In the words of a customer, this is the impact of real-time data center asset inventory:
I can personally attest that once implemented and integrated with our DCIM system, RFCODE was able to perform a real-time inventory across 103 data centers in 30 states in just 8 seconds! You can view what site somethings at, what room, and even down to what rack when rack IR locators are installed (Which we did) I was in a meeting with senior leaders discussing how to quickly ramp up a new project using existing assets, and I was able to demonstrate our current inventory in real time—showing exactly what we had, where it was located, and how long it had been there. RFCode truly is a game changer in the industry!
– Josiah Weaver, MBA (see original comment on LinkedIn)
In comparison to this ideal situation, for data centers without real-time asset inventory it is a nightmare of:
- Overproduction – Ordering more than is needed
- Waiting - Time spent waiting for assets inventories to be verified or for assets to be ordered and delivered. Delays to projects, decisions and business initiatives
- Underutilized talent – Skilled data center resource spending time unnecessarily searching for assets
- Inventory – Inconsistent inventory. Too much in some locations, not enough in others.
- Excess – Storing more assets than is needed. High capital cost of assets in storage
How does active RFID change things?
Active RFID continuously and automatically tracks assets in all locations all the time.
Data center teams using active RFID have changed how they manage asset inventory in these ways:
🔄 Instead of managing inventory manually they automate continuous real-time inventory
👀 Instead of waiting for inventories to be manually updated they can always access real-time inventory
🏃 Instead of delaying projects, decisions, initiatives they can act immediately on real-time data
🎯 Instead of underutilizing their talent having them search for assets they know where assets are always
💯 Instead of ordering more assets than needed they can see and use assets available at all sites
✂️ Instead of carrying high capital costs of assets in storage they can cut the cost of asset inventories in storage
Beware of Jurassic Asset Management 🦖
Continuing the fun theme, learn more by checking out this comparison of modern vs traditional asset management in the data centers - Beware of Jurassic Asset Management
