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CHAPTER 2: CHANGE MANAGEMENT

DATA CENTER CAPACITY PLANNING

Chapter 3: Data center capacity planning

Get news and information about data center capacity planning, including server virtualization and data center consolidation in this capacity planning chapter of our guide to data center systems management.



BROWSE SUBCATEGORIES:	What is capacity planning? (4), Server capacity planning (5), Planning physical data center capacity (3), Data center consolidation (5), Capacity planning tools (3)


What is capacity planning?: 1 - 3 of 4

Top items in a capacity planning and performance monitoring program
SearchDataCenter.com | 26 Apr 2006
TIP - Regardless of the size or complexity of your organization, a capacity planning and performance monitoring program is essential for proactive planning and management of your data center.

Nine tips for nifty capacity planning
SearchDataCenter.com | 04 Aug 2005
TIP - It's tough to plan for future capacity needs. It's tougher to know that your plan is on target, and toughest to keep it that way. Read our tip and find out how to do all three.

Capacity planning no longer a guessing game
SearchDataCenter.com | 13 Apr 2005
ARTICLE - Today's capacity planning tools will become moot within the next five years, experts say, as capacity on demand and other new technologies take over the data center. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

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Server capacity planning: 1 - 3 of 5

Top 10 things to review when developing a hardware scalability plan
SearchDataCenter.com | 04 Jan 2006
TIP - Developing a plan for scalability for an application is based on many complex variables and requires a detailed analysis of the applications, operating systems, and hardware platforms to be used. Here are the top 10...

Step-by-step virtualization adoption: Capacity planning
SearchDataCenter.com | 18 Jul 2006
TIP - Not every service can be virtualized and that some services require special attention in order for virtualization to work.

Mainframe capacity planning: More than MIPS
SearchDataCenter.com | 10 Apr 2007
TIP - Capacity planning is a well understood, strategic exercise. But data center managers need to consider strategic versus tactical performance planning to keep high-priority workloads running without problems.

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Planning physical data center capacity: 1 - 3 of 3

How can we design a scalable data center?
Expert: Robert McFarlane | 30 Nov 2005
EXPERT RESPONSE - Is there a rule of thumb to size the square footage for a new data center that is cost effective for at least another 10 years? If not, what are the major factors that we need to put into consideration with the new and...

Time is ripe for data center infrastructure databases
SearchDataCenter.com | 30 May 2007
ARTICLE - Many data centers track their IT assets in a configuration management database, but as they continue to grow, facility items deserve a database of their own.

Good planning can ease space concerns
SearchDataCenter.com | 09 Mar 2005
TIP - Your growing IT infrastructure can be a nightmare for facilities planners who have to think about not only physical space, but also updating wiring, power conditioning and cooling.


Data center consolidation: 1 - 3 of 5

Data center consolidation, virtualization: Ultra-dense server deployments
SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Apr 2007
TIP - Combining blade server, virtualization and SAN technologies in the data center leads to ultra-dense server deployments, which can save on hardware costs and power.

HP's data center consolidation provides management insights
SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Aug 2006
ARTICLE - HP plans to reign in apps and hardware configurations for its in-house data center consolidation project. Execs offer more specifics and strategies on the company's move from 85 facilities down to six.

Q&A: Data center consolidation expert, Clay Ryder
SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Oct 2006
Q A INTERVIEW - Clay Ryder, president of Union City, Calif-based analyst firm The Sageza Group Inc., spoke at Data Center Decisions 2006 last week in Chicago. We caught up...

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Capacity planning tools: 1 - 3 of 3

Capacity planning for virtual servers: New risks, new tools
SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Aug 2007
ARTICLE - Performance management and capacity planning come with more risk in a virtual server environment. Vendors are rolling out new tools to deal with the problem.

Modeling can be key to capacity planning
SearchDataCenter.com | 21 Oct 2005
TIP - Planning for the future of your network sometimes requires rigorous planning and modeling. In this tip, Ed Tittel shows how a free modeling tool just may come to your rescue.

Aperture unveils new capacity planning tool
SearchDataCenter.com | 17 Apr 2007
ARTICLE - Data center management software provider Aperture introduces a new version of its capacity planning tool, Vista.

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