An Align Communications Data Center Inventory solution provides the required knowledge to successfully manage data centers of any size. With more than 16 years of experience, Align can accurately inventory data centers using our proven best practices. We also provide documentation and valuable reports that enable companies to reduce risk, increase efficiencies, and improve operations.

Using a proven process and our Asset Point software, our professionals quickly and accurately complete data center inventories without interruption to day-to-day activities. Our data center documentation is not only critical to successful data center management and operations, but it also provides a wide range of benefits including:

Empowerment: Accurate and timely documentation for effective capacity planning, business continuity planning, insurance reporting, facilities management, and more.

Confidence: A reliable and complete data center inventory so that managers are able to make future decisions confidently, without encountering costly surprises in the future.

Cost-Effectiveness: The ability to avoid or defer capital acquisitions, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs associated with IT ownership and operation.

Time-Savings: Save time and effort from redundancy and inaccuracies associated with manual inventory methods. Moreover, our experienced professionals inventory data centers every day, enabling a quick, accurate inventory time after time.

Convenience: The data center inventory is taken without disturbing operations which enables IT staff to focus on day-to-day support.

Once the data center inventory has been completed, we produce valuable reports and develop accurate graphical diagrams of the data center environment. The reports allow the data center manager to manage operations more effectively, providing information in different formats that were not available in the past. The equipment inventory facilitates the preparation of annual insurance questionnaires. The full set of reports helps manage equipment vendors more effectively. The cabinet diagrams help locate equipment faster for problem resolution and maintenance. Pie charts and bar graphs allow proactive planning for future changes to the environment. The environmental reports help manage the power distribution and HVAC consumption, providing new insight on when to upgrade critical systems. Space utility reports identify space for equipment additions and illustrate how the cabinet space is being used. Lastly, the observations and recommendation reports identify potential audit and compliance issues that can be addressed before an actual audit occurs. Having this information at hand prepares the data center manager to respond to demands quickly and easily.

An Asset Point Data Center Inventory solution is critical for any business that is trying to reduce risk, expand capacity, obtain an accurate inventory for insurance reporting or meet regulatory requirements. The up-to-date information coupled with custom inventory reports is vital to any company looking to more effectively manage their data centers and more productively manage its business.