Article Summary:

This data center management best practices describes the network, servers, and storage in the Cisco enterprise data center and operations command center, including:

How Cisco IT staffs, monitors, and performs change management
How the data center is designed to remain available despite network or power outages
How the data center guards against damage from natural disasters such as fires and earthquakes

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