Data Centers

The Uptime Institute's 2024 Global Data Center Survey found that 54% of significant outages cost more than $100,000, with 16% exceeding $1 million. UPS failures - often caused by parts like fans and batteries - are the leading cause of power outages at 15-40% of cases. Yet many operators still track spare parts in spreadsheets, leading to stockouts that trigger emergency procurement at 6-8x standard shipping costs.

The Spares Management Gap

DCIM tools like Sunbird and Device42 manage assets and inventory, but don't feature BOM-driven statistical spares optimization. CMMS platforms like Fiix and eMaint support basic parts tracking but lack failure modeling. The result: most data center operators determine spare quantities through vendor recommendations or experience rather than statistical analysis. 80% of operators believe their most recent serious outage could have been prevented with better management and processes.

What You Can Calculate

• UPS components (batteries, fans, capacitors, control boards)
• Cooling systems (compressors, VFDs, sensors, contactors, filters)
• Power distribution (breakers, fuses, bus plugs, monitoring modules)
• Generators (filters, belts, sensors, control modules, starters)
• Switchgear and transfer switches

Sources: Uptime Institute 2024 Global Survey, Uptime Institute 2023 Outage Analysis