The People, Process And Technology Of Next Generation Data Centers - By Tate Cantrell

Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 13 2009)

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   We are closing in on Interop New York and I am looking forward to contributing to a panel discussion, entitled The People, Process And Technology Of Next Generation Data Centers. This is an exceptionally relevant topic as we see IT and facilities managers alike embracing the financial and ecological efficiencies of process convergence. At Verne Global, we offer wholesale data center solutions and as such, we are focused on ensuring that the enterprise can maximize the benefits of process convergence while reaping the financial rewards that outsourcing can provide.  And truly – financial benefit is surely the ultimate goal of the new generations of technologies.
   
   The basis of convergence is information sharing. As we move in the direction of information factories, we can no longer allow IT processes to have disparate control theories from the facilities in which they live. The IT systems being served must give feedback to the facility in order to achieve optimal performance. The facility must be designed to respond to the needs of the IT systems.
   
   At Verne Global, we see the facility as a service providing a holistic view into the information factory.  To provide the best vantage point across the factory we are developing a portal built around the needs of the IT specialist.  We are using industry standard tools for gathering data such as security, network performance, power quality, environmentals, event escalation, and custom alarm management.  Our goal is to furnish the IT manager with an API (Application Programmer Interface) that requires no middleware and is easily integrated with the solutions already available to the enterprise.  By deploying the facility API, the data center manager not only receives feedback from the physical infrastructure, but can also effect positive change on the operating environment.
   
   With the options available to today's data center manager, the processes under management are no longer bound by four walls. Today's data center manager is tomorrow's data center czar, managing an enterprise Information Technology portfolio of bricks and mortar facilities, managed cloud solutions, and software as a service solutions for the stakeholders. The successful companies will choose partners who can easily integrate into the enterprise IT portfolio with people, processes and technology.

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