In many cases, businesses around the world are moving from traditional private servers stored on-site to data centers offering cloud-based computing solutions. For businesses with considerable hardware, software, and investments in networking and servers, migrating from in-house management of the system to a data center can be a cost-saving consideration.
The specific features and capabilities of the data center are always a key part of the data center migration. It only makes sense to complete this process if the computing capacity, security, and scalability are superior at the data center than with the in-house server arrangement currently in place.
Move or Replace Equipment
The migration to the data center from the in-house server area needs to be carefully considered. One of the most important considerations is the issue of moving older equipment or buying new equipment. For example, an older server may offer all that is needed today, but will it have the capacity to keep up with computing needs in the future?
Strategically Planning the Move
Physically moving servers, hardware, and all the other equipment is not an easy process. At the very least, planning the move to create limited disruption in the business is the essential factor to consider.
This is not only a physical strategic move. It will also be critical to minimize any risk of data loss during the process. In most cases, moving everything to the cloud before any physical move of the system is the best option. There may also be the need to add equipment and to ensure the correct physical space, racks, power, and internet connectivity at the data center.
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