Align Data Center Dynamics March 2011

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Ways to Optimize your Infrastructure
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Lower Tier Data Centers
Software as a Service
Platform as a Service
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Low-cost Relocation
DC Footprint Reduction
DC Consolidation

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Consider lower tier data centers
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The uptime difference between tier II and tier III facilities is marginal. Assess your needs and determine whether your application, replication and resiliency equipment can be migrated to a lower tier.
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Annual cost of cooling and operating a $2,500 server:
including electricity, facility operations and facility depreciation

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Reduce CAPEX with Software as a Service
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CIOs can no longer spend millions on software in the hopes of a positive ROI down the road. Cost-effective technologies have emerged in recent years and there is no reason to go backward.
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Drivers for SaaS Adoption:
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SaaS is a sure way to lower your CAPEX, while expediting deployment of technology solutions.
Source: Information Week Analytics 2010 SaaS Survey of 131 business technology professionals at organizations using SaaS

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Minimize cost of ownership with Platform as a Service
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PaaS enables you to outsource your entire application lifecycle — development, testing, deployment, run time, hosting and delivery.
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PaaS Comparison: 3-year total cost of ownership
per application
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PaaS will lower your total cost of ownership by eliminating the need to buy and support multiple development environments.
Source: 2009 IDC ROI Study on PaaS

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Consider lower cost environments for non-critical applications
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On average, only 25% of your applications are mission-critical. Why should that drive up the cost of the rest of your infrastructure?
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US Data Center Cost Comparison
There are opportunities to move your enterprise applications and the supporting infrastructure to less expensive locations
Source: The Boyd Company 2008 – courtesy of Business Week

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Reduce your data center footprint
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Choose opportunities to buy vs build to minimize space and power limitations.
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Trends in Digital Information:
With limited access to capital, executives must plan for alternatives to building or leasing additional data centers — shared environments, co-location and Cloud/IaaS

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Consolidate your data centers to increase efficiency
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Consolidating your data center operations can reduce operating expenses by as much as 60%.
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Motivating Factors for Data Center Consolidation:
Consolidation helps you discover opportunities for ongoing optimization, as well as green IT, security and reliability improvements, and standardization.
Source: Interop Las Vegas 2010 survey by Riverbed

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Align Data Center Dynamics March 2011

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