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How true to life is Simulcation Datacenter?

When it comes to making decisions about hardware and services, you need as much information as possible to hand. However, with the amount of choice on offer, where do you turn?

Simulations allow us to deal with virtual versions of real life scenarios, empowering the user to rehearse and innovate through practice. I’m proud to steer the creative direction of a very diverse team that brings together professionals from the worlds of gaming, IT, professional education and simulation. What’s more, it draws on our experience with popular simulation titles (such as Sim City and The Sims to create an environment that will keep users coming back for more. Through Simulcation Datacenter, users can challenge their skills, learn about new technological developments, and experience the competitive thrill of expanding their virtual market share.

Translating reality into simulation


Underpinning all of this is a host of data about the variables at play when constructing and optimizing datacenters. Simulcation Datacenter is designed to virtually mimic real world scenarios. Choose from a range of real life components from well-known manufacturers (such as IBM, Cisco, and others) to populate your virtual datacenter, with the option to click through to find out more from the manufacturer about the specific component. You’ll be able to experience virtual ordering, installation, productivity and servicing information – everything you’d need to apply your learned skills in the real world. It also uses a fictional currency, so you can balance the CAPEX and OPEX of your virtual company. By simulating the parameters that impact datacenter decision makers in real life, Simulcation Datacenter is a powerful tool for experimentation and learning. Not only will you manage a datacenter, you’ll also be looking after the health of an entire virtual company.

Demonstrate your decisions


It’s the feature I’m most proud of as COO of Simulcation: the detail behind the simulation. We know that datacenter managers are always being challenged to prove the return on investment behind their decisions. By simulating the decision making process with realistic variables, we hope that you’ll eventually be able to demonstrate the value of your choices to senior management, for instance. Interested in partnering with a new provider? By test-driving their products in your virtual datacenter, you’ll see whether you should translate that decision to your role in real life.

Through simulation, we hope to remove some of the decision fatigue, increase transparency for datacenter managers, and allow you to experiment in a safe environment – all in a way that’s fun and engaging to use. Interested in experiencing it? You can preregister for an account now.



Duncan Pond, Simulcation COO

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