Background
With more than 200 server rooms across the campus supporting 120 departments, Cambridge University constantly found itself on the cutting edge of research, but facing challenges when it came to designing and running an integrated data center. Fortunately, the Trellis™ platform for data center infrastructure management from Vertiv enabled Cambridge to control multiple environments from one location.
Results
- Simplified IT infrastructure management by consolidating server room functionality
- Gained a unified view of equipment from multiple vendors for better data collection and analysis
- Optimized power and cooling usage to reduce PUE and the carbon footprint
- Lowered energy costs
- Standardized service delivery
Case Summary | |
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Location: | Cambridge, England |
Critical Need: | The university's primary need was to combine the functionality of multiple server rooms into one facility while reducing the carbon footprint and energy costs. It aimed to consolidate IT management in a way that would standardize service delivery while improving security and availability. |
Vertiv Solution: | The Trellis™ platform for DCIM |