As the industry embraces the concept of the next-generation data centre, the role of IT within the business, and the way it provides services, is fundamentally changing.

1. accelerate your ambition
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Best practices for the
next-generation data centre

2. accelerate your ambition
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The promise of a next-generation
data centre is alluring. Many
IT leaders are enthusiastically
pursuing this new model which
holds potential to transform
the data centre into a
dynamic and
agile asset
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Embrace
the new role of IT
As the industry embraces the
concept of the next-generation
data centre, the role of IT within the
business, and the way it provides
services, is fundamentally changing.
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Focus
on workloads and
platforms, not the
technology
Effectively dealing with high levels of
complexity also means rethinking the
way you maintain, operate, and support
your workloads and data.
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Identify
the correct
organisational model
Finding the right organisational model
for the business is critical. In many
cases, the way in which organisations
are doing business is fundamentally
changing because of technology; for
example, many businesses are moving
certain elements to the cloud in order to
support an increasingly mobile
workforce.

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Explore
the art of the possible
… while attending to
‘business as usual’
Keeping your journey to a next-
generation data centre on course
means making bold yet well thought-
out moves, while still ensuring that your
business’s day-to-day operations aren’t
compromised.

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And finally
… be in for the long haul
The question many IT leaders ask
when exploring a move to a next-
generation data centre is: ‘How long
will it take?
‘The next-generation data centre
isn’t about moving from “A” to “B” in
a straight line. It’s a transformational
journey that will continue to evolve
over time.

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