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DATA CENTER MIGRATION

Enabling accurate technical, commercial & financial planning

what is data center migration?

Data center migration or data center relocation is the process of transferring physical assets from one data center environment to another either because the capacity no longer meets the need of the client, the operator is undergoing a retrofit and expansion or a new build data center will become the new home for these assets.

Through growth and change, migration is an inevitable course of action, you just don't know it yet.

Migration, need not be a migraine or monetary minefield if all of a data center’s physical assets, workflows, policies, services and network connectivity are comprehensively mapped and meticulously documented. When a data center operator reaches the migration stage, without a system such as XpedITe, it can be a real anxiety for all - from finding out that the commercial interests of the business have been negatively affected for years, because not all assets and space had been correctly accounted for, to spending months of valuable resource time on documenting and updating an inaccurate inventory which is a time-consuming and costly exercise -resulting in project delays, increasing time to market and inevitable cost overruns.

Migration of physical assets can be made simple with a system like XpedITe.

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scenario: STARTING DCIM
WITH A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER?

Author: mark acton

Like an attic full of forgotten treasures or a garage crammed with uncatalogued items that only reveal the true extent of their content during a move, the majority of data centers have plenty of surprises to be found in their cabinets, overhead trays and underfloor channels – often as a consequence of rapid expansion and adopting a “bolt-on” approach to administrative systems.

For many data center expansions or retrofits, clients are often starting with a blank sheet of paper, particularly when it comes to an asset register. Undertaking a detailed inventory of a data center to cost and space plan is imperative, so having a tool that has a record of every switch, plug and cable would of course be one that helps commercial viability planning.

UIIM SOLUTION: MIGRATION MADE SIMPLE

XpedITe, the company’s next-generation data center, network, infrastructure and operations management system, can mine and correlate data from multiple databases and systems to provide a single, trusted and real-time source of information.

Once verified manually by RiT Tech’s expert teams to account for any assets that pre-date or have been missed off previous registers, XpedITe removes a significant burden from the shoulders of all those responsible for running and preserving digital services by becoming an all-seeing eye and enabling the ability to orchestrate operations across all sites and assets in any given network.

Armed with a complete and high-fidelity picture that bridges previous gaps between disparate systems and environments, migration goes from being a mission wrought with risk to a controlled and easy-to-manage process.

XpedITe brings expediency to the transition by identifying any potential points of failure, flagging impacted devices and – using its advanced algorithms – producing accurate work orders for execution (even by third party operators), in order to maintain continuity of service.

However, our hi-tech tool’s attributes go far beyond the planning of which plugs to pull and replace first during a migration. Indeed, a data center does not need to be on the move to benefit.

XpedITe enhances everyday operations by enabling points of failure and breaches of physical security to be immediately detected, optimizing networks and mitigating against any unnecessary or unplanned downtime. Its automated work orders significantly reduce maintenance times and any network changes can be implemented and properly labelled with complete peace of mind having been forensically thought through.

Regardless of its point of introduction in a data center’s lifecycle, RiT Tech’s innovative solution delivers reassurance and a return on investment. Whether utilized to plan a new facility, improve the efficiency of an existing site or manage self-migration, XpedITe’s live data allows informed decisions to be made quickly today, while planning, provisioning and preparing for tomorrow.

SCENARIO: STARTING DCIM WITH A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER?

AUTHOR: MARK ACTON

UIIM SOLUTION: MIGRATION MADE SIMPLE

However, our hi-tech tool’s attributes go far beyond the planning of which plugs to pull and replace first during a migration. Indeed, a data center does not need to be on the move to benefit.

BEJING SUBWAY

“The value that RiT Tech and their DCIM software, XpedITe has brought to our operations is not only top-level technology and high quality products but the most important achievement is the impact it has had on our day-to-day provisioning and work orders. Through the software, we can design and simulate all connectivity tasks that are integrated with our intelligent hardware - avoiding human error and making our operations safe and efficient.”

- Ms. Zhao, Chief Technical Officer, Beijing Metro Network Control Center

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KEY FEATURES

DATA CENTEr INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGEMENT (DCIM)

Through Integration, Automation and Transparency, XpedITe helps to reduce costs and run operations more efficiently. In order to help you Data Center achieve maximum uptime.

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Offering an Accurate and Comprehensive View of All Data Center Assets

Asset management is one of the critical DCIM pillars providing a reliable digital representation for infrastructure, as well as end-to-end change and service management functionality.

Capacity
Planning

Including Trending and Prediction

XpedITe gathers, processes and analyzes data from the building and IT infrastructure and all inter-dependencies to offer a comprehensive multi-layer capacity utilization displayed in 2D or 3D visual layers, capacity dashboards and reports for intuitive and comprehensive capacity management.

Rapid
Provisioning

Reducing Time to Market and Resource Overhead

Create, assign and audit all provisioning and maintenance tasks within a unified tool using XpedITe and integrate with external ticketing systems to manage changes in an effective way with reduced resource overhead and timeframes.

Intelligent Management

More than Simply Monitoring and Alerting

Through automation and machine learning, our tool turns information into solutions, enabling operators to make informed decisions that boost the bottom line: enhancing availability, streamlining consumption and optimizing reliability and productivity overall.

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XpedITe is the only data center infrastructure management system (DCIM) on the market which gives our clients a solution that connects infrastructure and network in one platform. Our multi award-winning XpedITe provides the integration capabilities needed to enable universal intelligent infrastructure management (UIIM). XpedITe is used by progressive data centers across the globe from colocation to enterprises, including large corporations, government agencies, financial institutions, airport authorities, healthcare organizations, educational facilities and telecommunications.

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