Fabric and Data Centre
Manage the underlying fabric and infrastructure to include uninterrupted power supply (UPS), power, cooling, and so on.
Improvement Planning
Practices-Outcomes-Metrics (POM)
Representative POMs are described for Fabric and Data Centre at each level of maturity.
- 2Basic
- Practice
- IT and Facilities functions are beginning to considered high level policies, processes, and procedures to improve the efficiency of the data centre(s).
- Outcomes
- A formal management structure with a base level of understanding of the impact of efficiency within the data centre is emerging.
- It is generally done in isolation but with some co-ordination across IT and Facilities management.
- Metric
- # of data centre management policies.
- 3Intermediate
- Practice
- IT and Facilities jointly manage the data centre environment and agree the requirements for the monitoring and reporting of the efficiency of the data centre(s).
- Outcomes
- All of the major components are in place for the efficient management of the data centre.
- Formal metrics and reporting are regularly provided.
- There is a consistent and coordinated approach across IT and Facilities management.
- Metrics
- # of data centre management KPIs.
- # of data centre management KPIs reviewed and actioned.
- 4Advanced
- Practice
- Use a holistic management approach to build a close and synergistic relationship between IT and Facilities management, that seeks continuous improvement.
- Outcome
- The management of the data centre is consistent, coordinated, and continuously improved.
- Metrics
- # of joint data centre management reviews.
- # of data centre management improvements implemented.
- 5Optimized
- Practice
- Continuously research, review, and implement best practices for the management of the data centre environment, so that it is fully optimized.
- Outcomes
- Policies, procedures, and standards are continuously researched for optimization.
- Date centre efficiency is deeply embedded within the organization and extends to partners and suppliers.
- The organization is recognized as a leader that drives and influences data centre efficiency standards.
- Metrics
- # of data centre management optimizations implemented.
- % data centre management cost improvement.
- # of contributions to external data centre management standards.