Like Thanksgiving Overindulgence
Thanksgiving is a time for indulgence—a little turkey, some stuffing, mashed potatoes, and maybe a second (or third) slice of pie. But once the meal is over, the feeling of bloat sets in, and you wonder why you didn’t just keep it simple.
Now, imagine your data center is at the Thanksgiving table. Each dish is a different system: asset management, maintenance, monitoring, compliance—you name it. At first, having all those tools seems like a feast of capabilities, but before long, you’re weighed down by system bloat (aka system or application proliferation).
The Recipe for System Bloat
Modern data centers often have a buffet of systems to manage their operations:
- Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
- Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
- Building Management Systems (BMS)
- Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
- IT Service Management (ITSM)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Environmental Monitoring Systems
- Rounds Monitoring
Like a plate piled too high, this can lead to:
- Operational indigestion: Sky-high costs for licensing, maintenance, and integration.
- Data chaos: Information silos that don’t play nicely with each other.
- Lost productivity: Teams spending more time managing systems than adding strategic value.
MCIM: The Simpler, Healthier Plate
Just like trimming your Thanksgiving menu to the essentials can ease the post-meal slump, MCIM helps data centers cut through the clutter. By consolidating multiple tools into one unified platform, MCIM reduces system complexity, cost, and inefficiency.
Here’s just some of the ways MCIM keeps your operations lean and mean:
- Asset Management: Replace EAM systems with streamlined asset tracking and lifecycle management.
- Work Management: Say goodbye to standalone CMMS systems with integrated maintenance automation.
- Monitoring: Combine BMS and environmental monitoring into a single, digestible view.
- Incident Management: Real-time incident reporting eliminates redundant tools.
- Permit to Work (PTW): Automate compliance workflows and toss out standalone systems.
The Post-Feast Benefits
When you swap system proliferation for MCIM, you get:
- Unified Operations: Clean, integrated data without the silos.
- Lower Costs: One system to license, maintain, and integrate.
- More Time: Automation and centralization free your team to focus on high-value tasks.
Ready to slim down your data center operations?
Reach out to our team today to see how MCIM can help you avoid system bloat and stay lean for the future.
