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Key Benefits

Higher Network Availability

The physical layer is often the cause of network downtime, making rapid fault location and diagnosis an essential part of a comprehensive network uptime strategy. TE's managed connectivity solution automatically maintains a database of 100% accurate connection information and can also provide crucial information on the data carrying capacity of the links between those connections.

  • 72% of all business critical systems experience 9 hours of down time each year (The Standish Group)
  • 59% of network problems are directly related to the physical infrastructure (The Gartner Group)
  • 70% of all network failures are attributablke to network cabling (LAN Technology
 
 High Availability
  

Reduced Operating Expenditure

Many of the features of a managed connectivity solution that increas availability also play a key role in reducing operating costs by improving the efficiency of moves, adds & changes and ensuring downtime is minimized.

  • More efficient configuration and change management - up to 50% reduction
  • Improve network asset utilisation by around 10%
  • Centralizing infrastructure management
  • Reduce downtime
 Reduced Opex
  

Improved IT Service Management

Office Networks

Delivering real-time physical layer data to your network management software helps

  • Ensure high levels of port utilization to the desk top and maintain data on physical asset location.
  • Make the most of facility space by linking location and connectivity usage data
  • Ensure efficient office moves and changes

Data Centers

By delivering physical layer data to data center infrastructure (DCIM) management software, TE's managed connectivity solution helps

  • Speed up the provisioning of data center equipment
  • Improve rack density and efficient use of white space
  • Collocation data center owners provide added levels of assurance to their customers through automated physical assets and data location reporting
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Seamless Integration with NMS & DCIM

TE's managed connectivity solution integrates with third party applications such as DCIM and network management software to help get the most out of your existing investments in IT and facilities assets and software. The philosophy behind the ICM software architecture makes it as easy as possible to transfer the real-time information from the physical layer to other management applications, creating additional value from these existing investments.

  • Integration with NMS and DCIM though open application interface and software development kit.
  • Add physical connection and location information to the logical information.
  • Improves utilization of existing management software investment and networking assets.
 Seamless Integration