Part 1: Digital Twins: Answering The Hard Questions

Digital twins in the built environment are digital representations of real-world infrastructure using building information modeling (BIM) software Applying these tools in a disciplined manner can help built environment professionals find answers sought by building owners and operators pertaining to optimization of capital, efficient operations, change management, resiliency and much more Despite the promised utility and widely acknowledged benefits of digital twins, barriers to adoption have been significant Perhaps the least understood impediment is the influence of multiple corporate stakeholder groups involving both sides of the balance sheet For the mission-critical environment, digital twins take on additional importance by providing improved alignment of information technology (IT) evolution and infrastructure to potential mismatches in the data center IT refreshes (updates) occur at a significantly faster pace and interval than changes to the data center's power and cooling infrastructure