Does your company run a strategic IT shop, or an operational one? According to the IT Governance Institute (ITGI), strategists are more forward-looking, are governed with an eye toward partnering with lines of business in order to innovate, and tend…
New year, new data center strategy: The coming of the new year offers a time for both reflection and for planning. Data center strategy is changing for many organizations. What changes do you envision for your data center in the…
Considering an outsource data center or colocation facility? As the IT infrastructure changes, many companies are looking to for a better way to deal with hardened data center facilities, power and cooling . As you consider multiple outsource data center…
If you’re in the market for new or additional data center space, I have some advice that can help you make better decisions, save money, and avoid some pitfalls. For example, a company found what at first seemed like the…
Over at CloudPundit, Gartner analysts Lydia Leong reports some interesting trends in her customer interaction. “My colo inquiries this year have undergone an interesting shift towards local (and regional) data centers, rather than national players, reflecting a shift in colocation…
