nlyte Space Capacity Planning

When Quocirca Research asked 300 managers about the amount of space remaining in their data centers, we didn’t know which answer was more concerning, the 57% that thought they had less than 3 years left, or the 8% that had no idea how much space was left.

Expanding data center facilities is an expensive proposition and building a new data center is nearly cost prohibitive.  Optimizing the available space in your current facility and extending its useful life can delay or eliminate the expense of providing space for new equipment.

The nlyte Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) suite provides several opportunities for improving the utilization of space in the data center.

New Data Center Builds
Before breaking ground on a new data center build, your entire data center estate can be modeled in nlyte, providing valuable information on the physical assets you are planning to install.  This virtual data center allows you to right-size your capacity, and helps you make better decisions for placing assets on the data center floor.

The nlyte Floor Planner Module supports the following functions:

• Define the exact room dimensions down to the millimeter
• Place Cabinets and free standing equipment
• Supports 3D equipment placement (above the racks, under the floor, walls, etc.)
• Complete Power Chain modeling (Utility to Server)
• PUE Modeling
• Floor Load Modeling (Equipment Weight)

Recovering Space in Existing Data Centers

Recovering space in existing data centers without using nlyte requires plenty of time and energy.  Without the ability to instantly assess the cascading effect of data center changes, one might end up doing more harm than good.

With nlyte, you can easily identify orphaned servers and under-utilized assets, model the affects of removing that equipment to free up space and use the auto-allocation feature to determine the best location for new equipment to avoid creating hot spots in your facility.