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 [...]
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Data Center Management: Is An Assessment Needed?
January 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Data Center Management Ideas
Tags:data center / collocation·Data center assessment·data center disaster recovery·data center operations·data center power
Data Center Management: Partnering For Success
September 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center Management Ideas
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 customer verses supplier management battle. [...]
Tags:contract management·cost control·outsourcing·partnering·partnership·procurement·project management·purchasing·supplier·supplier management·supply chain·Technology·vendor management·vendors
Keeping The Lights On, In A Lights Out Data Center
September 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center Management Ideas
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 [...]
Tags:best practice·Data Center Infrastructure·Data Center Management Ideas·data center operations
Offshore Project Management for Data Center Management
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center Management Ideas
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.
Tags:china·framework·India·methodology·off shore·offshore·outsourcing·pmi·pmp·project·project management·project managment·sdlc·software development·vendor management
