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The members of the IT team in charge of managing a data center project (a consolidation, closing, or cloud migration) have a lot on their plates. There are many moving parts to such a project and IT operations and infrastructure professionals often put in extra hours and work weekends over several months to ensure the …

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Consolidating a data center or moving to the cloud is a major project with countless pieces to consider to ensure success and minimize cost and risk. There are many benefits that make it worthwhile, of course. The latest servers and virtualization technology allow for more cost-effective, energy-efficient systems, while the cloud presents an increasingly-popular opportunity …

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Many enterprises supplement their owned data center assets with leased assets. This is a factor that can often go overlooked in the confusion when the enterprise closes, moves, or consolidates a data center. To avoid cost and hassle down the road, the IT staff must be sure to segregate the leased equipment from the owned …

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Even as modern enterprises choose to migrate some of their IT infrastructure to the cloud or consolidate onto high-efficiency servers or with virtualization technology (or both), they’re not giving up entirely on their existing data center assets. Many companies are going with a hybrid model for their IT infrastructure, incorporating cloud and virtualization elements with …

Continue reading “Dispose or Redeploy? 2 Options for Decommissioned IT Assets”

Anytime you upgrade the storage and networking equipment that comprises one of your company’s data centers you have to make a decision about what to do with the old equipment. Data center management teams are facing that decision more and more frequently as companies migrate their applications to the cloud or choose to consolidate onto …

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When a company chooses to move its applications to the cloud or consolidate a data center using virtualization and the latest energy-efficient server technology, the equipment previously used at the data center for storage and networking usually retired. What becomes of these retired IT assets? Hopefully, they’re recycled or resold. New technology and cloud services …

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Empowered by advances in server and virtualization technology, as well as more secure and flexible cloud service offerings, more and more companies are choosing to move their applications to lower-cost, more energy-efficient systems, or entirely to the cloud. Cloud migration has become an especially prevalent trend, as companies discover the greater flexibility and easier IT …

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One of the most significant risks facing corporate organizations today is that of a data breach. When secure data gets into the wrong hands – either by accident or through nefarious forces – it can hurt a company financially; damage its reputation with customers, potential customers, and the general public; and threaten its compliance status …

Continue reading “Data Breach Insurance and ITAD: What Risk Managers Need to Know”

Your organization tries to be as free from risk as possible. Uncertainty can affect a company’s bottom line and its business objectives, so identifying its sources and planning strategies to minimize their impact is a key best practice. IT asset disposition (ITAD) – the procedure your company uses to dispose of its retired IT equipment …

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