Checklist: what a modernized data center can do for you
12 elements of a modernized data center 1
1
Simplify IT operations across data centers, clouds, and the edge with highly secure, cloud-based management
2
Unify operations platforms for visibility, automation, and orchestration across all your sites and services
3
Easily configure your networking and compute infrastructure
4
Increase data center energy efficiency and drive cost efficiencies while supporting network data growth plus AI/ML workloads
5
Decrease on-premises power and cooling requirements with more energy-efficient hardware and denser compute and storage
6
Monitor energy consumption and energy sources across server infrastructure and track performance against business goals
Protect investments and avoid material waste by upgrading in-place to the latest system innovations, and improving reuse and recycling of products
7
Save time and money with Power over Ethernet (PoE)
8
Enable efficient data movement with high throughput, low latency, and low CPU overhead
9
Deploy Ethernet for better network performance, higher throughput, and lower job completion time for AI/ML workloads
10
Protect investments and avoid material waste by upgrading in-place to the latest system innovations, and improving reuse and recycling of products
11
Manage assets with proactive management, data insights, and measurable metrics for better asset lifecycle, and compliant firmware that ensures security management across the entire IT footprint
12
Free IT resources from managing traditional operations software by adopting an IT operations platform as a service
Sources
1 11 Essentials for Modernizing Your Data Center. (2024). Cisco.
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