Data center monitoring and management operation including a protected data tag operation

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data bus coupled to the processor;
• and,
• a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
• establishing a secure communication channel between a data center asset and data tag management system, the data tag management system executing within a data center monitoring and management console;
• generating, via the data tag management system, a data tag for an object within a data center asset, the generating the data tag for the object associating a contextual meaning with the object, the contextual meaning of the object comprising a definition in which a meaning of the object is determined by defining a larger expression containing a definiendum of the object;
• mapping, via the data tag management system, the data tag to the object, the mapping the data tag to the object associating a data tag with the object;
• and,
• protecting, via the data tag management system, the data tag to provide a protected data tag, the protecting the data tag ensuring that only an authorized user can manage an aspect of the protected data tag, managing the aspect of the protected data tag including one or more of creating, deleting, revising and extending association of the protected data tag with the object, the protecting the data tag ensuring that only the authorized user can create, delete, revise or extend the association of the protected data tag with the object.

A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• establishing a secure communication channel between a data center asset and data tag management system, the data tag management system executing within a data center monitoring and management console;
• generating, via the data tag management system, a data tag for an object within a data center asset, the generating the data tag for the object associating a contextual meaning with the object, the contextual meaning of the object comprising a definition in which a meaning of the object is determined by defining a larger expression containing a definiendum of the object;
• mapping, via the data tag management system, the data tag to the object, the mapping the data tag to the object associating a data tag with the object;
• and,
• protecting, via the data tag management system, the data tag to provide a protected data tag, the protecting the data tag ensuring that only an authorized user can manage an aspect of the protected data tag, managing the aspect of the protected data tag including one or more of creating, deleting, revising and extending association of the protected data tag with the object, the protecting the data tag ensuring that only the authorized user can create, delete, revise or extend the association of the protected data tag with the object.