Costs still matter when migrating data centers Budgets are often imprecise during the early phases of a data center migration. By tracking uncertainty, you can… Read More »Data Center Migration Cost Model Example
The elusive clear picture of the business environment supported by interdependent applications rarely emerges without a deep dive into those applications. Frameworks and methodologies can… Read More »Forming Application Bundles for Migration
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Consolidating and shuttering many data center sites into a few is a high-level concept that is simple to grasp. Cost savings in the form of… Read More »Is It Time For Fleet Management For Applications?
In this Book Excerpt, Author Blaine Berger introduces the powerful punch list as a tool for managing a data center move. What Everybody Ought to… Read More »Book Excerpt: Data Center Move Punch List Template
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Cloud migration projects continue to garner interest from organizations seeking a variety of benefits. Executives understand that these complex projects require multi-disciplinary teams to increase… Read More »Moving from the Data Center to the Cloud
I’ve reviewed many data center relocation plans. Some are simplistic and some are complex, but most suffer from a single and fatal flaw — Everything… Read More »The Tyranny of Your Data Center Move Plan
You can search the web for someone’s data center move key milestones example or you can do the heavy lifting to discover the critical milestones… Read More »Key Milestones For Migrating a Data Center
Data Center consolidation projects are accelerating and many Information Technology (IT) professionals are faced with their first data center move. A consolidation project is a… Read More »Data Center Move Consolidation
Exclusive Bonus: Want the checklist free? Answer these 3 questions. Learn to write an RFP with our free crash course. Most project managers tasked with… Read More »Data Center Move Checklist Primer
Even with all the information about proper hot and cold aisles, dueling CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioners) units, and improper return air dynamics, IT (Information… Read More »CIO Alert: Key Data Center Improvements
Someday soon, someone is going to challenge you to move your entire data center to the cloud. Enough case studies have emerged to entice CIO’s… Read More »Move your Data Center to the Cloud?
Most Enterprise organizations have some form of IT Governance in place. However, these structures are often inadequate for a data center relocation. Getting governance right… Read More »Getting Started with Data Center Move Governance
After budgeting, the most frequent question about a data center move is about the timeline. Every move is different and there is no typical timeline… Read More »Three Tips to Tackle an Urgent Timeline
A table top exercise can illuminate weak points in a complex plan or test the ability of professionals to respond to scenario-driven events. These exercises… Read More »The Lost Art of a Well-Run Table Top Exercise
Is it surprising that a data center relocation can uncover organizational issues in addition to the technical challenges encountered? Yet, many are unprepared for this… Read More »Avoid Data Center Relocation Post-Move Mistakes
In a perfect world, a data center migration would be planned and executed for a fixed budget amount with no surprises or overruns. For data… Read More »The Data Center Relocation Budgeting Paradox
Every data center move is unique and every move is important to us. We’ve updated our popular data center moving guide for 2011. Enter your… Read More »The New Year Brings a New Data Center Moving Guide
Make no mistake, we’d like to earn your data center relocation business. However, not all data center moves are alike. They can range from complex… Read More »Not All Data Center Moves Are Complicated
Having help moving your data center can free your scarce resources — if you know what to look for. The value of planning and executing… Read More »How To Choose A Data Center Relocation Firm
Data center moves are not common events for most organizations. As a result, the response to this event can range from chaotic panic to a… Read More »5 Things to Know Before Moving Your Data Center
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Making good decisions is not just a requirement of the C-Suite. It’s a critical skill at every level of an organization. When considering a data… Read More »Data Center Moving Workshop Series
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Our Data Center Moving Blog helps you learn more about data center moving. The posts to this site can be found by category: Data Center… Read More »Learn More About Data Center Moving
Every data center move is unique and every move is important to us. We’ve updated our popular data center moving guide for 2009 doubling its… Read More »A New Year, A New Data Center Move Guide
Should you move your data center yourself? Of course that depends on quite a few factors. When talking to most do-it-yourselfers, you quickly discover that… Read More »Do It Yourself Data Center Moving?
You’ve been tasked to find out how much it’s going to cost to move your data center. After searching, downloading data center move white papers,… Read More »Can you Afford Your Assumption Errors?
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Important: This is the data center moving guide that Executives should not be without! Most Data Center moves begin with the C-Level suite typically with a… Read More »The Executive’s Guide to Data Center Move Planning
Much has been written and discussed about the current business cycle, the future of the economy, the clear investor panic, and the sea-change in consumer… Read More »Fooled into Inaction
Data center moves are often triggered when your facility has run out of space, power, or cooling. With the proliferation of virtualization, you may view… Read More »Should You Virtualize Before or After Your Data Center Move?
It’s not uncommon to be planning a data center move into a facility that is being designed or is already under construction. Schedule pressures often… Read More »Data Center Commissioning: Push The Big Red Button
It’s well established that large data centers are seeking cheap power. That criteria can lead to locations where substation improvements are required to provide the… Read More »Modern Data Centers Require Solid Electrical Infrastructure
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