According to one of the largest IT analyst firms, the deployment by enterprises of any form of comprehensive PHYSICAL IT MANAGEMENT solution is less than ONE PERCENT (1%) today. This same source forsees the rapid adoption of these solutions across the enterprise and projects an expected figure of SIXTY PERCENT (60%) by the year 2014. Wow! Sixty times??? Amazing. If we estimate the number of enterprises that have adopted ANY form of purpose-built PHYSICAL IT MANAGMENT solution at say, 1000 companies, then this would mean 60,000 companies are searching for new physical IT management solutions now or very soon. Even if the estimates are off by a factor of 2, 5 or even 10, then the number of companies that are CURRENTLY searching for a new PHYSICAL IT MANAGEMENT solution is in the TENS of THOUSANDS! Your company is not alone!
Why now? Power! More specifically, the COST OF POWER. The staggering price of power is making the CxO ranks crazy. Shareholders and stakeholders alike want to know how much is being spent and where, and what is the PLAN to increase efficiency for these costs.
Whereas the budget for IT has always been considered non-trivial, IT was a well funded, and necassary evil for corporate america. Power was just a given. Many companies consider the capabilities and maturity of their IT as one of the biggest differentiators and contributors to their corporate success and very few questions were asked of IT other than ‘Can IT be done?’
Today, the mantra has changed. Corporate IT is being asked in every major company to increase the level of visibility and accountability. Solutions being sought must be defendable and supportable. They must be efficient and clearly documented. IT is being asked to re-tool a bit and add a healthy dose of DISCIPLINE. What is the acquisition cost, as well as the total burdened 3 or 5 year cost? When does my data center run out of resources. Tell me about the future…
You are not alone! Most of the industry is searching for a well conceived answer to the problem of PHYSICAL ASSET MANAGEMENT. What is connected to what? Where is it installed? How can I maintain each component? How much power and/or cooling do I need today or tommorrow?
Get on board the train! Your collegues are looking to you to get aggressive and bring new ideas to the table. Answer questions that couldn’t even be asked before.
