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Data Center Migration: How to Optimize the Transition

By Kathy Hitchens - April 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

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No matter the reason for migration, it’s a complicated endeavor, and must be executed without error. Flexential outlines seven migration best practices that will minimize downtime and ensure the migration process runs smoothly.

Tagged With: Cloud, Data Center Design, Data Center Management, Data Center Migration, Flexential

Data Bytes: IDC Sees Enterprise Cloud Shift Accelerating in 2021

By Rich Miller - November 2, 2020

An overview of the leading players in the cloud computing service provider sector, via Synergy Research.

The COVID19 pandemic is likely to hasten the migration of enterprise  IT equipment out of on-premises data centers and into data centers operated by cloud service providers and colocation specialist, according to  new data from IDC.

Tagged With: Data Center Migration, DataBytes, Enterprise, IDC, Synergy Research

Services Will be Key in Enterprise Transition to Colo and Cloud

By Rich Miller - June 19, 2019

Service offerings will be key in the shift of enterprise IT workloads into third-party cloud platforms and colo facilities. (Photo: RIch Miller)

In today’s edition of the DCF Executive Roundtable, our panel discusses the shift of enterprise IT workloads into third-party cloud platforms and colo facilities.

Tagged With: Chatsworth Products, Cyxtera, Data Center Migration, EdgeConneX, Enterprise, Intel DCM, Iron Mountain, RagingWire Data Centers

Making Sense of It All: What Migrating Workloads Really Means

By Sarah Rubenoff - June 14, 2019

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With cloud computing growing in popularity, as the amount of big data continues to explode, efficient data and workload migration is becoming more critical to success and staying competitive across a variety of marketplaces. A new white paper from Digital Realty focuses on best practices for workload migration, which can get complex quickly, and what it actually means for today’s businesses.

Tagged With: cloud computing, Data Center Migration, Digital Realty

Full-Service Colocation Providers Provide More than Just Space

By Sarah Rubenoff - May 22, 2018

This is the final post in a four-part series from Cyxtera that explores crucial elements to consider before choosing a colocation provider. This post focuses on what support services full-service colocation providers should provide for their clients.  

Tagged With: Colocation, Colocation Provider, Cyxtera, Data Center, Data Center Design, Data Center Migration

The Building Blocks of Future Colocation Success

By Voices of the Industry - October 16, 2017

A row of cabinets inside a data center. (Photo: Cologix)

The colocation providers that will succeed in attracting new clients will need to offer more complex services, add more value to SLAs and provide stronger support for IT migrations. Greg Myers, Marketing Manager at Vertiv, explains how future colocation success will be built upon expanded offerings, faster scalability and stronger migration support.

Tagged With: Colocation, Colocation Provider, Data Center Migration, Vertiv

7 Often-Overlooked Considerations for a Successful Data Center Move

By Voices of the Industry - May 4, 2017

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Whether you’re building a new data center, moving to a colocation facility, or transitioning to a cloud/hybrid environment, a data center migration is a complicated, risky endeavor. And many crucial considerations for success often aren’t considered at all in the planning and execution of data center migration.

Tagged With: Data Center Migration, Data Centers, Sunbird Software

Overcoming Data Center Migration Challenges with a Staged Approach

By Voices of the Industry - March 13, 2017

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Fast-changing business needs—such as mergers and acquisitions, regulatory changes, the need to remotely access data, and security changes—can necessitate a data center migration. But with a data center migration come numerous challenges, such as application or other dependencies, poorly defined data requirements, distributed data and applications, lack of expertise or management support, and others. In this week’s Voices of the Industry, David Mettler, IO Data Centers vice president of sales and market director for the United States, discusses how best to overcome data center migration challenges with a planned approach.

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Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance

Mitigate Risk, Improve Performance and Decrease Operating Expenses through Data Center Self-Performance If a vendor conducts the actual work in your data center, then you or your operator aren’t maximizing your current operating resources and are experiencing incremental cost and risk. Chad Giddings of BCS Data Center Operations, explains the importance of your data center provider having a high-degree of self-performance.

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Data Center Solutions: Reducing the Risk of Change

While many data center professionals are comfortable with the status quo, new solutions are required to address the rapid changes in the industry and to reduce the risk of evolving with the times. Future Facilities explores how new data center solutions can address the challenges today’s data center professionals are facing.

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Edge Computing is Poised to Remake the Data Center Landscape

Data center leaders are investing in edge computing and edge solutions and actively looking at new ways to deploy edge capacity to support evolving business and user requirements.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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