The IT and physical infrastructure investments that are made in multi-site data centers represent a substantial component of the operational budget. The need to balance efficiency and resiliency of those investments is prompting organizations to pursue multi-site data center strategies. Often times, this need results in taking disaster recovery in-house or pursuing a sourcing relationship.
Highlights
Define the optimal number of data centers and data bunkers
Establish the best technical architecture to support dual and other data center configurations
Validate opportunities to allocate static and dynamic workloads to optimize asset utilization
Weigh the business and technical considerations when addressing data center proximity
Compare alternatives for delivering services and map-out opportunistic transition plans for migrating from the current state to the future state
