Raritan introduced dcTrack 2.6 DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software with new intelligent connectivity management capabilities to help data center professionals manage both network and power connections more efficiently.

Emerson Network Power (EMR)introduced the next generation of Avocent Data Center Planner, a component of its portfolio of DCIM capabilities.

Intel and Rackwise to jointly market worldwide rollout

Rackwise DCM 3.6 will feature Intel’s device-level monitoring

Cable system firm Panduit launched its Physical Infrastructure Manager (PIM) Software Platform Version 4.4, adding data center infrastructure management functions.

Emerson Network Power announced the Avocent SwitchView  680 and 780 certified eight-port KVM switch series.

Viridity to provide more capabilities for energy efficiency through StruxureWare model.

The precise definition of data center infrastructure management appears to be in the eye of the beholder, but whatever DCIM is, it is growing rapidly, states 451 Research. In its inaugural DCIM software market-sizing report, 451 Research finds that 2010 revenues of $245 million will see a 39% compound annual growth rate through 2015 to $1.3 billion, says Andy Lawrence, research director, eco-efficient IT and data center technologies.

Emerson Network Power has introduced the Avocent Universal Management Gateway, a hardware appliance that marks a key step forward in the company’s roll-out of its Trellis platform for data center infrastructure management (DCIM).

Is data center infrastructure management (DCIM) beginning to mean too many different things to different people? Just as DCIM is emerging as a hot buzzword in the data center sector, some worry that the term is suffering from “definition creep” in which it is being expanded to describe a variety of products.

The Trellis platform is on its way and according to Emerson Network Power it will bridge the data center gap between IT and Facilities

DCIM – short for Data Center Infrastructure Management – is the latest hot four-letter acronym in the data center industry. In seeking to differentiate itself in an increasingly crowded DCIM market, SynapSense says it is focusing on a three-letter acronym: ROI.

Existing Avocent, Aperture or Liebert users can integrate with or switch to Trellis.

SynapSense® Corporation, a leading provider of energy efficiency-focused data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions, today introduced the next generation of energy metering tools for its data center optimization platform that is experiencing explosive growth and being embraced by data centers worldwide.

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 22, 2011 — Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today introduced StruxureWare™ for Data Centers, a management software suite designed to address all aspects of the data center physical infrastructure needed to maximize availability and efficiency. StruxureWare for Data Centers combines Schneider Electric’s market leading Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and Data Center Facility Management (DCFM) software tools to provide data gathering, monitoring and automation, and planning and implementation functionalities enabling an integrated and multifaceted view of all the mission critical physical systems of the data center. This new offering empowers data center managers by giving them access to all the data and tools they need to operate data centers that are more reliable, efficient, productive, safe and green.

SynapSense Corporation and AT&T were recognized today at the Uptime Institute Symposium 2011 for their efforts implementing energy efficiency improvements at an AT&T data center.

An interactive Task Guide, context sensitive help, tutorials and wizards are just some of the new features helpingto make the new release of 6SigmaDC more intuitive and easier to use for data center design and operations.

 From established solutions to new entries, the Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) market is moving fast, as data center managers demand greater insight into the complex environments they manage. Last year Gartner predicted a 60 percent market penetration of DCIM by 2014, driven by increased power and heat density, data center consolidation, virtualization and cloud computing.