Data centers are intricate and delicate spaces. They are made up of tens of thousands of different parts, ranging from network devices, virtual machines, servers, power units, cooling, and storage to name just a few. All parts are attached to power distribution units and to one another via underground or top-of-rack cabling. IT executives and NOC engineers find it difficult to maintain complete control over every aspect of their data center environment. The majority of the time, Excel and Visio are used to manage their data centers. But using a spreadsheet to......

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