{"id":13288,"date":"2014-02-12T19:49:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T19:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/data-center-automation\/"},"modified":"2014-07-07T16:23:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T16:23:17","slug":"data-center-automation","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/29873\/data-center-automation","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_data_center_automation_mean\">What Does Data Center Automation Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center automation is the process of managing and automating the workflow and processes of a data center facility. \n<\/p>\n<p>It enables automating the bulk of the data center operations, management, monitoring and maintenance tasks that otherwise are performed manually by human operators.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_data_center_automation\">Techopedia Explains Data Center Automation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Data center automation is primarily delivered through a composite data center automation software solution that provides centralized access to all or most data center resources. \n<\/p>\n<p>Typically, data center automation enables automating the servers, network and other data center management tasks. \n<\/p>\n<p>Some of the features of a data center automation solution include: \n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Create and automate all data center scheduling and monitoring tasks. \n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Provide data center-wide insight into server nodes and their configurations. \n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Automates routine processes such as patching, updating and reporting<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> Enables data center processes and controls to be in compliance with the standards and policies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Data Center Automation Mean? 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