Recover Data Center Space After IT Infrastructure Outsourcing
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.
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Failure to recover your data center results in:
Erosion of the financial benefits from outsourcing
High operating expenses
Wasted company space
Low corporate asset utilization rates
Recovering your data center results in:
Significant IT operating expense reductions
Recovered space that the business can repurpose
Extra capital from disposal and liquidation of unutilized equipment
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:
1.1
Establish which in-house servers, storage, and networking equipment are still in use.
1.2
Determine standby power requirements.
Estimated standby power requirements
1.3
Determine cooling requirements.
Estimated cooling requirements
1.4
Establish fire protection needs.
General fire protection requirements
1.5
Assess physical security needs.
Physical security requirements
1.6
Estimate space requirements for the downsized data center.
Current and future space requirements
1.7
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:
2.1
Evaluate the project benefits.
Estimated project benefits and costs.
2.2
Estimate the project costs.
Estimated return on investment, payback period, and sensitivity analysis.
2.3
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:
3.1
Document project drivers and goals.
Completed Data Center Recovery Detailed Business Case
3.2
Clarify project responsibilities.
3.3
Define project metrics.
3.4
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:
4.1
Develop a hardware asset disposition policy.
4.2
Determine how to liquidate and dispose of assets.
4.3
Use a table-top planning exercise to define and visualize the plan.
4.4
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:
5.1
Hire contractors.
Selected contractors for the renovation project
5.2
Manage your assets.
5.3
Monitor the project.
A method to monitor the project and track its success
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