Data Center Infrastructure Management: A New Tool for Disaster Recovery Planning and Response

Administrators are constantly assessing data center and network capacity needs in preparation for a potential disaster, but are often at a loss to respond in an optimal way to balance capacity and performance during an actual disaster. Disasters may be caused by a spike in demand or failure of power, cooling, or IT equipment. Mitigation plans must integrate data and applications with the available backup resources.  Capacity improvements also can change or enhance disaster response and recovery.  Increasing overall power efficiency and the need for dedicated precision cooling across the infrastructure are also necessary in high-availability environments to maximize the…