Overheard talking about DCIM

If you ask different people in the data center world what ‘infrastructure’ means, you will get diverse answers. The same holds true for the current crop of DCIM offerings by various vendors. – Julius Neudorfer

Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is data center infrastructure management (DCIM), the convergence of IT and data center facilities functions within an organization. When properly implemented, DCIM can provide a holistic view of the facility and facilitate energy conservation to reduce data center operating expenses.