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Cormant DCIM & BeyondInformation Presentation
Presented ByStuart Hallin
Practice Area [email protected]
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About CormantSince 2003 Cormant has been delivering infrastructure management solutions for the “DC” and Beyond.
•Founded 2001 with the idea to bring a revolutionary mobile connectivity management product to the market
•Cormant-CS (formerly CableSolve) launched in 2003, patented in UK, US
•Cormant Offices in USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Philippines
•Sales Partners in Australia, Canada, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, Thailand, UK, USA, South America
•Privately held and Profitable
The process of product improvement and development continues, driven by customer feedback and an overall roadmap and vision.
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250+ Customers Including
>90%: Renewal Rates for annual support & upgrade agreements
≈80%: Customers purchase additional licenses
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What Industry Analysts Say
”We expect more vendors, especially the larger infrastructure management vendors, to introduce similar capabilities, but these will be at least two years behind Cormant's technology initially,”
“Access to data via a variety of mobile device platforms will be useful to customers and differentiates CS from most other DCIM systems.”
“Cormant comes to the table with a solid, full-fledged DCIM solution that is priced significantly lower than that of other DCIM providers” IDC MarketScape for DCIM 2013, Cormant-CS evaluated as a Major Player Worldwide.
Cormant-CS will be included on the first ever DCIM specific magic quadrant (due in late Q3 2014)
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EMA Radar™ Where Cormant fits
“Product Strength” axis combines evaluation scores for Functionality with Architecture & Integration.
“Cost Efficiency,” axis is calculated by adding the scores achieved for Cost Advantage and Deployment & Administration.
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Cormant-CS
DCIM and Beyond
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Cormant-CS Features (partial)
IT asset management
Full power and data connectivity
Plan views / Rack views
Work planning and visibility
Fully user configurable and vendor agnostic
RFID / Barcode Mobility and full Tablet support
Dashboards, custom reporting
Power/environmental/capacity/VM monitoring and trending
Device control and alerting
Scripting built-in for flexibility
Full read/write API
Simple UI and easy to use
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Cormant DCIM Differentiation
Unrivaled product flexibility
Best mobility of any DCIM
Mobility means data stays accurate
Very intuitive user interface
Better initial and continued adoption
Global sales and support coverage
Scalable from 20 racks to 30,000 and beyond
Strong ROI
Cost effective purchase and implementation
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Cormant-CS – Data Consolidation
Consolidation of multiple information types
asset, location, ownership, support, connectivity, power, capacity and configuration information
From multiple sourcesExcel, Access, databases, AutoCAD, Visio
3rd party applications via bi-directional
Web Services API
SNMP, WMI queries
Access to the information when, where and how it is required
Including mobile devices so that changes are recorded in ‘real time’
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Cormant-CS Key offerings
Global IT Asset & Infrastructure Management Connectivity documentation Data/Voice/Fiber/Copper/Power/Security
Interrogation and alarming of online devices
Capacity management of racks, switches, patch panels, PDUs etc…
Asset life cycling including: Location, financials, capacity,
history or any user defined data
Customizable Scope Deploy only the features required for managing what is in
scope right now. Expand the scope in phases without
purchasing additional functionality
Simple Licensing No modules to purchase, all functionality is included
Licensed by asset, No seat licensing
Multi-Platform Clients Barcode/RFID inputs with Handheld Device
Desktop/web/tablet/smart phone/pocket PC
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Manage Rack Capacity and Assets
Cormant-CS supports fully dynamic rack elevation views including both front and rear view of racks and cabinets.
Cormant-CS allows users to manage rack availability and space as well as overall capacity of each cabinet’s weight, power, power plate, BTU and any other data point such as temperature and humidity.
The Cormant-CS mobile platform allows users to manage RU capacity and assignments in the field.
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Manage Connectivity
Cormant-CS allows users to document physical Layer 1 connectivity for all infrastructure including
Voice and Data
Fiber and Conduit
Power
Security
Cormant- CS’s Mobile client allows users to scan barcodes to quickly access and update infrastructure records in the field.
While bar-coding can add functionality it is not a requirement for the system to operate.
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Handheld Computers / Mobile Phones
Recommend Motorola or Intermec Scanners
Motorola/Symbol MC67, MC55A0
Intermec CS40
Motorola RFID devices
Any Windows Mobile Device with integrated barcode scanner
Tablets fully supported using HTML 5 web application
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Scripting, Data Capture, History
Powerful built-in scripting in CableSolve allows user developed extensions, including calling external dll’s
Scripts can be used for anything (like PUE/DCiE) and for external SNMP, e.g. power and temperature
Scripts can run periodically to update components, etc.
Real time network interrogation - SNMP, WMI including historical data recording (ideal for historical power records)
SNMP/WMI scripting means data can also be viewed in real time.
Historical data stored from any data sets.
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Color Coded Floor Plans
Floor plans allow users to easily identify infrastructure capacity with configurable colour coded skins.
Users can easily flip from skin to skin to determine capacity for any data within the infrastructure. Data such as
•Power•Weight•RU•Temperature•And any other numeric data
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Cormant-CS Dashboard
Cormant-CS Dashboards allow users to view data graphically. Dashboards can contain layered data allowing users to drill down to more granular data points..
Dashboards are configurable and tied to user account logins meaning that users see the most relevant information to them, anywhere they login
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Manage All Infrastructure
Cormant-CS supports the documentation of the entire infrastructure including non traditional IT Infrastructure.
Access Control documentation of Door Hardware Request to Exit, Strike, Card Readers Termination hardware traditional & IP
Alarm and Security documentation Cameras, motion detectors, alarm, etc
Fire and Sprinkler systems Fire and smoke detectors, alarm panels, fire
extinguishers, pull box Allows for easy reporting for Fire Code
compliance.
Outside Plant Cables and Conduit
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Manage Virtual Machines
Cormant-CS can query Virtual Machine (VM) managers such as VMware ESX(R) and Cisco UCS(R) environments.
IT infrastructure managers are able to see a holistic view of their physical and virtual servers in the context of the overall IT infrastructure.
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Cormant-CS Implementation
Recognize that retrofit sites are the most common, this is not just for new sites.
Existing data should be imported and used
Audit functionality required
IP discovery possible as part of the set-up, but not a magic bullet
Recognize that consulting services are required to get the initial infrastructure records in place
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Cormant-CS Package
Cormant-CS software license
Support and upgrade assurance
24 x 7 support access to Cormant support desk via global 800 numbers
Customer secure web site areas for new templates, icons and “Best Practice” information
Cormant Professional Services. Services can include;
Professional services for configuration and data load
Audit and labelling services
Training courses covering all aspect of the product
Mobile handheld computers
Labels
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Demonstration
Web Client
Mobile Client
Desktop Client
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Questions?
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Summary
The Cormant-CS philosophy: Portability, Practicality and Usability
Cormant-CS provides a holistic, mobile, approach to management of the data center, enterprise assets, power, connectivity and space
Cormant-CS allows managers to manage complexity while reducing risk.
Cormant-CS can increase productivity and asset utilization by between 20 and 50%
A source of data that can be trusted
DCIM Success = Cormant-CS + Process + Maturity
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Cormant-CS: DCIM and Beyond
Thank You
Stuart Hallin
Practice Area Head
+1 855 CORMANT
+1 804 747 4178
