Intel IT Whitepaper
IT
Challenges
Challenges
• Intel IT operates 54 data centers at 15 ▪ Managing complex and distributed data
sites, with ~385,000 servers, Identifying
•center thermal problems
environments
consuming a total capacity of 104 MW
Monitoring
▪ •Ensuring server component
availability and securityhealth
while
• Intel® DCM provided real-time
monitoring and control, power capping, •managing costs
Identifying underutilized servers
workload balancing, capacity planning, ▪ •Optimizing performance
Ensuring server firmware and efficiency
version
and sustainability reporting consistency
▪ Addressing the skills gap in the IT industry
• Intel® DCM provided significant energy Optimizing rack capacitypractices
and power
and cost savings while supporting ▪ •Implementing sustainable to
sustainability goals policies
reduce environmental impact
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Institute for
Health Metrics and
Evaluation Whitepaper
Challenges
Challenges
• An independent global health research ▪ Monitoring server power and thermals
center at the University of Washington, •inIdentifying
real time thermal problems
IHME provides metrics worldwide for Monitoringdiscovery
▪ •Automated server component health
and optimization
viruses including COVID-19
•forIdentifying
underutilized servers servers
underutilized
• Their 600 server HPC cluster requires ▪ •Optimizing rack capacity and setting
maximum compute capacity and excess Ensuring server firmware version
power policies
consistency
power consumption during a global crisis
▪ •Capacity planning
Optimizing rack capacity and power
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policies
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CrowdStrike Whitepaper
Challenges
Challenges
• SaaS provider of next-generation ▪ Identifying thermal problems
endpoint protection, threat intelligence, • Identifying thermal problems
▪ Monitoring server component health
and pre-and-post incident response • Monitoring server component health
services ▪ Identifying underutilized servers
• Identifying underutilized servers
• 5,000 devices, 5 rooms, 3 data centers ▪ Ensuring server firmware version
Ensuring server firmware version
•consistency
• More than $300,000 savings per year consistency
▪ Optimizing rack capacity and power
• Please read the public whitepaper here Optimizing rack capacity and power
•policies
policies
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Additional Case Studies
Large Oil & Gas Company Government Sector
Needs Real-time Alerts Organization – Reduce Cost
Situation Situation
When servers shut down due to power outage Despite a plan to cut expenses, 1000 additional
it took more than 4 hours for the IT team to servers were suddenly required to manage an
realize it. expanded workload.
The need for a real-time IT infrastructure Why Intel DCM?
monitoring system became crucial. Intel DCM capabilities were able to identify under-
utilized servers and increase rack density.
Why Intel DCM?
Intel DCM provides real-time power, thermal Outcome
and health monitoring of IT devices. With 28% of servers handling less than 50% of the
workload, DCM helped this customer defer the
Outcome
purchase of new servers and cut down on capital
90% reduction in downtime due to near-
expenditure.
immediate realization of system failure.
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Intel® DCM
Resources and Contacts
Resources and Contacts
• Visit the following Resources: ▪ Contact us for more info. & Opportunities
• Intel® DCM Product Page Business Technical
Ron Pullis
• Intel® DCM 30-day trial Download Page ronald.f.pullis@intel.com Rami Radi
Steve Wada rami.radi@intel.com
• Intel® DCM Sustainability Page ASMO steve.wada@intel.com Shuming Zhu
Zhanna Grinko shuming.zhu@intel.com
• YouTube Video on Intel Software Channel zhanna.grinko@intel.com
Eric Xie
• YouTube Video on Intel Japan Channel PRC Jason Gao
yang.gao@intel.com eric.xie@intel.com
+
Xiaofeng Qian
• Intel® DCM Solution Library APJ Masataka Takagi
masataka.takagi@intel.com xiaofeng.qian@intel.com
• Intel® DCM Web Video Series EMEA Assaf Yitzhak Dror Shenkar
assaf.yitzhak@intel.com dror.shenkar@intel.com
• Intel® DCM Product Brief
• Intel® System Server Management
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