Infrastructure terms, in plain language.

Software that gives data-center operators one real-time view of power, cooling, environment and physical assets.

A system that controls a building's services such as HVAC, lighting and fire safety.

A ratio that measures how efficiently a data center uses energy: total facility power divided by IT power.

A security measure that physically isolates a system from unsecured networks, including the internet.

An access model that grants permissions based on a user's role rather than to each user individually.

A widely used protocol for collecting status and metrics from network and infrastructure devices.

An open serial and TCP protocol common in industrial and power equipment.

An open protocol designed for building automation and HVAC systems.

A lightweight publish/subscribe messaging protocol common in IoT and sensor networks.

A modern REST-based standard for managing servers and data-center hardware.

A small, often unmanned facility placed close to where data is generated and used.

A prefabricated, factory-built data-center module that can be deployed and scaled quickly.

AI models that run on infrastructure the customer controls, rather than a third-party cloud API.

Using AI to flag readings that deviate from normal patterns, often before a failure occurs.

A standardized cabling system that organizes connectivity in a building or data center.

A metric for the carbon emitted per unit of IT energy a data center consumes.

An independent audit standard for how a service organization manages security and availability.

Processing data near where it is generated rather than sending it all to a central site.

Maintaining a single, accurate source of truth for every physical and IT asset in your estate.

Forecasting power, cooling and space headroom so growth never outruns the facility.

Translating between different device protocols so mixed, legacy gear can be monitored together.