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Data CentreAsset Tracking

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Existing solutions are not providing the comprehensive capability required. A survey taken by the International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM) found members tracking with pen, clipboard and spreadsheets. The survey noted that “Organisations can typically expect a 10% error rate in manual data entry due to typing and transcribing errors.” In addition, respondents said that 85% accuracy rate for tracking IT assets was above average and that a 90-95% rate was exceptional.

If a data centre has 1,000 servers that translates to 100 to 150 assets that go missing.

The cost of tracking missing or misplaced assets is a drain on tight budgets where more is always expected with fewer resources. A fully populated rack could cost more than £325 to collect data. Some data centres spend in excess of £500,000 a year just to track their assets.

The Complete Data Centre Asset Tracking SolutionData Centre assets have multiplied considerably as daily information processing has grown from kilobytes to terabytes. Asset accuracy is now critical to data centre performance.

Enasys™ asset tracking delivers the comprehensive solution, that is intuitive to use, provides complete tracking, comes with a team of installers and trainers and typically provides a payback of just over a year. Data centres now can see 100% of their assets 100% of the time reducing expenses along the way.

Tape tracking and storage.

Know where your assets are located from your desktop.

Track IT assets such as servers, routers,

switches etc.

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Ten Ways Enasys™ Asset Tracking Optimises the Data Centre1. Comprehensive Inventory Asset and Reporting

•• Inventory capture by rack, row, room and building.•• Location assignments and reassignment.•• Reports identifying all specific asset locations, movement and chain of custody.•• Web-based system enabling remote or multi-location functionality and viewing.•• All assets can be tagged; from server to cell phone.•• Tags that last as long as the asset.

2. Hardware Agnostic•• Accommodates hardware upgrades.•• Supports all major hardware alternatives.

3. Intuitive Functionality•• Easy to use and understand.•• Logical screen and tracking hierarchy.•• Colour coded screens.•• Customer configuration tool enabling various display options.

4. Legacy System Integration•• Integrates with existing database programs.•• Transfers and syncs data through flat file staging.•• Security protections.•• Full integration with DCIM programs.

5. Chain of Custody•• Asset movement history for every asset.•• ‘Who’ has touched ‘What’ asset.

6. Compliance•• Satisfies Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.•• Assists in HIPAA / PCI compliance.•• Clear reporting of assets and locations.

7. Search and Discover•• Identifies missing assets.•• Guides users to the misplaced asset.

8. Unauthorised Movement Alerts•• Flags out of place assets.•• Immediate awareness.

9. Return on Investment•• Low entry cost.•• Average 1 year ROI determined by asset count.

10. Multi-level support services•• Commissioning, installation training.•• Auditing.•• Helpdesk with trained system engineers.

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Tracking All Assets Within the Data Centre

Rack EquipmentEvery asset within the rack is identified with each asset being tied to the rack, row, aisle, and building.

Ensure that only authorised personnel check-in or check-out items; monitors can offer visual alerts when faced with unauthorised users.

Mobile Equipment

Offline EquipmentTrack equipment within a data centre whether poweredon or off; run full audits on all items, not just those currently in use.

Work In Process EquipmentEasily track equipment that has been decommissioned or is being serviced; move equipment from one location or employee to another.

Tape Tracking and StorageTapes can be tracked either in place or in transit between facilities, whether they are on-site or off-site, in containers or carrying cases.

Desktop Asset ManagementManage assets assigned to workstations; everything from phones and monitors to desktop PCs.

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Six Steps to a Turn-Key System

1. Identifies the assets

The Enasys™ On-Site Installation Team:

2. Applies the tags

3. Installs the portal readers 4. Commissions the tags & links the assets

6. Delivers the database5. Trains data centre personnel

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A Program that Pays for Itself

•• Average Return on Total Investment (including tags) with AssetTrak is 10 to 19 months for those data centres with 10,000 to 25,000 assets.

•• For those averaging 3,000 assets, Enasys Express is available to audit current inventory located on spreadsheets and will see an approximate 16 month payback.

•• Financing available.

AssetTrakPayback in Months

Months

Number of Assets

ExpressPayback in Months

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What a Few of Our Customers Have Said“Ensuring that we could lower costs and achieve superior control of our data centre assets, IT devices outside the data centre, as well as our in-transit testing laboratory equipment, were absolutely achieved using this RFID solution.” A Large Federal Government Agency

“We needed a system that could decrease our audit time by a factor of two. We found a system that decreased that audit time by a factor of 15.” A Fortune 100 Company

“The requirement was for an RFID Assignment and Tracking solution to insure the whereabouts of all tapes being moved between our facilities and our off-site storage. The Enasys System gave us the tracking capability with multiple levels of assignment for speed and accuracy of tracking and locating a tape at any time.”A Fortune 100 Company

Enasys Version Functionality

Express AssetTrak WebTrak Enterprise

Comprehensive Inventory Yes Yes Yes YesAsset movement No Yes Yes YesAsset Tracking No Yes Yes YesReporting No Yes Yes YesHardware Agnostic Yes Yes Yes YesIntuitive Functionality Yes Yes Yes YesLegacy System Integration Limited Yes Yes YesChain of Custody No Yes Yes YesCompliance No Yes Yes YesSearch and Discover Yes Yes Yes YesUnauthorised Movement Alerts No Yes Yes Yes

Return on Investment Yes Yes Yes YesMulti-level Support Services Yes Yes Yes YesWeb Enabled No No Yes YesAggregates Multi location Databases

No No No Yes

Enasys has a tracking program that meets each data centre’s specific requirements, desired features and asset counts.

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