Recover Data Center Space After IT Infrastructure Outsourcing
Get rid of your extra in-house data center space and equipment before you destroy your outsourcing business case.
- The growth of IT infrastructure outsourcing and server virtualization have reduced in-house data center physical space and equipment requirements, leaving organizations with more data center capacity than they need.
- Recovering data center space and liquidated excess equipment can provide significant IT cost savings.
- However, poor planning and preparation to recover the data center can result in overspending, compliance risks, and security risks.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Failure to recover excess data center space can destroy the financial aspect of your outsourcing business case.
- Recovery of unutilized assets is time-sensitive.
- This renovation is not a do-it-yourself project. Seek professional expertise.
Impact and Result
- Save on IT costs by downsizing your data center or selling it if you don’t need the space.
- Capitalize on the value of your excess equipment by liquidating or disposing of it before it depreciates and becomes obsolete.
Workshop: Recover Data Center Space After IT Infrastructure Outsourcing
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Understand facility requirements and define the target state
The Purpose
- Determine data center requirements and design a downsized data center.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Estimation of space required to meet current and future needs and space available for repurposing.
- Established standby power, cooling, fire protection, and physical security needs for your downsized data center.
- Identification of excess equipment that can be disposed of or liquidated.
Activities
Outputs
Establish which in-house servers, storage, and networking equipment are still in use.
Determine standby power requirements.
- Estimated standby power requirements
Determine cooling requirements.
- Estimated cooling requirements
Establish fire protection needs.
- General fire protection requirements
Assess physical security needs.
- Physical security requirements
Estimate space requirements for the downsized data center.
- Current and future space requirements
Design the data center.
- New data center design
Module 2: Make the case
The Purpose
- Determine the financial viability of the project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Decision of whether to proceed with the project.
Activities
Outputs
Evaluate the project benefits.
- Estimated project benefits and costs.
Estimate the project costs.
- Estimated return on investment, payback period, and sensitivity analysis.
Decide on a course of action.
- Decision on a course of action.
Module 3: Structure the project
The Purpose
- Develop a business case to achieve management buy-in for the project.
- Establish project goals, scope, roles, responsibilities, and metrics to govern the project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Strong business case to achieve management buy-in.
- Defined project goals, scope, roles, responsibilities, and metrics.
Activities
Outputs
Document project drivers and goals.
- Completed Data Center Recovery Detailed Business Case
Clarify project responsibilities.
Define project metrics.
Develop a business case summary to present to senior management.
- Completed Data Center Recovery Business Case Summary.
Module 4: Develop an action plan
The Purpose
- Develop a plan that mitigates risks.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Developed action plan that addresses risks associated with disposing of equipment and renovating.
Activities
Outputs
Develop a hardware asset disposition policy.
Determine how to liquidate and dispose of assets.
Use a table-top planning exercise to define and visualize the plan.
Transfer the action plan to the project monitoring tool.
- Established action plan in the project monitoring tool.
Module 5: Execute the plan
The Purpose
- Execute the renovation project with help from contractors and monitor the success of the project.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Well-selected contractors for your needs.
- Good project management that will help to maintain the budget, scope, and time of the project.
Activities
Outputs
Hire contractors.
- Selected contractors for the renovation project
Manage your assets.
Monitor the project.
- A method to monitor the project and track its success
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What Is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.
Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.
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Speak With An Analyst
Get the help you need in this 1-phase advisory process. You'll receive 6 touchpoints with our researchers, all included in your membership.
- Call 1: Review your data center requirements and design
Send Info-Tech your completed Data Center Downsizing Requirements Calculation Tool to review your requirements and downsized data center design to ensure that they will meet your current and future needs.
- Call 2: Validate your financial case and decide on a course of action
With Info-Tech’s help, review the estimated costs and benefits associated with downsizing your data center to justify this project. Discuss the best time to implement this project and how the timing may impact the anticipated costs and benefits.
- Call 3: Complete and validate your business case
Review your project objectives, responsibilities, and success metrics with Info-Tech and discuss potential challenges in getting buy-in for the project.
- Call 4: Review your action plan
Review your completed Data Center Recovery Action Plan and Project Monitoring Tool with our analysts to discuss the requirements and risks associated with your project initiatives and next steps.
- Call 5: Review your selected contractors and equipment disposal strategy
Select the right contractor for your needs with Info-Tech’s help and minimize the risks associated with equipment disposal.
- Call 6: Monitor and track project success
Track your cost savings from the project and discuss next steps with Info-Tech.
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