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20 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL www.datacenterjournal.com It's hardly news that cloud deployments and colocation growth continue at a fast pace. According to Rightscale.com, 68% of enterprises ran approximately one-fifth of their application portfolio in the cloud during 2015. Hybrid-cloud adoption also rose to 71%, buttressed by the adoption of private cloud computing, which increased 71% over the same period. By roBert neave In-House o ne of the strongest drivers toward cloud adoption is cost transparency of running your data center. Companies want the transparency offered by the leading cloud providers, but find themselves hesitant to relinquish control of their primary assets. is situation creates an "I want to have my cake and eat it too" scenario that's dif- ficult to reconcile. For organizations that already have an in-house data center, the decision to move to the cloud is muddying the true value of that data center. Is moving to the cloud the right decision? Ultimately, you can't know unless you have insight into the true costs of managing your own data center resources. In some situations, it might make sense; in others, it might not. It all depends on how well you have your arms around all the costs associated with delivering the services the data center provides. e notion that only cloud providers can have a robust management platform that helps optimize operations and yields true visibility and control into all facility and operations is a false one. Although it's true that most facilities are able to obtain fundamental data on how much they are spending, they need more information on power, cooling, assets, space, personnel time and processes occurring in the data center. Companies that maintain their own data centers can, in fact, have the same level of visibility, control and trans- parency that cloud hosting provides— without potential security compromises and/or the possibility of concerns. have your Cake anD eat it too: DCim anD DCsm You might think that cloud provid- ers have a "secret sauce" when it comes to visibility into their infrastructure and en- suring better control of their environment. e secret is this: there is no secret. Cloud providers use a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution. is same solution is available to any organization seeking these capabilities. DCIM moni- tors all the critical systems in a service provider's cloud or in-house data center to give the user information about capacity planning, energy and space usage, as well as how various changes can promote sav- ings. Tools like DCIM help integrate and deliver superior service to business units. Some of the cost-related areas DCIM is able to uncover include the following: Data Centers Can Operate as Efficiently as Public Clouds