Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services – Phase 2: Assess Requirements and Build the RFP

This phase of the blueprint, Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services, will help you assess your service requirements and build an RFP.

Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services – Phase 1: Develop the Procurement Strategy and Process

This phase of the blueprint, Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services, will help you develop an acquisition approach, strategy, and timeline.

Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services – Phases 1-4

This storyboard provides an end-to-end process to effectively acquire infrastructure services, from developing your requirements to developing the RFP, to managing the...

Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services – Executive Brief

Read this Executive Brief to understand why acquiring infrastructure services should be treated differently than acquiring infrastructure products.

Create a Game Plan to Implement Cloud Backup the Right Way

The cloud isn’t a magic bullet for backups. Build a strategy that fits your needs and mitigates critical cloud challenges.
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Cloud Backup Implementation Game Plan Tool

The tool will assist you in evaluating the value of cloud backup for specific candidate data sets, readiness to target backup at the cloud, compare the TCO of the cloud...

Storyboard: Create a Game Plan to Implement Cloud Backup the Right Way

There is a lot of hype and a lot of fear around targeting backups at the cloud. Complete this blueprint to get a sense of the real risks and rewards of cloud backup.

Data Center Co-location SLA & Service Definition Template

A co-location Service Level Agreement (SLA) provides a definition of performance for the negotiated service. SLAs ensure accountability on the part of the service...

Data Center Co-location Site Visit and Evaluation Checklist

Vendor co-location site visits can validate decisions or uncover vendor inadequacies and biases. Conduct site visits to shortlisted data center co-location vendors to add...

Data Center Power and Cooling Requirements Calculator

Including both current and future facility requirements helps to align costs and capacity with enterprise needs. Calculate power, cooling, and standby power requirements...
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