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Planon for Data Centers

Turning data center insights into

controlled, reliable operations

Data centers power the digital economy. Every cloud service, AI workload, financial transaction and public service depends on infrastructure that must operate without interruption.


In this environment, uptime is everything.


PLANON'S MISSION FOR DATA CENTERS


To equip data center operators with an integrated operations management platform that unifies maintenance, compliance, asset health insights, and energy data in a vendor-agnostic, future-ready foundation.


With Planon, you can:

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Protect uptime with predictable, standardized workflows
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Reduce operational risk and human error through structured procedures
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Improve SLA performance through transparency and automated processes
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Strengthen governance, compliance, and audit readiness
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Control cost and improve lifecycle planning

Support sustainability goals with integrated operational and energy insights
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Scale operations without increasing risk


Planon brings together four core solution domains, designed for data center demands.



Asset & Maintenance Management

Safeguard uptime through structured maintenance.

  • Preventive, predictive and condition based maintenance
  • Reliability centered processes that reduce unplanned downtime
  • Centralized asset register across sites with full audit history
  • Intelligent work order automation turning Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) / Building Management System (BMS) / Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) alarms into prioritized actions
  • Technician mobile enablement with real time data
  • Complete maintenance history and compliance traceability



Real Estate Management

Enable lifecycle oversight over contracts.

  • Full lifecycle visibility of properties, enabling informed decisions on expansion, modernization and risk mitigation
  • Portfolio wide risk and performance insights that help operators align capacity, investment and operational resilience
  • Centralized governance and compliance oversight ensuring audit ready documentation across all facilities, certifications and regions
  • Contract and vendor governance that supports the complexity of multi provider and multi tenant data center portfolios


Space and Workplace Services Management

Coordinate people, partners and services with precision.

  • Structured service workflows governing routine operations, inspections, access control, remote hands, security and on site activities
  • SLA driven service delivery providing transparency across tenants, providers and internal teams, which is essential for colocation environments
  • Access and authorization management that supports high security, high risk environments where every intervention must be controlled
  • Partner and contractor coordination with monitored performance, consistent procedures and full traceability
  • Clear service communications and reporting, strengthening trust and accountability across all stakeholders


Energy & Sustainability Management

Connect energy insights and workflows for sustainability.

  • Benchmarking and efficiency analysis at portfolio, site and asset level - supporting initiatives such as Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) improvement and cooling optimization
  • Sustainability and regulatory reporting built on consistent, auditable data across regions and facility types
  • Visibility into long term trends, helping operators plan for efficiency investments, capacity constraints and environmental targets
  • A unified platform for energy, performance and asset data, enabling operators to balance resilience with environmental responsibility


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Why Choose Planon for Data Centers?

Planon unifies maintenance, compliance, asset information, SLAs and sustainability data in one platform - eliminating silos and improving accuracy. Its open, vendor agnostic architecture integrates with DCIM, BMS, EPMS and IoT systems via modern APIs.

Planon is designed for settings where small mistakes can have major consequences:

  • Standardized, automated workflows reduce human error
  • Integrated alarms-to-actions shorten time to repair
  • Structured maintenance reduces corrective interventions
  • Audit-ready records support certification and regulatory compliance
  • Unified data improves situational awareness across all sites and teams

Planon is a global leader in IWMS and CMMS technology with 40+ years of experience and thousands of successful implementations worldwide. The platform continues to evolve with new capabilities supporting automation, predictive analytics and AI ready operations.

  • Role-based training and enablement
  • Global support including optional 24/7 coverage
  • Managed services for continuous optimization
  • Strong partner ecosystem, including Schneider Electric

AI workloads, higher densities and sustainability demands are reshaping the data center landscape. Operational complexity will continue to increase. Planon provides the operational foundation to scale with confidence. By connecting assets, people, and processes, Planon helps operators protect uptime, reduce risk, and maintain full governance across growing portfolios.

Planon for Data Centers is strengthened by Schneider Electric’s global leadership in critical power, cooling and digital infrastructure, combined with Planon’s proven capabilities in maintenance, asset lifecycle management, and workflow automation.


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