Data centers are being designed around multi-tenancy, greater efficiency, and high-density computing. Many data centers are struggling with power consumption, usage and cooling.

There needs to be a way to logically monitor the entire environment to prevent resource provisioning challenges from happening.

* How much data centre capacity have I lost?

* What is the true cost of lost capacity to business?

* Do our IT and Facilities teams have the tools to reclaim this lost capacity?

* How can we prevent lost capacity in the future?

Forethought and planning prevents frustration from data center managers to accommodate customers with varying configurations.

Understanding the True Cost of Lost Capacity in the Data Center from Data Center Knowledge