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8 Phases of a Successful Consolidation Initiative

Category: Storage, Data Management, Servers and Server OS, IT Management

Overview As organizations look to reduce the physical and environmental footprint of their IT operations, consolidation is a logical first step. However, a poorly planned or executed consolidation effort can result in complex configurations and increased IT overhead. In some cases, physical server sprawl is merely replaced with virtual sprawl where virtual machines are allowed to proliferate in an ad hoc fashion. This white paper provides best practices for ensuring a successful consolidation initiative and a maximum return on investment. Find out why data centers are beginning to view server consolidation as an ongoing IT strategy with long-term benefits for the organization, and learn about emerging technologies and approaches that are improving the speed and quality of server and data center consolidation initiatives.

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Publisher: PlateSpin
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Mar 18, 2009
Format: White Papers
Topics: Virtualization, Storage Consolidation, Data Center, Storage Management, Infrastructure Management, Blades

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