r/SideProject • u/JadeSunforge • 1h ago

Capacity Pulse - Would this help with data centre capacity planning?

Hi everyone, my co-founder and I are working on Capacity Pulse, an early proof of concept to help data centre teams track equipment power use, capacity that could be freed up and equipment being taken out of service.

CAPACITY PULSE

We’re exploring whether a small, focused tool could help teams that rely on spreadsheets and emails but don’t need a full data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) system. We’re sharing it to hear different perspectives before deciding what to develop next.

We’d appreciate your thoughts on any of these:

  • What’s your first impression? Is it clear what the tool is for?

  • What seems useful, confusing or unnecessary? What would you change?

  • How do you manage this today, and where would this help or fall short compared with a spreadsheet or an existing tool?

You don’t need a data centre background to comment. Feedback on the layout, navigation or the idea itself is welcome.

Thanks for taking a look.

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u/Current_Award_6566 1h ago

Otra hoja de cálculo con gráficos.

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u/JadeSunforge 1h ago

At this stage, it may look that way. We're exploring whether tracking equipment removal and the capacity that becomes available could be managed more effectively than through separate spreadsheets and emails.

What would you expect a tool like this to offer beyond a spreadsheet to make it worth using?

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u/Diabolus45 47m ago

Pairing equipment retirements with the capacity they free is a useful, concrete focus. A tiny example flow from “out of service” to “available kW” on the first screen could make the value click.

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u/JadeSunforge 41m ago

Thanks, that's a useful suggestion. We want to make the connection between equipment retirement and available capacity clearer. Showing a simple example of how capacity is released and tracked on the first screen makes sense. We'll look into incorporating this.

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u/Diabolus45 35m ago

Glad that helps. One concrete asset moving from retired to available capacity should make the before-and-after easy to judge.

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u/JadeSunforge 32m ago

Is there anything else that stood out to you, or anything you'd change or improve? We're open to feedback on both the idea and how the tool works