Once in a Lifetime
Data Center Migrations are rare occurrences for most IT organizations. As attractive as they are, the benefits are at risk when inexperienced teams attempt this complex and politically charged undertaking. What is a "once in a lifetime" project for most organizations is David-Kenneth’s singular focus.
Let's explore where most data centers are today...
Symantec in a 2010 survey of 900 data centers' managers found that 50% were understaffed. Yet, those same mangers were being asked to cut costs and manage data centers that were "becoming more complex and harder to manage with more applications, data and increasingly demanding service-level agreements." To add injury to insult, data centers continue to grow at an average of 5% per year. The top priorities for data center staff, according to CIO Magazine, are "security, backup and recovery, and continuous data protection" -- not data center migration. Simply put, data centers are under-staffed, over-worked and focused on day-to-day operations.
Compelled by favorable metrics or by necessity, the data center migration beat goes on...
In Symantec's benchmark survey, 90% of data center managers said they were considering virtualization projects as early as 2007. Based on our experience, coupled with today's business climate, the number is likely 99%. But, data center migrations aren't just driven by the imperative to cut costs; they are often driven by necessity. For example, older data centers lacking the power and cooling capacity to operate the latest devices will trigger a migration.
Data Center Migrations are high risk and high gain propositions...
Data center migrations are high-visibility, strategic projects with an anticipated return on investment (ROI). They must be executed without impacting business operations, service-level agreements, performance, availability, and data protection requirements--at risk is nothing less than the continued operations of the enterprise. The rewards, however, easily justify the risks. Take for instance, a David-Kenneth client whose data center migration is saving them tens of millions of dollars each year through savings in power, software, hardware and manpower.
Most IT organizations bring in a specialist to mitigate risk and accelerate the benefits of a data center migration; the David-Kenneth Group is your low-risk / high-value data center migration partner.
Here's a glimpse into how David-Kenneth goes about lowering risk and adding value...
- We have a thorough understanding of your situation.
We have solved this challenge before. We can tell you how difficult, painful and expensive this process will be. More importantly, because of that same experience and the many lessons learned, we can also, confidently, tell you how to manage the difficulties, avoid the pain and successfully achieve your attractive business benefits.
- We have the skills to do the job.
Our methodology, tools, processes and people are all focused on one objective; data center migrations. We have proven project teams with the skills, experience and interpersonal skills required to plan and implement this politically charged, high visibility business strategy of migrating / consolidating your data centers.
The goal of a successful migration strategy is near-zero disruption of business services. To achieve this goal, interdependency across the business layer, application layer, and infrastructure layer must be determined, validated, and integrated into a customized tactical approach for your particular situation.
At the David-Kenneth Group data center migrations are our singular focus. Learn more about David-Kenneth's flexible approach.
Discuss your Data Center Migration project with a David-Kenneth Consultant:
- Call David-Kenneth at 888.681.1988 | no-cost consultation
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