Data Center managers have lots of reasons not to sleep at night - they are responsible for very critical I.T. operations and must keep them running through all types of catastrophic events, mechanical and electrical system failures, fires, storms, and other potential external threats.  The data center continual operation with operation should nearly read like the postman's creed- "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night". 

The ultimate goal with data center monitoring is not only peace of mind, but the confidence to know the operational status of the data center to maintain operational services for the corporation, institution or organization.   Data center managers also want to have some advance warning when things are starting to go haywire.   It sounds fairly simple and I would venture to say that EVERY data center makes use of some form of remote monitoring.   Data center monitoring systems also can assist with preventative maintenance, energy efficiency and, if properly understood and implemented optimization of the data center operation.

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