Our Capabilities:
Data Center Planning & Relocation
Our Services
- Business and Mission Assessment
- Cost Benefit and Return On Investment (ROI) Analysis
- Acquisition Support and Service Level Agreement Development
- Infrastructure Redesign and Migration Services
- Relocations and Consolidation Planning Services
- Transition Planning
- Physical Disconnect and Reconnect Services
Many organizations have recently encountered the possibility of a data center move or relocation. The key business factors driving the decision to go forward with such a large-scale and expensive investment as a data center move or relocation include:
- Need to upgrade data center facilities
- Need to identify cheaper data center facilities
- Requirements for redundancy - business continuity improvements
- Physical data center consolidations as a result of mergers and acquisitions
Once the business decision to invest the necessary resources for a data center move or relocation is made, it is critical to follow a detailed and integrated roadmap to ensure a successful implementation. As Gartner states, a data center move or relocation plan requires diligent and seamless integration between the data center facilities plan and the IS organization plan, and ensuring coordinated project management and execution. Most difficulties (in data center moves and relocations) can be traced to a breakdown between two major functional components - IS requirements and data center facilities' location and design specifications. For example, miscalculations in locations, equipment densities, power, and heating and HVAC capacities can severely damage IT operations and service availability.
