Manager, Intel Corporation

Ofer Lior leads the regional business development of Intel’s data centres software solutions and the Intel DCM product.

He has over a decade of experience in the data centre arena and has held multiple senior & Executive positions in Data Centres Operation Management, Data Centres Projects Management and Business Development & Sales.

Ofer earned his BA in Finance at the University of Haifa and his MBA in Global Management and markets at the Open University of Israel.

Mark Acton

Business Strategy and Technology Director, RiT Tech

Yoel Zohar

VP R&D, RiT Tech

20 years of experience in software project development, extensive experience in developing and implementing solutions for communication systems management and communication room management combined with integration to systems such as: CMDB, HELP-DESK, BMS, ITSM, NETWORKING and more.

All this using protocols such as: SNMP, TCP / IP, BACKNET, WS, and much more knowledge in a variety of development languages: C ++, C #, WEB, JavaScript / TypeScript, SQL and more.

DCS & RiT Tech - Questions and Answers

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:26:08 GMT

We were given the opportunity by DCS to provide some answers to questions surrounding the history of RIT Tech and around the greater perception of DCIM, and what RIT Tech are looking to do to change this perception.

Here is a sneak preview of the questions and answers ahead of publication in DCS magazine!

Be sure to stay updated with DCS ahead of this piece being published: https://datacentre.solutions/

Q: Please can you provide some background on the company?

A: Our company was established in 1989 with the vision of innovation and advancing infrastructure intelligence and management. RiT Tech is the pioneer of the Automated Infrastructure Management which is standardised by ISO/IEC and followed by TIA. The company has 1000’s of installations all over the world across many verticals, including Finance, Transportation, Government, Health Care, Education, Security Forces. With this expertise, our investment and focus has grown towards software innovation and improving the way in which the infrastructure and operations are managed within data centre environments.

Q: And what have been the major achievements to date?

A: 1Our achievements are always focused on true innovation outcomes that make a genuine difference. Together with our customers we are constantly evaluating how our software needs to progress and develop. For example, we have identified that there is a real need for traditional data centre infrastructure monitoring and documentation tools to progress towards proactive management capabilities. We already provide the much-needed customisation, integration and multi-layered automation. This is our biggest achievement yet and there is more to come – it really will be difficult to catch us up!.

Q: Please can you give us an overview of the company's technology portfolio?

A: RiT Tech provides an innovative data centre infrastructure management solution for data centres and workspace facilities. We offer Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) and advanced connectivity solutions to enable optimising of business operations, resource management, asset utilisation and highly effective infrastructure planning and operations.

Q: In more detail, can you talk us through the cabling solutions? And how do you see the copper v fibre optic debate evolving over time?

A: We provide end-to-end structured cabling solutions for many different high availability and high bandwidth markets. Copper cabling range includes Cat 5e through to Cat 8 solutions. In addition, our data centre offering includes Ultra High Density (UHD) connectivity which can provide bandwidths of 40/100/400G and our fibre optic connectivity solutions are available in single as well as multimode.

We are among the few early entrants for OM5 which provides a high-performance connectivity solution for the data centre environment. We are participating member in industry standards including TIA and BICSI. Our products are verified and certified by third party labs across the globe, including UL, ETL, and Delta.

Q: Moving on to the company's data centre management technology, you have an edge data centre solution?

A: Yes, XpedITe. The remote management capabilities and third-party management features already built into XpedITe make it a perfect Edge management tool. This includes the ability to create simplified but detailed work orders for use by third party installers in remote locations as well as remote ‘Dark’ site management features.

Q: And you also have the Patchview+ AIM solution?

A: As an innovator of intelligent cabling solutions for over 30 years, we have recognised that our customers’ requirements have evolved. They expect real time management of every port in the network. Having real time information of physical layer is what AIM provides. AIM brings real-time visibility, monitoring and control of all network physical-layer components; it identifies points of failure in real-time before they become a problem. AIM automates the work processes and eliminates the manual errors associated with Installations, Moves, Adds and Changes (IMACS). It helps with provisioning new equipment and ultimately enables full utilisation of all IT and network assets - down to the last port.

Q: Saving the best until last(!), the company has developed the XpedITe DCIM solution?

A: There are a number of DCIM products that are all claiming to provide some level of DCIM functionality, but we feel what’s missing is a real focus on tomorrow’s possibilities. XpedITe is not overpromising and underdelivering and we do not take a vapourware approach – we are clear in our product development direction. Our XpedITe software addresses the needs of data centre operators, IT managers, systems managers a solution today, with real possibilities for tomorrow – for example proactive and predictive analytics.

Q: The early DCIM offerings seemed to over- promise and under-deliver, what’s different this time?

A: The provision of seamless integration and customisation with a recognition that no single solution can offer all the features claimed by previous solutions. This will enable a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and demonstrable ROI, based on the improved management of resources far beyond the capabilities of legacy DCIM solutions.

Q: Indeed, do you think it is helpful to keep alive the DCIM name?!

A: Probably not but unfortunately there is nothing better that people recognise, and people do love to ‘pigeon hole’ solutions. We feel we are stuck with it for now, but we do need to differentiate between the disappointing legacy solutions and the new offerings which are capable of delivering on the promises made.

Q: You describe XpedITe as taking a data-centric approach to infrastructure challenges, and as being a DNIO platform - Data Centre, Network, Infrastructure and Operations. Can you tell us about this approach?

A: This approach stresses the importance of accurate and robust information across the entire data centre estate. It is the single source of accurate and verifiable truth that enables confident decision making and therefore informed orchestration of data centre environments hosting complex and disseminated digital architecture.

Q: And the XpedIte solution is broken down into six modules?

A: Whilst our XpedITe software provides a comprehensive solution to DCIM challenges and needs, we understand that each environment might require different challenges to be addressed. That is why we support modular approach, helping our clients to set up a solution adopted for their needs. Furthermore, we even support custom integration and process customisation to address our clients’ need in the best way. Our main modules are: Asset Management, Asset Discovery, Connectivity Management, Dashboards and Analytics, Power and Thermal Telemetries, Provisioning and Automation.

Q: And how does XpedITe help with the management of hybrid data centre architectures – centralised, regional, edge, as well as on-premises, colocation and cloud and managed services environments?

A: XpedITe supports sophisticated, geo-distributed environments, including on-prem, colocation, and dark sites. The platform naturally integrates into complex environments and processes. In such scenarios a single version of truth is an essential basis for informed decision making, which must include federated data sets from the critical building infrastructure, IT hardware and network connectivity to be fully functional. Our solution naturally integrates with tools and systems across the entire data centre estate, including BMS and CRM to offer a customer portal in colocation environments. These capabilities help data centre teams take their hybrid, distributed and complex environments to the next level of management and optimisation.

Q: And how do you see XpedITe fitting into the wider IT and data centre management landscape – there are a whole host of other management tools out there?!

A: Yes, there are and there will always be a need for specialist tools and niche solutions according to a business’ individual requirements. Our mission for XpedITe is to seamlessly integrate with all these individual and specialist solutions through APIs and rapid customisation so that data is shared, interpreted and represented in a useful and seamless manner to all stakeholders in the data centre universe. XpedITe is the glue that binds these disparate systems and data sets together to make the information they offer available and useful as a cohesive whole rather than as individual systems or islands of detail.

Q: Importantly, what has been the customer reaction to XpedITe? And is it helping to break down some of those IT v facilities silos that still seem to be an obstacle to digital transformation projects?

A: Hugely positive. This covers the cost and overhead of implementation and integration, customisation to individual corporate requirements and standards, the benefits obtained and the ongoing cost of ownership. What is of particular satisfaction is the interest that colocation operators have started to take in XpedITe, which is a new path for DCIM, which has historically been brushed aside by colocation operators, so this is something of an industry game changer.

Q: We’ve covered a fair amount of ground, if you are able to share any future plans for XpedITe and RiT in the data centre industry more generally, that would be great?

A: Clearly data centre needs and environments are evolving. With the exponential growth of data being processed and new trends such as big-data, machine learning, dynamic hyper scalable systems and new technologies emerging at a prodigious rate. With this overwhelming lake of data and plethora of specialist systems, data centre management must be a few steps ahead to address the needs of increasingly complex digital infrastructures. At XpedITe we are committed to continuous innovation and to lead the evolution of DCIM.

We are also making XpedITe future proof by adding predictive capabilities to identify potential future risks. XpedITe is going to include prescriptive recommendations to improve resources utilisation and optimise cost. Furthermore, with XpedITe we are about to transform DCIM into a truly proactive tool that can autonomously identify opportunities for risk mitigation and resource utilisation optimisation. Of course, one important question will be ‘What about the Cloud?’. That is the next area we will be addressing, something to get tongues wagging.

Q: I guess that energy efficiency and sustainability are key topics right now. How does RiT help with these challenges?

A: The RiT XpedITe platform offers a unique capability of referencing multiple layers within the data centre ecosystem as a function of automated optimization. For example, it is able to consider thermal and power telemetries as part of provisioning planning. It also considers asset lifecycle and resource utilisation to accurately plan IMACS in order to reduce unnecessary replacements and optimize efficiency. These capabilities, together with increasingly granular visibility of the installed assets, the resources they consume (power, space and cooling), and their performance over time are essential to maximising efficiency in all areas. Without this accuracy and granularity of data and performance trending it is impossible to properly address efficiency, sustainability and cost overhead objectives.

Q: And AI and automation within the data centre is another growing trend. That would seem to be an obvious sweet spot for the company?

A: Yes, but there is a long way to go before true AI exists – although the term continues to be overused as a marketing gimmick by many! Having said that, we do see how Machine Learning based technologies can dramatically leverage DCIM capabilities. For example, we are adding Machine Learning based algorithms for future-proof predictive capabilities and automations, for retroactive impact analysis, for prescriptive resources optimisation, and much more.

Q: And are there any other data centre industry hot topics right now?

A: There are probably too many hot topics to provide an exhaustive list but key themes that are interesting the sector at the moment are the following:

Energy efficiency and energy consumption (especially moving the focus to the IT stack). This is being driven by an increased focus on environmental legislation and carbon reduction commitments globally.
The ongoing requirement for resource and capacity management.
The emerging need for improved remote management of Edge and small ‘Dark’ sites.
Data sovereignty and ownership with the resulting impact on ‘Edge’ demand.
The slowing down of Moore’s Law and the impact on IT refresh cycles.
The development of digital infrastructure in emerging regions (e.g. Africa).
The emergence of true global data centre standards and standardised KPIs.
Truly innovative data centre design and the interest in alternatives to diesel engines for standby power generation.
The ongoing data centre skills shortage in a rapidly expanding market.
The emergence of data centres as an investment asset class becoming increasingly popular with both corporate and individual investors as other property asset classes demonstrate reduced returns.

Q: Any final thoughts or comments?

A: We need to manage ALL data centre resources far more efficiently for both cost and environmental reasons. We cannot do this without effective management tools. The previous generation of tools failed to deliver the functionality needed to do this properly. They were expensive to buy, implement and operate and many are simply now ‘sitting on shelves’ totally unused. These legacy solutions are trying to catch up with solutions from recent innovators but frankly will never catch up.

The newer solutions available do offer the features promised for more than a decade that should now be considered essential to any properly run data centre estate. We need to continue to bring the IT and facilities worlds together to a far greater extent to achieve true resource and energy efficiency. Newer solutions support this effort, but the legacy solutions perpetuate these historic divisions.

Time to move on…..

BICSI Virtual ICT Forum - The Future of Data Centre Infrastructure and Network Management

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:25:48 GMT

We are very much looking forward to our discussion surrounding "The future of Data Centre Infrastructure and Network Management" at a virtual ICT forum - hosted by BICSI on the 11th of February 2021. With speakers including our very own Rifai Khan, Mark Acton and Yoel Zahar. Follow here to register - https://www.bicsi.org/event-details?ID=26471&ProductID=30024

For this virtual event, which is to be hosted via Zoom. We will be joining AFL Hyperscale and Cailabs in presenting three technical presentations for educational purposes.

During our hour and ten minute slot, we will be discussing :

Making Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) work for data centres
How DCIM is evolving from reactive to predictive to proactive

The event, which is running between 12pm - 4pm (GMT) will see our very own Rifai Khan, Mark Acton and Yoel Zahar discussing "The future of Data Centre Infrastructure and Network Management" from 13:25- 14:35 (GMT). Please see below for the full agenda and a brief description of our speakers.

AGENDA:

12:00-12:10 - Opening Remarks & BICSI Presentation

12:10-13:10 - “Updates and trends of Passive Optical LAN”
Stefan Heldens – Head of Business Management Passive Optical LAN –Nokia Magnus Bjelkefelt - Senior Applications Manager - Enersys

13:10-13:20 - Cailabs – What’s New, What’s It Do? Roshanak Le Goïc - International Business Development Manager - Cailabs

13:20-13:25 - Delegate Break

13:25-14:25 - “The future of Data Centre Infrastructure and Network Management”
Rifai Khan – IIM / AIM Specialist – RiT Tech
Mark Acton – Business Strategy and Technology Director - RiT Tech
Yoel Zohar - VP R&D – RiT Tech

14:25-14:35 - RiT Tech – What’s New, What’s It Do? Mark Acton – Business Strategy and Technology Director - RiT Tech

14:35-14:40 - Delegate Break

14:40-15:40 - “Increasing Optical Bandwidth at the Physical Layer”
Aungwin Tin - Director of Sales, Global Accounts – AFL Hyperscale

15:40-15:50 - AFL Hyperscale - What’s New, What’s It Do? Alistair Kerr – EMEA Hyperscale Program Manager - AFL Hyperscale

15:50-16:00 - Closing Remarks and Door Prizes.

Rifai Khan

Head of Technical Support, RiT Tech

16 Years of experience in the Datacentre Network Infrastructure Management and its implementation, Rifai Khan is an IIM / AIM ( Automated Infrastructure Management) specialist working with RiT Tech having vast experience in implementing large scale DNIO / AIM projects worldwide.

Mark Acton

Business Strategy and Technology Director, RiT Tech

Yoel Zohar

VP R&D, RiT Tech

All this using protocols such as: SNMP, TCP / IP, BACKNET, WS, and much more knowledge in a variety of development languages: C ++,
C #, WEB, JavaScript / TypeScript, SQL and more.

The value of remote management for the changing data centre model

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:35:09 GMT

What happens when teams are located on one continent, but they are managing multiple data centre facilities thousands of miles away? Are we expecting too much of your IT and Operations teams and the online management systems they operate?

From Edge to dark sites and complex colocation facilities, keeping track of day-to-day issues and remote planning of work orders with accurate data is one of the most challenging tasks for our customers and their international teams.

If your IT infrastructure and operations teams are managing multiple data centres across the world, what they need is a federated system that combines an accurate internal 360 view of their data centre deployments with a predictive operations management tool.

IT infrastructure and operations managers spend most of their time identifying, fixing or solving day to day critical issues as well as managing client expectations and rigid SLAs. But what if they had the software that made management of their daily decisions much easier? This could transform the way they work and maybe even give them the time to plan for the future growth or change of your data centre sites.

Let’s take the simple yet challenging task of managing multiple work orders .

Outsourcing your installations and task management to third parties, can be a real risk. When outsourcing to third party providers, our clients can experience a level of anxiety that their work orders may be incorrectly completed or that time is wasted through poor understanding of the task. This is due to inaccurate information as to where or how the issue has occurred or that their engineers just do not understand the issue until they visit the site.

With XpedITe, you can track and control every work order, fault issue, and related decisions so that you can mitigate these risks and take a ‘right first time’ approach. Through XpedITe, our customers have real-time insights to accurately plan and carry out what is required.

Mitigating communication risk.

With distant and extended communication channels there is increased opportunity for information to be slow and inaccurate.

Whether your teams are monitoring the performance of the data centre assets, service levels or implementing work orders, they need to be completely in control of what is happening in all locations. With XpedITe teams can use real time data through easy to use GUI dashboards to help them track historic activity and today’s health of their data centre facilities.

This way communicating solutions, trouble shooting or simply implementation of work orders is much easier. XpedITe ensures there is no confusion – all internal teams and engineers can accurately interpret the task in hand.

Our software can also be extended to customers through a customer portal – giving them control of their own space too.

Data centre operators must adapt to change.

In a world where IT systems are becoming more distributed, Edge deployment is increasing and IoT is making its mark, data centre operators should be taking advantage of the data they are capable of collecting by taking a data-centric approach to managing their sites, both local and remote.

Facilities and IT managers need to work more closely together, using shared data sets with common management and monitoring tools from a number of vendors who also need to align and integrate their offerings, sharing data to better accommodate distributed management needs.

Aligning IT, Facilities, and other business stakeholders using effective remote monitoring and management tools can also produce a competitive advantage and allows the transparency and information necessary to be able to properly manage hybrid architectures and solutions. Increasingly these will include both public and private cloud deployments, legacy infrastructure and systems, as well as remote unmanned Edge installations.

Failure is not an option

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:15:09 GMT

Assaf Skolnik, CEO of RiT Tech and Joe McCaffrey of Duke McCaffrey explain why data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) tools have an invaluable role to play when it comes to supporting a data centre’s expansion, migration or retrofit.

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DCS Awards winners & runners up 2020!

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 18:08:53 GMT

This year at the DCS Awards not only were we the winners in "Data Centre ICT Automation / Orchestration Innovation of the Year" category, but we were also the runners up in "Data Centre Intelligent Automation and Management Innovation of the Year." - Which were the only awards that we were nominated for!

We’re delighted to have won such a fitting award for our XpedITe platform, particularly as we have worked hard to challenge the status quo on DCIM. Thank you to everyone who voted for us!.

As the founders of automated infrastructure management, now a global industry standard through ISO/IEC and a US standard recognised by ANSI and TIA, we feel that this specific award endorses everything we do - Data Centre ICT Automation/Orchestration Innovation of the Year.

After our innovation and success in developing AIM, we soon discovered it doesn’t stop there – our customers need more, an holistic software product that brings together the IT infrastructure and the facilities aspects within a data center to give complete visibility across all elements and single source of truth for all data.

We believe that RiT Tech and XpedITe are once again game-changers for the industry and winning this award has endorsed the incredible work our team is doing!

Our research and development team are wholly invested in developing our product for the future and the road map is clear – a software system that is predictive, proactive and enables discovery across the entire data center stack, while integrating easily and rapidly with other specialist solutions that are already installed.

Thank you once again!

Migration made simple

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:32:44 GMT

Whether packing and labelling boxes to ensure precious possessions are protected and put in the right place or to simply keep a kettle within easy reach, planning is essential for even the most straightforward of house moves or renovation projects.

And the need for a well-considered plan, one capable of deriving order from potential chaos, increases exponentially with scale; as does the severity of consequences for failing to prepare properly.

Authors: Assaf Skolnik (RiT Tech) and Joe McCaffrey (Duke McCaffrey)

While prematurely pulling a plug in a family property may result in a freezer full of food going to waste, flicking a switch too early in the relocation or rehousing of a data centre – a complex digital city “home to” countless components – can be catastrophic, disrupting business-critical services in the blink of an eye and costing millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Put simply, disconnecting a single port without a forensic understanding of the impact it will have on other devices and services can have a far-reaching ripple effect and is logistical lunacy.

Migration, however, need not be a migraine or monetary minefield if all of a data centre’s physical assets, workflows, policies, services and network connectivity are comprehensively mapped and meticulously documented.

Such situational awareness – despite its value to the everyday efficiency and operation of a facility – is, remarkably, the exception rather than the rule though, according to Joe McCaffrey, a mechanical and electrical specialist at construction consultants Duke McCaffrey.

Like an attic full of forgotten treasures or garage crammed with uncatalogued items that only reveal the true extent of their content during a move, the majority of data centres have plenty of surprises to be found in their cabinets, overhead trays and underfloor channels – often as a consequence of rapid expansion and adopting a “bolt-on” approach to administrative systems.

“For many data centre expansions or retrofits, we’re often starting with a blank sheet of paper when it comes to an asset register,” explained Joe, who has a wealth of experience of supporting data centres across Europe and the Middle East.

“Undertaking a detailed inventory of a data centre to cost and space plan is imperative, so having a tool that has a record of every switch, plug and cable would of course be one that helps commercial viability planning.

“DCIM [Data Centre Infrastructure Management] has been on many cost consultant’s lines since its inception – but there just hasn’t been one good enough to support the planning process.”

Indeed, accurately recording such an environment represents a huge undertaking, but it is an analytical feat that automated infrastructure specialist RiT Tech is accomplishing.

XpedITe, the company’s next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management system, can mine and correlate data from multiple databases and systems to provide a single, trusted and real-time source of information.

Once verified manually by RiT Tech’s expert teams to account for any assets that pre-date or have been missed off previous registers, XpedITe removes a significant burden from the shoulders of all those responsible for running and preserving digital services by becoming an all-seeing eye and enabling the ability to orchestrate operations across all sites and assets in any given network.

Armed with a complete and high-fidelity picture that bridges previous gaps between disparate systems and environments, migration goes from being a mission wrought with risk to a controlled and easy-to-manage process.

XpedITe brings expediency to the transition by identifying any potential points of failure, flagging impacted devices and – using its advanced algorithms – producing accurate work orders for execution (even by third party operators), in order to maintain continuity of service.

However, this hi-tech tool’s attributes go far beyond the planning of which plugs to pull and replace first during a migration. Indeed, a data centre does not need to be on the move to benefit.

XpedITe enhances everyday operations by enabling points of failure and breaches of physical security to be immediately detected, optimising networks and mitigating against any unnecessary or unplanned downtime. Its automated work orders significantly reduce maintenance times and any network changes can be implemented and properly labelled with complete peace of mind having been forensically thought through.

Regardless of its point of introduction in a data centre’s lifecycle, RiT Tech’s innovative solution delivers reassurance and a return on investment. Whether utilised to plan a new facility, improve the efficiency of an existing site or manage self-migration, XpedITe’s live data allows informed decisions to be made quickly today, while planning, provisioning and preparing for tomorrow.

As Benjamin Franklin – one of the founding fathers of the United States of America – so eloquently put it “by failing to prepare you are preparing to fail” and in the data centre sector there is no longer any excuse for doing so.

DCIM in the Dock - Data Centres Ireland

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:37:21 GMT

In case you missed this thought-provoking 30 minute webinar, see below for the full video.

Outline of Panel Discussion - 10th November 14:30-15:00 GMT:

DCIM promised the earth but has failed to deliver. It stands accused of wasting time and money and making false promises.

From reorganising the letters to creating new acronyms, DCIM has faced lots of controversy on how it just doesn’t do what is says on the tin.

Will DCIM end up in the bin through no fault of its own or will perceptions be effectively changed.

As a community should we say ‘Out with the old and in with new?’ Or are those promises just not necessary and the demand just was not there in the first place.

We’re here to accept the challenge to stand as the accused on behalf of DCIM and face a Chief Inquisitor in order to defend a DCIM that has now turned over a new leaf.

4 Accused will stand in the dock on behalf of DCIM to answer the questions of a Chief Inquisitor.

The defendant on behalf of the accused, Mark Acton will present the case for the defence. A case on why the market was just not listening to the customers’ needs and how RiT Tech has made DCIM proud.

Defendants:

Mark Acton, Business Strategy and Technology Director, RiT Tech.

Jeff Safovich, Product and Technology Fellow at Satori Ventures Consulting.
Ofer Lior - Business Development Manager, Data Centres Software Solutions, Intel Corporation.

Assaf Skolnik, CEO, RiT Tech.

Chief Inquisitor:

Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research, Uptime Institute.

DCS Awards 2020: vote for us!

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:48:03 GMT

We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted with the XpedITe platform for not just one, but two award categories in this year’s DCS awards!

Data Centre ICT Automation/Orchestration Innovation of the Year
Data Centre Intelligent Automation and Management Innovation of the Year

As a valued client and ally of RiT Tech, we would really appreciate your support in helping us win such a worthy award. Since inception, our business has worked tirelessly to transform automation and remote management of IT operations and facilities management for data centre operators and their customers – winning would make us feel like we are coming home!

As founders of automated infrastructure management, it would be wonderful to be recognised for this great achievement. We truly believe that RiT Tech and XpedITe are game-changers for the industry and winning these awards will enable our team to continue to make ground breaking changes for our existing and future clients.

Please vote for us here: https://dcsawards.com/vote

Some key points:

Nominations close on 20th November
You can vote for us in both categories
Votes from public emails (Yahoo, Hotmail) will not be counted, be sure to vote using your business email

Thank you once again for your support in voting for us!

A time to trust?

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 19:09:53 GMT

It is common for emerging technologies to be treated with a degree of trepidation, but XpedITe – RiT Tech’s cutting-edge network infrastructure and operations management system – has the credentials to immediately address DCIM disillusionment and transform attitudes towards automation in data centres.

In a relatively short space of time, society as a whole has grown to trust – and take for granted – technology.

Take, for example, the satellite-navigation systems found in most modern vehicles. In the not-too-distant past, route planners were regarded with a high degree of scepticism by drivers, who – unconvinced by their gadget’s credentials – would often double check advice against a physical map or even simply dismiss any directions and diversions delivered in a digital voice.

O ver time, however, there has been a U-turn in attitudes. Humans have learned to cherish their in-car companions, appreciating their ability to avoid lengthy delays caused by accidents ahead and up-to-date knowledge of city centre congestion.

More often than not, people now pop in a postcode and blindly trust their sat-nav to get them to where they need to be. This journey to acceptance has been achieved in part by drivers being reassured by positive experiences of the technology, but also through machine learning.

Proficient systems assess habits, building an understanding of where a driver deviates from instruction and adapts its route planning accordingly. Similarly, smartphones have become a relied upon source of information. Doubts over the fidelity of Siri’s weather forecasting have long since evaporated and, more significantly, people expect to be able to ask their phone a question and have it respond.

This capability is again driven by machine learning and depends on a high-performance infrastructure in a data centre to deliver it.

Perversely, it is in the places responsible for meeting this ever-growing demand that trust in automation is at its most brittle.

Despite the abundant benefits to business of having a smart system that increases availability by reducing the severity and duration of outages, data centres have historically dragged their heels when it comes to showing faith in allowing computing platforms to map, monitor and optimise operations.

Why? Because early iterations of Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions were expensive to procure and frequently led “drivers” down dead ends and failed to produce the sunny outlooks promised.

XpedITe, however, is turning the tide. Designed and delivered as a managed service by automated infrastructure specialist RiT Tech, the next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management system has the requisite resume to restore trust.

Integrating with existing company processes, XpedITe is a dependable co-driver that can be relied on to provide an accurate and real-time view of a data centre’s direction of travel and to navigate away from any unnecessary downtime.

It simplifies the complex tasks of configuration management and network migration – optimising current set-ups while planning for over-the-horizon requirements and growth – and its continuous monitoring eliminates any flaws in detecting faults and remedying them.

Proficient in keeping the lights on at “dark” and staffed sites, XpedITe generates high-fidelity work orders that ensure engineers can quickly get things moving in the event of any breakdowns.

Consequently, investing in XpedITe is not a question of choosing to trust a technical solution, it is a simple economic decision, with faith repaid in tangible savings.

Alleviating Automation Anxiety

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 16:50:08 GMT

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.

Life on the Edge

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:56:11 GMT

Life on the edge may be technically demanding but with XpedITe’s automated provisioning and physical management tailored to meet company-specific requirements and optimising IT assets down to the very last port, securing a competitive edge there can be easy.

Given nothing drives the growth and refinement of an industry more than demand, it is little surprise that the business of facilitating the flow and storage of data is having to evolve at an expeditious rate.

A lmost every facet of daily life is increasingly dependent on technology and meeting the world’s insatiable appetite for rapid, resilient and reliable computing requires agile and intelligent solutions.

Consequently, data centres – the proverbial shoulders supporting the explosion in consumption – are having to adapt to service the need and keep pace with the digital revolution.

Doing so has seen a significant shift in thinking towards the “edge”; the concept of bringing computation and data storage closer to the point of demand in a bid to improve response times and save bandwidth.

Although pitched by many marketers as an innovative, novel practice, the idea of extending the edge of a network to deliver cloud computing resources and cached content to local end users is nothing new. Akamai Technologies, for example, built its content distribution network in the late 1990s.

However, there is no denying that the edge – which in reality is more of a deployment strategy than a new technology – is the prevailing direction of travel.

Driven in part by the arrival of 5G and proliferation of the Internet of Things, the global market for edge data centres is expected to nearly triple from $4 billion in 2017 to $13.5 billion in 2024.

These smaller, locally-positioned facilities certainly have the potential to reduce latency and overcome intermittent connections, but great promise comes with high expectations of performance..

Organisations and individuals have grown accustomed to technology on tap and being relatively diminutive in size will not afford edge operations any protection from the big issues faced by traditional, core data centres – namely the need to reduce costs while increasing capacity and maintaining stability and reliability.

Indeed, the challenge of avoiding any downtime – and the associated financial losses – is generally greater for those supporting digital infrastructures out on a limb.

Often situated in outlying locations, edge centres are typically unstaffed and adopt a dark site operating model that makes optimisation and maintenance a major headache without the use of highly-detailed remote monitoring tools and intelligent management systems.

The “dark” tag is particularly apt in respect of the edge’s physical elements, with legacy issues, a bolt-on attitude to expansion and capacity, and inadequate documentation creating a veritable black hole in the operating picture.

Distributed digital infrastructures necessitate the need to gather, interpret and display data to paint an accurate overview and orchestrate environments, but – in contrast to the number of facilities in search of support – such solutions are notable only by their scarcity.

Most within the sector accept preserving uptime is becoming more difficult as networks become more complex and geographically spread and that the array of much-maligned data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) tools available have been left behind by an ever-evolving industry.

And for many, the disconnect – and lack of information integration – between a data centre’s facilities, IT and its business stakeholders’ systems remain a significant barrier to both cost and resource efficiency.

The edge is purported to be the new technological frontier, with its satellite sites viewed as critical features of the digital landscape, and yet it is terrain largely devoid of any meaningful management infrastructure.

To expect optimal operation of the physical components – the cabinets and network connectivity – of these data centres, when there are no engineers watching over them or reliable troubleshooting toolkit acting as a sentinel, is blinkered.

Fortunately, these shortcomings have been recognised by RiT Tech and the automated infrastructure management specialist has flexed its expertise to research and develop a solution to ensure the “edge” is constantly sharp.

XpedITe – a next-generation data centre, network, infrastructure and operations management platform – has been designed to rapidly integrate with legacy systems to create a single source of truth across all sites and assets in any given network.

Defining DCIM, it was created following thorough analysis of the entire ecosystem of a data centre and represents an holistic solution that bridges previous gaps between disparate systems and environments.

The tool provides real-time visibility, monitoring and control of all physical components and, with a focus on improving operational efficiency, delivers a genuine return on investment. It enables points of failure to be immediately detected and, as an all-seeing eye, automates work orders to eliminate manual errors.

Although a remote capability, XpedITe’s impact is felt where it matters most and is a technician’s dream companion in the event of any connectivity crisis. Constantly scanning the entire edge environment, it not only detects operational disruption but troubleshoots and manages the response using advanced automation algorithms.

Consequently, those sent to the edge to perform maintenance tasks go armed with a high-fidelity plan to execute; ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.

Similarly, XpedITe is a valuable ally when it comes to preserving the integrity of a data centre’s physical network security. An ever-vigilant guard, the solution will raise the alarm if any unplanned connections or disconnections occur or non-recognised cords are patched into a network.

Data Centre Dynamics - Control & Automate

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:13:39 GMT

DCIM driving the economic of hybrid digital infrastructure - hosted by Mark Acton.

Data Centres Ireland - Remote Operating Models for a New Era & the Edge

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:07:58 GMT

This Webinar is a panel Discussion, moderated by Mark Acton (independent Consultant) and feature Industry Experts Venessa Moffat (RiT Tech), Simon Browne (JLL), Eddie Kilbane (Dataplex Group) and Ofer Lior, (Intel).

Outline of Panel Discussion:

“The ongoing edge deployment trend is resulting in the creation of business critical sites that are both remote and generally not staffed. The current difficulties with travel and site access pose similar challenges to more traditional sites. This panel of Experts will discuss “How do we monitor, manage and maintain these sites to ensure continued availability and reliability?”.

Areas that were discussed :

Edge deployment and the growing dependency on remote sites that are not manned yet potentially business critical
Dark Data Centres
The requirement to manage increasingly complex, geographically diverse, hybrid digital infrastructure
How can these sites remain reliable and available without onsite staff?
How should site visits and essential maintenance be manged and performed?
Should we be introducing new operational models that better suit remote, dark site management?
How do we collate the information we need to manage multiple unmanned remote sites to achieve operational and economic objectives?
Yet we need to have this accuracy and confidence in the data to properly support the business and the economics of operating a data centre
How do we achieve this dream?
What is tools are there or are being developed to assist those challenged with managing datacentres and other Critical Infrastructure?
Those unable to make the live Webinar, can register and watch on line by simply registering to receive a link to the video recording.

The webinar is now free to watch online:

Hybrid digital infrastructure management - DCIM driving the economics of hybrid digital infrastructure

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:13:12 GMT

We discussed the ever growing demand for comprehensive management and deep real - time analysis for today's Data Centre's IT infrastructure so we can gain actual true value from it and lower the overall TCO.

Data centers Ireland

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:08:40 GMT

A Data-centric Approach to managing Data Centres.

"Looking forward to @datacentresire this year. Great speakers and content are looking good, and we’re looking forward to being there."

Data Centre operators are facing increasing challenges as the sector matures and new deployment methodologies are being adopted. The result is a range of business issues which need to be addressed by data centre owners and operators with tools that address the following areas:

Complex hybrid digital environments
Edge adoption and remote ‘dark’ sites
Increasing number of data sources
Requirements for true integration
Uptime, availability and time to service
Operational efficiency and cost reduction (Genuine ROI)
A need for improved capacity / resource planning and management
Ambitions for automation, analytics, ML and ultimately AI

These challenges are resulting to changes in approach to data centre management. This is especially true for the operational tools needed to properly manage their day to day activities in distributed data centres. A key change is the requirement for a tool that provides a single source of truth. This is not simply a single pane of glass or dashboard summary. It should include full integration with business systems and processes with the sharing of data across multiple separate systems. All assets in the business being accurately tracked, reported upon and viewed in the same consistent way by all departments sharing a single federated database.

TIA membership

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:16:44 GMT

RiT Tech is now a registered Engineering Committee Participant (ECP) in the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). ECP membership is ideal for a company or business unit looking to become deeply involved in shaping a single TIA standard. TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a Standards Development Organization (SDO) and therefore capable of creating US Standards.

Standards projects and technical documents initiated by TIA's engineering committees are formulated according to the guidelines established by the ANSI Essential Requirements.

In achieving this membership status Anand Kumar, our RCDD qualified Global Product Manager RIT Tech is now a full ECP Participant. This allows RiT Tech full access to, and participation in, Technical Committee 42 (TR-42), all subcommittees, working groups and task groups.

About TR-42 Engineering Committee:

Engineering Committee TR-42 develops and maintains voluntary telecommunications standards for telecommunications cabling infrastructure in buildings such as commercial properties, data centres, industrial buildings and residential buildings etc.

The Committee develops and maintains telecommunications Standards for all cabling types including both copper and optical fiber as well as infrastructure topologies, installation requirements, field and laboratory testing and related network technology specifications in addition to the administration, pathways and spaces required to support the cabling infrastructure.

Inside_Networks magazine AIM, IIM & network management

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:20:12 GMT

Hitting the target .
Mark Acton of RiT Tech examines the evolution of automated Infrastructure management (AIM) in the internet of things (IoT) era.

The dependency on IT infrastructure, networks and data centres is growing for organisations of all sizes.

They constantly seek to increase output while maintaining stability and reliability, with every second of downtime translating directly to financial loss. Maintaining IT and network infrastructure, however, is becoming increasingly difficult, as networks become more complex and data centres become larger and more geographically distributed.

This poses a significant burden on IT budgets and is becoming extremely difficult, if not impossible, to manage and maintain manually.

To read more on the evolution of Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) solutions, download below.

DCIM: Embrace or Bury?

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:47:37 GMT

As part of the annual London DCW event, Mark Acton, of RiT Tech hosted a panel entitled “DCIM: Embrace of Bury?” It was intended to get the opinions of the panel and the delegates in the room as to where we are with DCIM, and whether we need to start to look for something else.

The latest from the DCW panel 12 March 2020

The panellists were Emma Fryer (TechUK), Alan Beresford (Eco-Cooling),Venessa Moffat (RiT Tech) and Paul Milburn (Ekkosense).

When asked for a one-line description of what a DCIM is, there were four different answers, which probably goes to show, that the concept is not quite at a maturity level that it needs to be, even after a decade of installations.

It was also largely agreed that to date that general DCIM systems have failed to deliver on the promises made.

The key components of a DCIM represented a good discussion with the group. There seems to be no argument that a DCIM system should include Facilities, Connectivity and IT stack, where previously some (if not most) products in the market have not achieved this. Capacity planning came up as a big function of any DCIM system, as did asset management, thermal control and operational efficiency in general.

At this point, our now honorary panellist, David Dawson from Kharon-IT observed that the panel so far had used the word integration a mere 36 times already. The discussion moved towards whether DCIM should be all things to all men, which in the main, the room thought it shouldn’t be. Rather, DCIM should be the glue that connects all the other business systems and provides a single pain of glass showing what’s important to the various types of users. Paul from Ekkosense observed that there are analytics for the techies, but at the moment not useful dashboards for the business executive who doesn’t want to delve into the detail of the DCIM application.

There was general consensus in the room that the IT stack should be integrated in some way, and that DCIM systems should also connect to other business systems, such as CMDB, ERP, Finance systems. It was also recognized that Facilities, IT and ‘the business’ work on different timescales, but also that currently don’t work well together. A DCIM implementation should be a catalyst in getting all the stakeholders to work together around core business processes that involve people, IT and assets.

Technology in general is entwined in day to day business, and should not be seen as a cost, but rather as an opportunity to create competitive advantage. Business goals and processes can be facilitated using technology and efficient data centres, and conversely business risks and technology risks can be minimised by using solutions such as DCIM.

The DNIO concept builds on the foundations of DCIM, and addresses the three major challenges that IT and Data Centre leaders face today:

Increasingly complex, inter-connected, hybrid environments becoming difficult to manage.
Up-time and availability risk for smooth DC Operations.
Efficiency and cost reduction for maximum business agility.
Increasing number of data sources and complexity of data.
Moving towards automation and AI within the data centre.

As pioneers in Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) and intelligent connectivity, and more recently in facilities and IT management, RiT Tech have brought these areas of expertise together, focusing on feedback from multinational clients. Areas such as asset management, integration, speed to implement, and time to value have been common areas of complaint for traditional DCIM users.

DNIO addresses these complaints and takes a data-centric approach, which allows flexibility and fully bespoke configurations, that deliver maximum efficiency via full-stack integration in an open framework.

Find out more about RiT's DNIO solution here. The metamorphosis of DCIM.

The final thoughts.... What will DCIM look like in 5 years' time?

Paul – “More Analytics, offering solutions rather than just raw data.”

Venessa – “Invisible like Visa, and connected to everything.”

Alan – “More useful information and intelligent monitoring rather than just a data repository.”

Emma – “More Ability to collect and collate useful information.”

Dave – “More process and business integration through a ‘Single pane of Glass’”.

Leveraging extensive experience in providing converged IT infrastructure management and intelligent connectivity solutions, RiT Tech offer an evolved offering.

DNIO (Datacentre, Network & Infrastructure Orchestration). This full-stack, open-framework solution takes the Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) concept to its metamorphosis, capable of delivering higher levels of business agility.

5 reasons to choose OM5 for your data center

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:08:35 GMT

According to Nielsen’s law of internet bandwidth, users' bandwidth grows by 50% per year (10% less than Moore's Law for computer speed). This new law appears to fit data from 1983 to 2019.

With this in mind, our infrastructures have to keep up with this throughput demand, which we can see when we look at our wireless networks for example. 5G is the fifth-generation wireless technology for digital cellular networks that began wide deployment in 2019.

5G network deployment, IoT and new IT applications are driving factors in increasing data throughput in our data centres, and will require high-bandwidth network infrastructure. With the cloud computing and web services continuing to drive bandwidth need, data rates grow from 10G, 40G to 100G and beyond in many data centre networks, which creates the need for development of new technology to manage the big data situation that we face today.

OM5 fibre is a next generation of multimode fibre. It is already a part of a standard .

OM5 fibre is designed to work over a wide range of wavelengths between 850 nm and 950 nm, which was not the case for OM1, OM2, OM3 and OM4. OM5 Supports shortwave wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) technology which can reduce fibre counts in optical transmission

Here are the important things to know about OM5 and why you need it in your data centre:

1. Standards

ANSI/TIA-492AAAE, the new wideband multimode fiber standard, was approved for publication in June 2016 after a 20-month, industry-wide study carried out by a special TIA taskforce within TR-42.11 (Optical Systems Subcommittee) and TR-42.12 (Optical Fibers and Cables Subcommittee). The International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) has recently decided on the nomenclature for wideband multimode fiber cable: OM5. This new fiber cable standard has already been referred to by the IEEE 802.3 working group for next-generation Ethernet standard development.

Fiber: TIA-492AAAE (2016), IEC 60793-2-10 ed. 6 (1Q17)
Cabling: ANSI/TIA-568.3-D (2016), ISO/IEC 11801 ed. 3 (4Q17)
TIA has specified lime green as the official cable jacket color for OM5.

With OM5, you can rest assured that the reliability and quality is there to support the faster speeds and wider range of wavelengths.

2. SWDM

Shortwave wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) is a technology that uses four wavelengths across the 850 to 950 nm range. SWDM transceivers were designed to use 2-fiber connectivity into the transceiver with OM5 multimode fiber. In 2015, the SWDM Alliance was formed by a group of transceiver, fiber and system vendors to develop a multisource agreement (MSA) for SWDM transceivers. Because OM5 wideband multimode fiber permits the use of a much wider wavelength range of 850nm to 953nm, it’s desirable to reduce fiber count by transmitting multiple VCSEL wavelengths in the same multimode fiber.

In a 40G layout, fiber optic technicians have to use one MTP fiber and 4 OM4 duplex fibers (total 8 fibers), which is obvious not preferable for high-density cabling networks. So by comparison with OM5 fiber, and utilizing SWDM technology, it is now reduced into 2 fibers (4×10G) in 40G networks, 2 fibers (4×25G) in 100G links.

In your data centre this represents and cost-saving in number of cables for the overall throughput capability, but also space-saving for tight environment’s .

3. OM5 Compatibility

In the main, 40G and 100G SWDM4 optical transceivers can be used with OM5 fiber. The SWDM4 transceiver uses a complex short wavelength division multiplex (SWDM) technology. Signals at four wavelengths (850nm, 880nm, 910nm and 940nm) are transmitted over one fiber. And only two fibers are required for bidirectional transmission. OM5 cable has the same fiber size of OM4 and OM3, which means OM5 is fully compatible with OM3 and OM4 fiber.

In other words, OM5 cabling supports all legacy applications in existing data centre infrastructures. If a service provider wants to use OM5 for a high speed environment, big changes will not be needed for existing cabling. OM5 cabling supports all legacy applications, and is fully compatible with OM3 and OM4 cabling.

4. Distance

Multimode cabling is often the first choice for short reach connections. As we know, OM4 patch cord can support link length up to 100m with 100G-SWDM4 transceivers, While OM5 can extend the reach to 150m with the same types of fiber optic transceivers, providing another better choice for data centre optimization.

5. OM5 Costs Impact

OM5 cabling will cost about 20-40% more than OM4. In addition, with the considerably declined costs of single-mode transceivers due to silicon photonics technologies and large hyper scale data centres buying in large volumes, more and more users will be prone to choose single-mode transceiver modules.

When it comes to data centre building, the cost is only one important parameter to consider. OM5 cable is beneficial for data centre deployments. Compared to single mode fibre cable (SMF), multimode fibre cable (MMF) is more cost-effective, because in most data centres, short reach connections are common.

However, OM5 provides optimal support of emerging SWDM applications which reduces the amount of fibres needed for high speed transmissions. Using OM5 will future-proof your installations for years to come.

To conclude, with the increase in demands for high bandwidth in data centre along with migration to multi-wavelength applications which operates over longer link distances, it is important to note that data centre operators should understand the use and benefits of OM5 fibre channel.

Anand Kumar, RCDD
Global Product Manager
RiT Tech (Intelligence Solutions) Ltd.

7 major network infrastructure challenges addressed with AIM

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 15:04:17 GMT

Maintaining network infrastructure is increasingly more difficult: as data centres become larger and more geographically distributed, they pose a major burden on IT budgets and are difficult to manage and maintain manually.

These manual processes can incur unacceptably high error rates and heavy costs. RiT’s pioneering R&D Centre in Israel is the birth place of AIM - Automated Infrastructure Management, which is now integrated into ISO/IEC 18598. AIM solutions relieve these burdens and fully leverage the potential of the connected and efficient building.

Managing the Cost-base

A best-in-class AIM solution allows companies to make significant operational efficiency gains, whilst also saving on unnecessary costs. The more complex the environment, the bigger the opportunity for cost and efficiency gains.

Operational Efficiency:

Reduces network downtime.
Improves network output.
Reduces maintenance time.
Eliminates errors.

Cost Savings: .

Reduced downtime.
Reduced power consumption.
Lower management and technician overhead.
Optimized infrastructure utilization.

Be a leader in your industry and gain all these benefits from AIM.

Venessa Moffat
Product Marketing
RiT Tech (Intelligence Solutions) Ltd.

Insight on channel and CH test for copper cabling

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:41:17 GMT

This document will help in better understanding of cabling system components (Cable, Patch cord, jacks). Cabling system is generally tested for the performance as per the standard recommendation. The standard that prevails today for copper cabling systems is TIA-568.2-D and ISO/IEC 11801.

There are two important type of Testing that are performed to ensure that the system works in accordance to the standard defined values and to get the throughput as per requirement.

The two types of testing product involves in Copper cabling system are:

1. Channel Test

2. Connecting Hardware Test (Component)

There is also a specification for each individual component of a Channel. These specifications are much more difficult to test because field testers are configured to test a whole system not just a component. When a product is Component Rated it is assured of being interoperable with other OEM’s products within a Channel, meaning that you can "mix and match" products and still achieve Channel compliance.

The Open Platform Colloquium

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:19:42 GMT

On Thurs 7th November, RiT held the first of a series of thought leadership events in London. The format is called the Open Platform Colloquium, and is intended to gather experts, stakeholders, end-users and vendors together to discuss a current issue, and investigate practical ways that companies can make progress.

Orchestrating the Software-Defined Data Centre

The first subject was “Orchestrating the Software-defined Data Centre”(SDDC), and was co-hosted by Intel DCM, and sponsored by ExcelRedstone and PTS Consulting, who all presented. After the presentations, there was a lively debate, which will guide resulting publications from the event.

Some of the key take aways were as follows:

• DCIM is necessary for smooth operations of complex environments such as an SDDC

• A full DCIM implementation requires stakeholder involvement from around the business

• Leaders are working to fix the reputation of DCIM as it is evolving and its scope is widening

• A new name for DCIM? Data centre, Network & Infrastructure Orchestration (DNIO) is RiT’s progressive offering called XpedITe

• Accuracy of data is critical, using big data is important

• Real time data is critical for successful operations

• DCIM/DNIO is not an "Off the shelf" product – it requires integration work as well as configuration of processes

The next Open Platform Colloquium will be announced shortly. To take part or find out more, please contact us

DNIO - a data orchestra

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 09:57:10 GMT

We have unique challenges in managing data centres as a complete entity in order to provide the consumption-based model that clients require, because there is always a physical component, which is finite.

It struck me recently that whilst we are evolving towards a fully software defined data centres on a large scale, we are not quite there yet, and in some ways we have had unrealistic expectations in the past of what DCIM could do. We expected a single pain of glass that showed us the entire system of systems within our data centre. We expected to be able to manage capacity from ways on PDUs through to patch panel ports. We expected that a lot of our internal policies and procedures to simply be replicated supported and automated within the system. We expected quite a lot from what was touted as a software solution. Whilst some systems could offer these things, there were various difficulties in making them become a reality. In fact, a few years ago, depending on who you spoke to, the ‘M’ in DCIM could represent Management or Monitoring. There wasn’t even agreement on the acronym.

However, we have evolved. We know that integration is one of the hardest parts of implementing a DCIM program, and we know that integration of all components and systems is the key to delivering the value. We also know that we must look at the IT systems as well as the data centre facility systems, and the connectivity infrastructure. Lastly, we know now that asset management is a key foundation of a DCIM project. Given this, we are now implementing solutions which integrate and orchestrate infrastructure, networks and and IT systems. We propose that DCIM has grown up and should now be called Datacentre, Network and Infrastructure Orchestration, or DNIO.

I think that if you see DCIM as software, then you will not gain the benefits of implementing it. This article by Emily Ketchen draws parallels between business and leading like a conductor, and we need to lead like conductors when implementing a DNIO system. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leading-like-orchestra-conductor-business-world-emily-ketchen/ .

In her article, Emily states: “One of the first things a conductor does is gather the talent they will need to form a complete orchestra. Once everyone has been hired, they will schedule rehearsal after rehearsal to get everyone on the same page and establish a rapport with the musicians. Then, as the maestro ascends to the podium, the job becomes all about conveying the right tempo and guiding everyone to their one goal, which is to make great music together.

In leading a business practice or unit, the steps are similar. You clearly define your vision and goals; build a diverse team for accomplishing them; nurture relationships; and set the tempo as the team executes on the task.”

Anyone implementing a DNIO program would do well to follow this approach. Firstly, know what you want from your solution, and don’t just choose the partner who can tick the most boxes.

Secondly, choose a partner who understands that this is not just software, there are several components to this program, and to ignore them during the procurement cycle, will only negatively impact your budget later.

Thirdly, identify all of the stakeholders in your company and ensure they buy into the vision and are actively engaged. Be the DNIO champion and set the tempo with regular program meetings. The conductor’s job is to enable people’s stories to be heard at the same time. Create opportunities to find synergies – they are there. You just have to get the right people in the room. Like the conductor, create space for processes and the conditions where these processes can take place.

Lastly, integration is key to gaining maximum business value, so build an agile framework with open integrations between systems. This way as you add data centres, or systems, they can be added to the DNIO.

If you follow this advice, then you will not only have a functioning DNIO providing your single pane of glass, but you will implement on budget and keep all your stakeholders happy, whilst running a cost-efficient data centre. It is possible to manage physical and virtual systems in one place.

Out of the chaos comes order. Out of noise comes music

Assaf Skolnik
CEO
RiT Tech (Intelligence Solutions) Ltd.

BICSI India - automated infrastructure management (AIM)

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:20:50 GMT

BICSI India - Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) - A practical run-through. September 19-20, 2019.

CAT8: the future of data Center cabling

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:34:50 GMT

Category 8 will play a major role in data centres and critical environments upgrading to 25/40GBASE-T. As bandwidth demand continues to increase on daily basis, Cat 8 is future proofing the need of Bandwidth.

The most common cabling system for Enterprise happens to be copper cabling due to Ethernet standard and its deployments.

Unlike copper cabling for earlier 1G and 10G technologies, Cat8 will not have a 100-meter range. For most data centres purposes, however, this limitation is not a problem. Cat8 is designed to support 30-meter channel range.

What is CAT8 Cabling?

Cat 8 solutions are designed to support Ethernet at rates up to 25/40 Gbps (40GBASE-T).
Short distances up to 30 meters, which is a solution primarily for data centres.
Unlike earlier, no. of ports required to reach 25/40Gbps, now with Cat 8 it is less and thus results in less of Power usage and electronic costs.
Category 8 operates at 2 GHz, more than 4 x Cat 6A.
Besides, the 25/40GBASE-T standards support auto negotiation, which provides convenience for data centre users.
The international standards bodies ISO and IEC have designated two cabling variants; they are Category 8.1 and Category 8.2.
Category 8.1 components are used to construct Class I links. They are backward compatible with the RJ45 connector interface for categories 6A, 6 and 5e as specified in ISO/IEC 11801 and EN 50173.
Category 8.2 components are used to construct Class II links. Category 8.2 components are backward compatible with components used to construct Class F and Class FA links.
CAT8 cables look similar to lower category cables and most will still be terminated in RJ45 connections.
Cat 8 uses Common, field-proven and time-tested RJ45 Interface which is backward compatible.

Standards Applicable

SANSI/TIA-568-2.D Category 8 Cabling

ISO/IEC 11801 Generic Cabling, Including Class I & II Channels

Channel Configuration

Maximum 24 meter, jack-to-jack permanent link and up to 6 meters of patch cords.

RiT Products

RiT's CAT 8 Cables

RiT's Category 8 cables are shielded and comply with the standard requirement.

The cable performance is tested for 2GHz and is verified by ETL for 2 connector channel performance. Cable flammability complies with the IEC 60332-1, IEC 60332-2, UL 1581 VW-1, EN 50575:2014Cca s1d1a1 (CPR) requirement.

RiT's CAT 8 Connectors

RiT's Category 8 connectors is familiar to RJ45 interface ( 8 pin modular). Keystone Jack complies to the standard requirement and is part of the ETL verification program for the channel performance. This jack complies to the standard Patch Panels offered by RiT.
High quality connectors ensure system reliability and stability by press-fit assembly process.
Compact RJ45 Keystone design to support HD installations up to 48 keystones in 1U rack space.
Optimized for Power Over ethernet IEEE 802.3bt (4PPoE) Type 3 (60W) and Type 4 (100W). RiT connector also supports Power over HDBaseT (PoH) - up to 100W.

RiT's CAT 8 Patch Cords

RIT CAT8 S/FTP Patch Cords conforms to ANSI/TIA/EIA-568.2-D, ISO/IEC 11801, IEEE and CENELEC EC50575 for Category 8. The patch cords are 100% tested per Cat.8 Channel up to 2000 MHz. RiT's Patented Precision Placement Technology (PPT), the Plug ensures high-repeatability Cross-Talk performance. PPT enables Category 8 performance under any field condition.

Verified by ETL for 2 Connector Channel Performance

Anand Kumar, RCDD
Global Product Manager
RiT Tech (Intelligence Solutions) Ltd.

10 reasons why great asset management is essential for smooth data center operations

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:34:27 GMT

In any one enterprise organisation right now, there may be 4 or 5 separate asset management tracking systems or, more likely, several separate spreadsheets with different naming conventions and probably some overlaps and out-dated information. Many data centres are still managing their assets on spreadsheets, which is, in our opinion, sub-optimal.

In an article earlier this year in Digitalisation World, Marcus Doran said: “…the average organization can expect an error rate of 15 percent or more when manually tracking IT assets.”

This article shows you 10 reasons why great asset management can significantly and positively impact your bottom line in data centre operations.

Have a look at the following questions and if you answer no to any of them, then keep reading...

Do you have a common asset management system across your business?
Are you sure you don't have any ghost / comatose servers / assets in your inventory
Are you positive that you are tracking all assets – eg. tracking blades and the chassis?
Do you have flexible architectures allowing integration in your IT systems for asset tracking and management.
Are you 100% sure that you know exactly what you have in your DC? Do you have an up-to-date CMDB?

1 https://digitalisationworld.com/blogs/55642/howdcim-tools-facilitate-data-centre-asset-management

To start, you need to know the scope of requirements for asset management within your business.

Start from the top – your business objectives, and work down from there... then read on to see the benefits that you could realise in a relatively short time frame.

1. Good processes and procedures.

To ensure successful moves / adds / changes, good processes and procedures are required, based on solid asset management – knowing where the assets are located, who owns them, what maintenance there is against them and so on. These internal cycles are saved instantly. Without good business processes, however, this could all be undone very quickly.

2. Efficient resource / IMAC management

If you know where everything is, then you don’t have to send resources out to run an audit. The entire change project takes fewer resources, and is lower cost and risk to complete.

3. Single source of the truth through the entire stack, and business

Capacity planning runs through the full stack, from the physical infrastructure, to the application layer, so it makes sense to manage it all in one place. An integration with your company ERP / CMDB systems ensure one single database. No more pointless reconciliation projects.

4. Essential foundation for DCIM and SDDC

If a data centre area has a high weekend bandwidth, and compute utilization, then ensuring that the appropriate power is available is critical to keeping the service alive. So the very foundations to implementing DCIM or a Software Defined Data Centre, is ensuring you have both IT Asset Management and DC Asset Management in the same system. You can’t make decisions or program automated actions without it.

5. ISO9001 (and other standards) compliance

If you have a successfully implemented Asset Management system, ticking the boxes for a compliance audit will be a doddle – at least from an asset and category perspective.

6. Purchase, lease, and warranty information

All of this information is stored and tracked within most asset management systems – the collated information ensures that you can get the best service / price possible from your vendors.

7. Comatose / Zombie servers

Comatose, or zombie servers frequently occur when they are orphaned – eg their owner leaves the company. If you are tracking ownership, then you can reassign that ownership when someone leaves the organisation and utilize the assets appropriately.

8. Open-source APIs, easy access

With the Internet of things (IOT) maturing and the digital mesh becoming more of a reality, it rarely makes sense nowadays to create stand alone software that doesn’t talk to anything else. Make sure your environment has a flexible architecture, and the vendors your choose should have an open-source mindset when it comes to integrating with other systems. Some of the more forward-thinking providers are catching on to this, and making the application very easy to access.

9. Real-time reporting instead of constantly assessing or auditing

A transparent environment is the most efficient. Yes it takes a little bit more effort up front to keep the information up-to-date, but if your staff are strict with it, you will create real agility within your data centre. Imagine being able to answer the queries from the business instantly!

10. Migrations / mergers

As with the above, the auditing part of the project is already complete, saving you around 30% of the resource cost if you had to audit before a migration.
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My final word on this is that you must have your internal processes and procedures clear, in order to successfully implement great asset management and realise all the above benefits. If not, you may fall at the last hurdle.

Venessa Moffat
Product Marketing
RiT Tech (Intelligence Solutions) Ltd.

RiT Offers Unique UHD Solution for Data Centers

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:53:00 GMT

Looking for Intelligent Connectivity Solutions?
RiT offer a unique HD solution for structured fibre installations.

Smaller box for better cable-management in the cabinet.
Option to mix and match cartridges of different speeds.
Available with OM5, OM4 and OM3 as well as Single Mode.
Easy to hot swap for troubleshooting or upgrades.

The need for ever-increasing data rates in DC environments has resulted in faster solutions that are possible within the standards:

RiT now offers 100 & 400 Gigabit capabilities. The RiT Xlight F/O Ultra High Density (UHD) Cassette Tray is designed to offer high-density throughput in a limited space.

It has the smallest footprint available in the market today to support limited space and improved airflow inside the cabinet. The solution allows different types of cassette to have any speed combination on the panel, starting from 1G to 400G.

Global Technology Experts Introduce DNIO: The Metamorphosis of DCIM

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 12:27:45 GMT

“We’re very excited to offer our DNIO Platform, XpedITe to the market. It is our proprietary offering, but has an open-framework that can connect to legacy systems, as well as new. We offer unlimited integration, with a powerful work order and workflow capability, which together offer the highest levels of operational efficiency possible in the data centre. Our customers particularly like the GUI and ease of use.”

Tel Aviv, Israel, 04 July 2019: Leveraging their extensive experience in providing converged IT infrastructure management and intelligent connectivity solutions, RiT Tech are showcasing DNIO (Data centre, Network & Infrastructure Orchestration). The full-stack, open-framework solution that takes the Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DC concept to its metamorphosis, capable of delivering higher levels of business agility.

Since the introduction of DCIM to the general market over a decade ago, many changes have taken place in the data centre and infrastructure sector, as the concept struggled to mature. Nevertheless, experts are still predicting a 16% growth to 2024 with a forecast market value of over $3bn. The reasons for this, are trends such as:

Growth in big data and move towards predictive analytics
IT and Facilities starting to work together
Efficiency and cost reduction required for increased business agility
Aspirations towards the software defined data centre

Moreover, the move towards distributed, digital infrastructures and hybrid environments has been one of the most significant shifts, which necessitates the overview and orchestration of infrastructure environments across multiples sites. The DNIO concept builds on the foundations of DCIM, and addresses the three major challenges that IT and Data Centre leaders face today:

Increasingly complex, inter-connected, hybrid environments becoming difficult to manage.
Uptime and availability risk for smooth DC Operations.
Efficiency and cost reduction for maximum business agility.

About RiT Tech:

Headquartered in Israel, RiT Tech is a leading provider of converged IT infrastructure management and connectivity solutions for over 30 years. RiT offers an open-framework platform that provides a unified way to manage converged systems and services, to improve resource utilization, streamline infrastructure operations, reduce operational cost, optimize future investments and to enhance data security. RiT also offers high-performance, end-to-end structured cabling solutions.

RiT’s pioneering R&D Centre in Israel is the birth place of AIM - Automated Infrastructure Management, which is now integrated into ISO/IEC 18598. RiT’s data-centric approach facilitates intelligent, big data solutions to complex business problems, deployed around the world in data centres, large corporations, government agencies, financial institutions, telecommunications, airport authorities, healthcare organizations and educational facilities.

Global Technology Experts Introduce DNIO: The Metamorphosis of DCIM

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:23:29 GMT

Tel Aviv, Israel, 04 July 2019: Leveraging their extensive experience in providing converged IT infrastructure management and intelligent connectivity solutions, RiT Tech are showcasing DNIO (Datacentre, Network & Infrastructure Orchestration). The full-stack, open-framework solution that takes the Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DC concept to its metamorphosis, capable of delivering higher levels of business agility.

Growth in big data and move towards predictive analytics
IT and Facilities starting to work together
Efficiency and cost reduction required for increased business agility
Aspirations towards the software defined data centre

The DNIO concept builds on the foundations of DCIM, and addresses the three major challenges that IT and Data Centre leaders face today:

1. Increasingly complex, inter-connected, hybrid environments becoming difficult to manage.

2. Uptime and availability risk for smooth DC Operations.

3. Efficiency and cost reduction for maximum business agility.

About RiT Tech:

DCD Shanghai, June 25, 2019

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 16:15:21 GMT

DCD Shanghai, June 25, 2019, Shanghai Tower Conference Centre, Shanghai, China. RiT Tech in collaboration with Intel introduced the first full-stack, open framework for data center infrastructure operations (DNIO) - XpedITe platform.

Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Mon, 06 May 2019 16:10:12 GMT

Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 6-7 May 2019.

Mumbai, India. Booth #S15. RiT Tech introducing the first full-stack, open framework for Datacentre Infrastructure Operations (DNIO) - XpedITe Platform

First Installers Seminar Sponsored by RiT Tech & RIL Eco Systems was Launched

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 17:05:13 GMT

First installers seminar sponsored by RiT Tech & RIL Eco Systems was launched. - November 2018

Southern Airlines

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:33:01 GMT

RiT was chosen as a qualified supplier by Southern Airlines in Great China - August 2018

RiT Tech Presents the New XpedITe Platform

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:00:58 GMT

RiT Tech Presents the New XpedITe Platform at DCD India, July 18-19, 2018. Intel Booth #19

ETCIO.com

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 10:36:07 GMT

RiT Tech forms technology integration with Intel Data Center Manager - July 2018.

Integration with Intel Data Centre Manager (DCM) to offers new capabilities of monitoring, analytics, prediction, and control of infrastructure and network centres.

New Delh i: RiT Tech h as announced strategic technology integration with Intel Data Centr e Manager ( DCM ) to offers new capabilities of monitoring, analytics, prediction, and control of infrastructure and network centres.

The new Device Level Telemetries Module inside RiT's XpedITe Platform empowers IT and data centre managers to take greater control of their management and decision-making capabilities.

XpedITe is the only Data Centre and Networking Infrastructure Optimizatio n ( DNIO ) platfo rm in the market that efficiently manages, automates and truly bridges data centres, IT and networking infrastructure together in one platform. Utilizing Intel technology, RiT's XpedITe Platform will create one-point-of-control and accurate device health, power and thermal consumption data.

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Appointing OST Electronics Pvt. as a Master Distributor in India - June 2018

Pre-launching XpedITe Platform Roadshow in China

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:51:32 GMT

Pre Launching XpedITe Platform Roadshow in China - March 2018

Schneider Electric PatchView consultant seminar in Israel

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:48:13 GMT

Schneider Electric PatchView consultant seminar in Israel on February 2018.

DCIM Summit - RiT Tech introduce XpedITe platform

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:43:37 GMT

DCIM Summit: RiT Tech introduce XpedITe platform on October 31, 2017.

Wuhan Government Delegation visit RiT Tech

office@kidumnet.co.il (Orel yehi Shalom) — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:35:18 GMT

Wuhan Government Delegation visit RiT Tech on August 1, 2017.

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RiT Tech and RAH Infotech join forces to deliver intelligent infrastructure management to India’s data centers

RiT Tech welcomes David Guedes as Executive Regional Business Development Director for Europe

XpedITe TenantBridge: A breakthrough in financial sector colocation visibility

What makes this integration a step-change in financial-sector data center management?

Rethinking infrastructure management in the age of operational convergence

How do silos limit the effectiveness of data center operations?

How does UIIM improve efficiency and reduce risk?

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What will define operational resilience in the years ahead?

What will define operational resilience in the years ahead?

Rethinking analytics for the AI infrastructure era

Why do traditional analytics models no longer meet operational demands?

Can AI actually help alleviate the barriers between people and data?

Our smarter approach to real-time insight

RiT Tech recognized in Gartner® Hype Cycle for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies 2025, as a Sample Vendor for DCIM Tools

What makes DCIM essential in today’s data center landscape?

Making data center infrastructure management smarter for operators and their customers

Vision for IT Sustainability matures – validating Universal Intelligent Infrastructure Management (UIIM) principles

Beyond dashboards: The new mandate for resilience and automation

A fragmented market needs a unified view

The Future is integrated and intelligent

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management in Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy and Data Center Infrastructure Technologies

How can organizations deliver transparent, integrated, and sustainable infrastructure management?

A mature solution for an 'adolescent' market

Strategizing AI in infrastructure management: From insight to implementation

Advancing Infrastructure Intelligence: A New Strategic Partnership with Netmetrix

We’re proud to announce that we are partnering with Netmetrix , a specialist in network monitoring, observability, testing, and automation solutions for critical infrastructures.

Avanzando en la Inteligencia de Infraestructura: Nueva Alianza Estratégica con Netmetrix

Exploring DCIM’s role in data center evolution, with insight from an Uptime survey

The data center industry is evolving rapidly, driven by increasing capacity demands, new infrastructure management solutions, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence.

DCIM’s Role in a Changing Data Center Landscape

Balancing Standardization and Customization in DCIM

On-Premises vs. Cloud-Based DCIM Hosting

The Surge in Data Center Capacity and Expansion

The Impact of AI on Data Center Infrastructure

Supply Chain Challenges and Infrastructure Readiness

Looking Ahead: The Future of Data Centers

RiT Tech: A Strategic Partner in Data Center Evolution

The future of data center management is here!

The growing complexity of data center operations—driven by AI workloads, sustainability mandates, and hybrid IT environments—has placed Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software at the forefront of modern infrastructure strategy.

RiT Tech Partners with Sigma Byte to Revolutionize Data Center Infrastructure Management in India

RiT Tech, a global leader in advanced data center infrastructure management, has partnered with Sigma Byte Computer Pvt. Ltd ., India’s premier ICT and ELV solutions provider, with expertise in providing cutting-edge digital infrastructure solutions to transform data center operations.

RiT Tech appoints Anthony McMenzie as Business Development Lead for the EMEA region

2024: The Year DCIM (UIIM) Embraced AI and Sustainability

Sustainability Management Tools

﻿ Universal Interoperability

Advanced Management and Planning Tools

﻿ AI and Automation-Driven Efficiency

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A Look Ahead

Regulations, the rise of AI and the energy paradox: highlights from RiT Tech’s sponsorship at DCT 2024

Sponsored panel: 'Regulations – Friend or Foe'

The two-part talk of the day: The energy paradox

Immersing AI: The AI highway

Engaging with industry leaders: networking and collaboration opportunities

DCD>Talks: AI in DCIM taking infrastructure to a new level

Read more in Assaf's DCD article The resurgence of DCIM: Navigating the future of data center management or request a demo below to see our award-winning XpedITe platform in action and discover how it can shape the future of data center management.

DCD>Talks: The Resurgence and Evolution of DCIM with Assaf Skolnik

DCD>Talks | The Resurgence and Evolution of DCIM with Assaf Skolnik and Kat Sullivan

Read more in Assaf's DCD article The resurgence of DCIM: Navigating the future of data center management or request a demo below to see our award-winning XpedITe platform in action and discover how it can transform your approach to DCIM and shape the future of data center management.

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Monitoring and Observability, 2024

What impact is environmental and sustainability legislation having on data centers globally?

What is available for data center managers, operators and the data center IT teams to work together?

Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024 report

What impact is environmental and sustainability legislation having on data centers globally?

What is available for data center managers, operators and the data center IT teams to work together?

Which technology solution is right for data center operators and owners?

RiT Tech Hosts Its Second Roundtable Event Under Their ‘Thirst For Innovation’ Brand

What is Thirst For Innovation?

What is the Goal of Thirst For Innovation?

RiT Tech are attending DCD>Connect London: Leading the Evolution of Data Centre Infrastructure Management

RiT Tech recognized as a Sample Vendor for IT Sustainability Management category in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Infrastructure Strategy, 2024 report

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RiT Tech recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Data Center Infrastructure Technologies, 2024 report, Uptime Institute’s Future of DCIM Report and OMDIA’s DCIM Market Landscape

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RiT Tech impresses delegates at Datacloud Global Congress 2024 with the launch of its advanced DCIM Sustainability Reporting Module

DCR Interview: Using AI to boost DC Efficiency

Embracing the Future: The New Era of Data Centers and DCIM

Universal Interoperability

AI and Automation-Driven Efficiency

Sustainability Management Tools

Universal Infrastructure Management (UIIM)
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An interview with Antonio Suarez Garcia, Global Product Development