TRANSFORMING THE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTERCOLOCATION PROVIDER

COLOCATION PROVIDERTRANSFORMING THE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER

Recent survey showed that Enterprise IT operations are trending to colocation providers

Poll was conducted in April 2012 and showed the current state of data centers in North America. Over 250 IT executives responded

Eight percent expect to build new facilities Study recommends using colocation provider instead of building data center

facility Owning and operating a company-owned data center is becoming less feasible

strategy in which 44 percent of respondents operated their own data center facility

Report concludes these enterprises are sacrificing performance and efficiency Findings from survey identified a shift in focus for CIOs. CIOs are more inclined to

concentrate on cost and performance of the overall IT initiatives and how it impacts business

COLOCATION PROVIDERTRANSFORMING THE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER

How IT Execs Balance Performance and Budget Number one trend affecting data centers is constrained budgets Budgets under pressure, CIOs figure out innovative ways to meet business

requirements IT service demands have spiked while budgets trimmed Leveraging new technologies like cloud services and move to colocation

providers is one way to get most from IT budget Both strategies eliminate need for enterprise to privately own and operate

own data centeres Benefits of in-house data center model come at a price, including increased

costs, complexity and commitment to operate company-owned data center Colocation providers provide adaptable solutions to counter outsourcing

concerns

COLOCATION PROVIDERTRANSFORMING THE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER

How IT Execs Balance Performance and Budget Other trade-offs involve establishing infrastructure strategies, specifically

with standardization and efficiency versus customization and product choice

In response, some colocation providers offer customized solutions without compromising efficiency

COLOCATION PROVIDERTRANSFORMING THE ENTERPRISE DATA CENTER

Transforming Today’s Data Center Information Week study recommends using colocation provider instead of

building data center facility. Also enterprises need to develop separate policies for application infrastructure from the physical infrastructure

Experts recommend evaluating in-house data center operations objectively A comprehensive total cost of ownership analysis must be conducted

comparing in-house facilities versus moving operations to colocation provider In every case, in-house data center are more expensive than outsourced data

center operations. Outsourcing operations helps companies of all types and sizes meet existing and new business demands

CyrusOne provides more than 1,000,000 square feet of colocated floor space in top tier data centers across the nation. The company operates in various business and industries

ABOUT THE AUTHORNICOLE AGUILLARD IS MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR CYRUSONE, A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE COLOCATION PROVIDER OPERATING 23 HIGHLY SECURE DATA CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, LONDON AND SINGAPORE. LEARN MORE ABOUT COLOCATION PROVIDERS BY VISITING HTTP://WWW.CYRUSONE.COM/.