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Data Center consolidation is also referred as IT of the facility. Planning consolidation strategy with
consolidation is a strategy to reduce the number of
servers used either by repurposing server by carrying
out Virtualization or by removing legacy servers.
Some of the most popular consolidation technologies
used in today’s data centers are storage Virtualization;
cloud computing, server Virtualization and replacing
mainframes with smaller blade servers. Data center
consolidation is a common for organizations that plan
to reduce the overall size of their facility to reduce
overall IT footprint and operating cost.
Challenges:
Is your data center is suffering from a high level of
power consumption, server sprawl and redundant
licenses or if you are facing any of the following
challenges?
- High capital costs
- Higher operating costs
- Long response time to service request
- Increased downtime
- Decreased reliability
Then it is time to consolidate your datacenter.
Solution:
Consolidation of data centers or servers may be one of
the solutions to reduce operating cost and capital funds
while improving service. Following are the outcomes
of successful consolidation of data centers.
- Reduce operating and hardware cost by 50%
- Creates provision for new servers which are 70%
faster than older ones
- Reduce energy consumption and reduces energy bill
up-to 80%
- Reliable during disaster recovery
- Less downtime
Following are few simple and best steps to perform
data center consolidation: Building a suitable Data
Center Consolidation Strategy
Data center consolidation team should concentrate on
delivering true value to the business which aims to
reduce overall operational cost and increases efficiency
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the application front of mind operational cost can be
reduced significantly.
Build a business case for Consolidation:
While choosing a business case have a brief idea about
the category in which your data center operates and
plan accordingly. Carefully examine the staff levels
and mark them in their levels, this saves your staffing
expenses. Also, have a brief idea about projected
growth and candidates for consolidation.
Understand what you have:
Knowing the software and hardware configurations
helps in creating better understanding between
management and vendors.
Plan Return on Investment Getting step 1 wrong will
directly affect the company’s capital income and its
performance in the market. Compressive strategies
will clearly define success of the company and helps
in achieving a good return on investments. Timescales
and expectations should be set at the very beginning
of the planning phase. Identify Best Candidates for
Consolidation:
When you have a clear idea about what you have in
your data center, then you can identify best elements
to consolidate and yield better result. Therefore, it is
better to select best consolidation candidates who can
perform the task efficiently.
Implementing the Strategy After the successful
planning of the consolidation strategy, it is time
to implement. Consolidation team should ensure
applications are delivered exactly as intended at the
expected time irrespective of the challenges faced such
as network failures, traffic congestions and security
threats. Evaluate Whether Consolidation is moving in
Right Direction
After you have performed consolidation, make sure it
is moving in the right direction as planned and analyze
the delay and reason for delay.
Have a regular maintenance check after successfully
completing the consolidation strategy.
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