14 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL
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What
Role
are
DCIM
Solution
Providers
Taking
to
Develop
a
Common
Language?
While there are some standards for certain aspects of Data Center Management
Infrastructure (DCIM), such as ASHRAE thermal guidelines, to date there
have been few attempts across the industry to standardize DCIM definitions,
frameworks, and best practices in ways that simplify the vendor selection process
for customers. A potential explanation for this minimal standardization is that the
DCIM industry is still relatively young, but a more convincing rationale may be the
often-cited notion that DCIM means different things to different people.
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