The future of data center management is here!

The growing complexity of data center operations—driven by AI workloads, sustainability mandates, and hybrid IT environments—has placed Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) software at the forefront of modern infrastructure strategy.

A recent Uptime Intelligence report, Data Center Management Software: The Evolving Role of DCIM (1.23.25), notes that “Data center management software is becoming critical for operators as they contend with the ever-increasing complexity of facility operations and IT infrastructure” and that certain DCIM tools can provide “a tool that both facilities and IT teams can use to collaborate on common objectives for sustainability, availability and cost economics.” Looking to the future, the report observes that “technological advances could transform DCIM’s value proposition over the coming years — from today’s operational support tool to tomorrow’s intelligent operational management platform.”

The report lists a selection of 20 DCIM products and notes the range of out of the box software categories provided by each. XpedITe is included and listed as having a particularly comprehensive set of functionalities to meet the demands of data center operators.