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Physical Infrastructure Manager (PIM™) Software

Part of the SmartZone™ Software Suite

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Pain Points

• Managing increasing data center scale and complexity

• Optimization of existing resources, assets, and connectivity

• Inconsistent, highly manual, error-prone processes

• Lack of end-to-end visibility of full asset lifecycle, including physical location and relevant asset attributes

• Difficulty ensuring assets support business unit operational and planning requirements

• Current management systems don’t track network or asset changes

• Lack of visibility into enterprise facilities

Needs

• Critical IT asset and networking information for change management and planning

• Monitoring of highly distributed IT assets• Understanding of full asset lifecycle,

from purchase and point of deployment, through operation, to decommissioning and disposal

• Integrations with asset management, network management, and service desk platforms

• Reporting, dashboard visualization, and analytics to view events and resources clearly

Common Data Center and Extended Enterprise Paint Points and Needs

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• Structured modular-based offering Customize module mix based on business

needs Enables easy deployment of additional

functionality

• Available modules include: PIM™ Base PIM™ Asset PIM™ Power PIM™ Connect PIM™ Advanced Dashboards & Reports Various Integration Modules

• Integrations with leading: Asset management systems Network management systems Change management systems

• Works seamlessly with SmartZone™ and third-party devices

The Physical Infrastructure Manager™ (PIM™) Software platforms for Data Centers and Enterprise track the allocation and utilization of critical IT assets and networking resources, as well as power consumption and environmentals within your data center and remote sites, from anywhere in the world.

PIM™ Software Platform

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Helping you to:• Mitigate business risks• Drive operational advantages

& sustainability benefits• Reduce OPEX and CAPEX• Optimize capacity management• Support centralized, remote

management• Drive efficiency with a single

pane of glass

PIM™ Software Platform

PIM™ Software provides:• Strong reporting, visualization & analytics• Intelligent network management• Critical IT asset information for change

management & planning• Automated connectivity documentation

eliminates database redundancy & inaccuracies in records

• Integrations with asset management and network management platforms

• Monitoring & management of highly distributed IT assets

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Physical-to-Logical Integration

Server Virtualization

Enterprise Applications

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• Mix and match to meet your current data center needs • Pricing based on number of cabinets/racks managed • Easily expand system to include additional modules to drive increased value

and return on investment • Future modules will be backwards compatible with all modules

Part # Description PIM-BASE Base Module Operating System PIM-ASSET Asset Tracking & Utilization PIM-CONNECT Connectivity Management PIM-DASHBOARD Advanced Dashboard and Reports PIM-POWER Power Outlet Unit Monitoring PIM-IBMINT IBM Tivoli Connector PIM-MSFTINT Microsoft SCOM Connector PIM-BMCINT BMC Remedy Work Order Connector PIM-AYAINT Ayanova Work Order Connector

PIM™ Task Software Modules

Complementary SmartZone™ Solutions

The PIM™ Software and a supporting set of PViQ™ intelligent hardware appliances provide active and passive connectivity management.

Together, they reduce deployment errors with controlled and guided move/add/change processes, while supplying up-to-date asset and network resource  information to aid the capacity planning process.

PViQ™ Patch Panel

PViQ™ Intelligence Module

Complementary SmartZone™ Solutions

PViQ™ PDUs

PVIQ™ Intelligent Appliances

• Fully certified PIM™ Software implementation specialists to support you in “Getting Started”

• Our team leverages proven and tested deployment best practices and a well-orchestrated methodology to help maximize the value of your investment

• Several services packages are available• This deployment consists of an implementation

that is a large enough sample to: Determine the best plan for the completion of the PIM™

implementation Serve as an example for the remaining implementation Provide dedicated training to effectively manage and maintain PIM™

Determine if the engagement would best be completed by your team, by engaging Panduit Advisory Services, or a combination of internal resources augmented by Panduit Advisory Services to support full-scale implementation

Set you and your team up for a successful deployment of the PIM™ solution

Complementary SmartZone™ Solutions Consulting and Implementation Services

Business Challenge:Provide future-proof, cost efficient data centers with a physical infrastructure that would sustain a technologically sound structure.

Intelligence Solution Chosen:• The PIM™ Software Platform to combines connectivity management data

with asset tracking, allocation, and utilization, enabling effective repurposing and reclaiming of IT assets

• PViQ™ Switches with Per Outlet Monitoring power strips to enable remote outlet level control to allow power on/off capability, provide power consumption of individual receptacles and have connections for environmental sensor monitoring

• Panduit Advisory Services provided overall consulting services in planning, designing, and implementing the data center.

Result:The PIM™ Software Platform has helped Hertz Corporation to centralize the collection and representation of a rich set of asset attributes such as connectivity, space/port availability, and power/environmental, to ensure that Hertz’s physical infrastructure supports mission-critical applications and enables effective optimization of their data center’s space, power, and cooling resources.

CASE STUDY: Hertz Corporation

A Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Agreement (CAMA) is provided by Panduit to its end-user customers, and covers the following:

• Monday-Friday 24-hour telephone, web and email support

• Includes PIM™ Software updates and upgrades to purchased modules

• Extends PViQ™ System Hardware warranty annually with each CAMA renewal

PIM™ Software and PViQ™ Intelligent HardwareCAMA