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Crack the Code

How to Automatically Keep Your DCIM 100% Accurate

Why Accuracy is Your DCIMs Most Critical Asset

As useful as DCIMs are, they are dependent on accurate and real-time data. Without both, DCIMs can unknowingly report misleading asset location and environmental data. RF Code integration with off-the-shelf and homegrown DCIMs feeds these systems 100% accurate asset tracking and chain of custody data in real-time

RF Code’s proven DCIM integration automates two-way data synchronization so your DCIM is capturing and reporting on critical asset location and conditions. From loading docks to inventory and precise rack placement to decommissioning, your DCIM asset intelligence will empower you to make real-time decisions with confidence.


Share Your DCIM Accuracy Needs

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I don’t ever want to explain to my VP that an infrastructure management tool that we’re spending $100K a year on is not accurate enough.

USAA DCIM Admin
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Because we are a co-location operator, many of our customers are focused on their SLAs. With RF Code, we now have the most accurate data we need to meet our SLA requirements without impacting the customer’s environment.
Joel Stone, (Former) Vice President
Global Data Center Operations, Cyxtera
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Benefits of Integration and Synchronization

By integrating your DCIM with RF Code, your organization will be able to replace error-prone, manually generated asset location data. Easy to install and configure, RF Code’s 100% asset tracking accuracy maximizes the investment in your DCIM by eliminating wasteful hard costs, mitigating risks, and freeing up limited resources.

Top Use Cases

Real outcomes reported by data center operators after integrating their DCIM with RF Code.

  • Eliminated manual audits and workflows.

  • Eliminated human errors.

  • Identified and remediated asset data discrepancies in the DCIM.

  • Ensured DCIM asset tracking data matches the reality on the floor.

  • Achieved precise asset location data down to the rack level in real-time.

  • Automates updates for newly arrived or removed assets in real time.

  • Maintained a complete location history of every tagged asset in the DCIM.

  • Improved financial accountability for assets.

  • Reduced dwell time and capital at rest inventory.

  • Boosted accuracy of capacity and spatial planning.

Let’s Go Deeper

If you are interested in learning more about RF Code’s DCIM integration capabilities, discuss your unique use case needs, or maybe hear from one of our customers about their asset management outcomes, please fill out the form to schedule time with a product specialist.

 

Key Features

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Real Time Asset Inventory


Always ready IT asset inventory using active RFID technology eliminates costly, time-consuming, inaccurate audits performed with passive RFID, barcode scanners or spreadsheets.

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Active Asset Tracking

99% asset tracking accuracy with automation across the entire lifecycle of every IT asset to minimize loss and dwell time.

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Active Temperature Monitoring

Automated rack and server temperature monitoring prevents equipment from overheating and reduces overspending on energy.

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Active Humidity Monitoring

Monitor relative humidity levels to ensure protection from corrosion and ESD (Electric Static Discharge).

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Active Air Pressure Monitoring

Maintain air flow and pressure to ensure proper HVAC and CRAC performance.

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Active Power Monitoring


Automated power consumption and capacity monitoring that delivers optimal power conditions and insights.

Success Story 1

Multinational Financial Services Company

Westlake, TX

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Problem 

  • The data center team could not hit their KPIs after implementing their $1M DCIM.
  • Discovered that their native DCIM asset discovery tool was 85% accurate which was not acceptable.
  • It took an average of four hours to locate and reconcile assets manually.
  • The hourly burn rate for manual inventory work was unsustainable.
  • Average 90-day dwell time to get assets in production.

Solution

  • Deployed 500 racks of RF Code Infrastructure, CenterScape Software, and 10K sensors.
  • Integrated RF Code for DCIM.

Results

  • Asset data repository accuracy improved from 85% to 99%.
  • Reduced reserve inventory by 10% and recouped $300K in capital asset expenditures.
  • Reduced asset dwell time from 90 days to 30 days running average.
  • Saved nearly 4,000 annual labor hours dedicated to locating, reconciling, and dispositioning assets. Reallocated those hours to strategic data center projects.
  • Reduced annual wall-to-wall audit costs.
  • It took five months to achieve an ROI on RF Code hardware and software.
Success Story 2

Fortune 500 Diversified Financial Services Group

San Antonio, TX

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Problem

  • Deployed DCIM for capacity planning and realized after implementation that asset location and inventory were not accurate enough.
  • One of the main issues was the CMDB not being updated automatically causing spatial planning challenges.
  • They brought in a 3rd party to manually count assets to solve inaccuracy concerns, but that resulted in larger costs, with no improvements.

Solution

  • Deployed 585 racks of RF Code Infrastructure, CenterScape Software, and 8.7K sensors.
  • Integrated RF Code for DCIM.

Results

  • Eliminated 3rd party labor hours (saved $75,000.00).
  • Reduced FTE audit hours by approximately 80%.
  • Reduced commissioned rack/asset implementation from 6 weeks to 1 week.
  • Reduced O&M ticket time from 90 minutes to 40 minutes.
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Founded in 1997, RF Code is based in Austin, Texas, with offices and partners around the world. Our automated, real-time asset management, environmental monitoring and power monitoring data center services eliminate the need for costly and error-prone manual processes. With our patented wire-free active RFID sensors, open APIs, and real-time reporting capabilities, RF Code is easily integrated with existing IT, facilities, and business systems, creating mission critical value throughout the asset lifecycle, so you can save money, increase efficiency, avoid downtime, and ensure regulatory compliance.

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