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Intelligent Infrastructure Management for Data Centers

Unify critical infrastructure monitoring across power, cooling, and IT systems with a scalable platform that maximizes uptime, optimizes energy efficiency, and provides complete operational visibility for mission-critical facilities.

 

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Industry Challenges


Data center operators face escalating operational demands. The exponential growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital services has placed unprecedented pressure on data center infrastructure. Facilities must deliver continuous availability while managing soaring power consumption and heat generation. With sustainability now a board-level concern and customers demanding transparency, operators need complete visibility into every aspect of their critical infrastructure.

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Computing Density

Exponential growth in compute density drives soaring power consumption.

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PUE Scrutiny

Resource usage effectiveness metrics face constant scrutiny from stakeholders.

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Cooling Precision

Cooling systems must operate with zero margin for error.

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Fragmented Monitoring

Multiple monitoring systems create fragmented operational views.

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Carbon Reduction

Sustainability mandates and carbon-reduction targets keep climbing.

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24/7 Uptime

Round-the-clock uptime demands leave no tolerance for outages.

Why Traditional Approaches Fail


Traditional Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) and point solutions for monitoring fall short. Most data center monitoring tools evolved from either IT management or building automation backgrounds, creating blind spots in the other domain. This fragmented approach prevents operators from understanding the true relationships between compute loads, power consumption, and cooling requirements.

Without unified visibility, optimization remains guesswork and capacity planning lacks the precision modern operations demand.

  • Focus on IT infrastructure while neglecting facility systems integration
  • Lack real-time correlation between power, cooling, and compute loads
  • Provide limited predictive capabilities for capacity planning
  • Struggle to deliver unified views across colocation and enterprise facilities
  • Require extensive customization for each deployment
  • Offer insufficient granularity for true energy optimization

To achieve greater operational efficiency, data centers must advance to a higher level of infrastructure management maturity. As outlined in the table below, this progression depends on three foundational capabilities: asset connectivity, data accessibility, and visualization.

Maturity LevelDescriptionOperating Efficiency
Level 5AI-driven integrated management software adjusts data center behavior and makes the best use of resources according to goals, rules and service requirements throughout its life cycle.High
Level 4Machine learning models are used for prediction, service management, and multiple views, optimizing the data center in near real time. AI is applied to DCIM-based data lakes for advanced analytics.Medium
Level 3Software can track physical data center equipment characteristics, location and operational status. Energy and environmental data are used to reduce risks and waste.Medium
Level 2Software installed to monitor environmental and equipment power use. Able to adjust basic controls (e.g., cooling) in line with demand.Low
Level 1No integration of infrastructure data. Basic monitoring is provided by the equipment vendor software and the BMS.Low

Source: *Uptime Intelligence, Data center management software is evolving — at last, 2024, Reproduced with permission, 2025.

Advancing through these maturity levels takes more than incremental upgrades. Achieving true operational maturity requires a unified, intelligent platform that connects assets, consolidates data, and delivers actionable insight in real time—focusing attention where it matters most.

Solution Overview


 

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A Unified Platform for Data Center Operations

GENESIS connects and contextualizes infrastructure data across:

  • Electrical distribution, UPS systems, and PDUs
  • Precision cooling, CRAC/CRAH units, and chiller plants
  • Building management and environmental monitoring
  • Fire suppression and security systems
  • Energy metering and sustainability tracking
  • Multi-site data center portfolios and colocation facilities

What You Can Achieve


Monitor critical infrastructure systems in real time from a unified dashboard

Optimize PUE through integrated power and cooling visibility

Reduce energy costs with granular consumption analytics

Prevent outages with proactive alarming and trend analysis

Enable capacity planning with historical performance data

Achieve sustainability compliance with automated reporting

Key Use Cases


  • Real-time infrastructure monitoring and alarm management
  • PUE optimization and energy efficiency tracking
  • Cooling system performance visualization
  • Electrical distribution and power quality monitoring
  • Capacity planning and hot spot identification
  • Environmental monitoring (temperature, humidity, airflow)
  • Multi-site portfolio dashboards and benchmarking

Real-World Results


Cloud Europe

  • Supports cloud services delivery from state-of-the-art Italian facilities
  • Comprehensive monitoring across power, cooling, and IT systems
  • Data center infrastructure management and energy visibility
  • Optimized PUE through integrated operational intelligence

Read the full Cloud Europe success story.

Global Colocation Operator

  • Consolidates multiple systems into a single operations platform
  • Delivers real-time visibility and management of critical infrastructure
  • Distributed global deployment covering 80+ data centers
  • Redundant system architecture eliminates single points of failure

Why Choose Mitsubishi Electric


The Data Center Infrastructure Management Solution Accelerator for GENESIS provides a set of industry-specific “building blocks” to rapidly create projects that address infrastructure management challenges in the gray space:

  • Following Best Practices for Design
  • Reducing Non-Recurring Engineering
  • Accelerating Time-to-Value
  • Simplifying Overall Lifecycle Management
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Transform Your Data Center Operations

Maximize uptime, optimize efficiency, and achieve complete infrastructure visibility.

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