Data Center Management: Is An Assessment Needed?

One of the questions that seems to come up more often than not is “What is a data center assessment”.  Although each assessment is unique, there is a general flow with several common deliverables. The action oriented activities of a data center assessment are designed to identify the As Is state, envision the To . . . → Read More: Data Center Management: Is An Assessment Needed?

Data Center Management: Partnering For Success

At its best, “partnering” with a vendor is a powerful tool that can drive successful business outcomes for data center managers. Done right, partnering can deliver significant value for the money to both parties over the length of the relationship.

Partnering is not a new sales term for the old cost-focused . . . → Read More: Data Center Management: Partnering For Success

Keeping The Lights On, In A Lights Out Data Center

There are two goals in an effective data center operations organization, “keep the lights on” and continually improve operational efficiency of the data center or colocation facility. Focus on these two goals means attaining maturity rather than perfection. It also means the operational team is effectively:

Taking advantage of Moore’s Law and increasing capacity . . . → Read More: Keeping The Lights On, In A Lights Out Data Center

Offshore Project Management for Data Center Management

Making offshore outsourced projects to work requires putting your project management on steroids. Metagyre’s offshore software development framework lays out the process for a successful long distance relationship. . . . → Read More: Offshore Project Management for Data Center Management