Low-Cost Data Center Locations

By Robert L. Scheier

September 3, 2007 12:00 PM ET

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At Wachovia, were using this as an opportunity to [eliminate] some of our legacy systems and put them on our grid and fabric server computing environments, says Houghton. Were also making a conscious decision to use more-efficient systems and also fewer physical systems.

If youre going to move, its time to take a holistic view of everything that you do, says Branham. Do you have legacy gear, and is it time to change that? Can you get better consolidation using virtualization technology? In some cases, that can pay for the [relocation] project or help pay for the project.

Taking this overall view forces the IT administrator to get a handle on all his costs so he can quantify IT in terms of a service, says Reeves. If you dont do that, everyone else views your data center as a sinkhole of money, instead of understanding how much money the data center helps the company make or save.

And thats before you even cut a cent or two off your electricity costs.

Scheier is a freelance writer in Boylston, Mass. He can be reached at bob@scheierassociates.com.

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