FORWARD 05
FORWARD 05
Future-proofing networks
When it comes to data centres very little is set in stone in terms of infrastructure . What ’ s new and up to date today will be old and out of date tomorrow , so considerations for the future always have to be made at the time of installation , whether that ’ s cables , racks , cooling or any other kind of hardware .
During the lifespan of networks , there will also inevitably be many moves , adds and changes over the years , and as infrastructure is converged there will be an even greater need to maintain uptime , avoid errors and of course , to have up to date documentation that reflects the current network . These are just a few of the subjects we ’ ll be covering in this issue alongside aisle containment , pre-terminated cabling and many more .
James Abbott Editor – Networks Europe
INTELLIGENT R & MinteliPhy – Automated Infrastructure Management by R & M
Manually managed infrastructure data has a 10 % error rate *, 20-40 % of ports in a network are forgotten over time **. The automated R & MinteliPhy solution continuously monitors each connection in one or more data centres or local networks , a ( remote ) central server records cabling status . The AIM-based solution has functions for management , analysis as well as planning cabling and network cabinets .
R & MinteliPhy is easy to retrofit and can halve network monitoring and management costs . When new devices are integrated or changes made updates are automatically generated . Unused patch panels and ports in active equipment are instantly detected . Data can be traced in real time with a PC or smartphone , faulty connections are located in seconds .
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* Source : Watson & Fulton ** Source : Frost & Sullivan
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