Streamlining the Data Center: IT Infrastructure Trends
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Your team may be aiming for the elimination of redundant files or data, improvement of data integrity or security, or decreasing maintenance and operations costs. All three make sense. In this blog post, we will review the top data center trends for streamlining your unique DC environment.
No Data Center is the Same
There is no “typical” data center, says Phil Isaak of Isaak Technologies, and every space is unique. He notes, “Clients have different types of hardware, different mixes of hardware, and that affects the design of a data center.”
There is no typical solution, therefore, for the following issues:
- Virtualization
- Consolidation of services
Moving to the Cloud
As you know, transitioning to the cloud has become a popular choice in recent years, particularly for an enterprise with budgetary concerns. Typically, it entails the reduction of your own IT department in order to shift some or all of your existing data storage needs to an off-site third-party provider.
Despite the popularity of the cloud, many business leaders opt to retain some infrastructure in-house and utilize a hybrid approach. Isaak sees a multitude of strategies in his consultation work: “What is the level of reliability and redundancy that they need, in a cost-effective manner? Again, it all comes down to the cost. What is the cost of the service versus the risk of the reliability of the service?”
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Tony