{"id":15269,"date":"2019-05-07T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/07\/news-9018\/"},"modified":"2019-05-07T11:00:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-07T19:00:03","slug":"news-9018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/07\/news-9018\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck with Data Center Modernization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Mark Hurley| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten years ago, the iPad didn\u2019t exist, we connected via a 3G network<\/a>, and Gartner put cloud in its hype cycle<\/a>. Clearly, much has changed including data center technology. But as assets age, it\u2019s hard to know where to prioritize your data center modernization<\/a> efforts to get the most bang for your buck. I explored this topic during a webinar hosted by IDG, Optimizing Data Center Revenue, Cost & Risk.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

If you are building a new data center, you should be deploying a cost and risk optimized solution. However, if you have an aging data center, you are likely not operating at the same efficiency and risk profile as a new data center being deployed today. This places you at a competitive disadvantage.<\/p>\n

The big question you should be asking is \u2013 how should I modernize my data center to improve costs and reduce risk? Essentially, there are three areas of focus for data center modernization<\/a>: equipment (electrical and mechanical infrastructure), systems (EPMS, BMS, DCIM) and operations (operate maintain, monitor).<\/p>\n