The increasing demand for data center infrastructure management (DCIM) is seemingly bridging the gap between the facilities management function and IT function of these facilities. As IT managers begin to play a larger role in the planning and design of data centers, ESD’s Addam Friedl, Senior Vice President, Mission Critical Facilities, provides advice to building teams for fostering collaboration between these two groups (facilities staff and IT team) and designing a robust DCIM capable of monitoring their big data.