Data center budget considerations

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	Data centers deal with the fallout of mergers and acquisitions SearchDataCenter.com | 25 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - The weak economy put many IT vendors, such as Sun Microsystems, on shaky ground, and IT pros have to worry about technology investments.

	Lower disaster recovery costs with open source replication tools SearchDataCenter.com | 27 May 2009 ARTICLE - Lower the cost of disaster recovery replication with open source DR tools like Rsync and distributed replicated block device, or DRBD.

	Should you move apps on or off the mainframe to cut costs? SearchDataCenter.com | 26 May 2009 ARTICLE - In this era of cost cutting, what should IT do: move more apps to the mainframe or move all apps off it? This tip weighs the TCO for mainframe and non-mainframe applications.

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	Five ways to consolidate servers and extend the life of your data center 02 Jul 2009 TIP - Today, data center managers face growing IT demand and shrinking budgets. If you're running out of room for more servers, check out these tactics for shrinking your IT footprint.

	CA's Mainframe 2.0 may reduce database administration cost 23 Jun 2009 TIP - According to an expert, CA's initiative to help mainframe users cut costs may be worthwhile. The biggest bang for the buck will be in reducing database administration cost.

	Frameworks or platforms for IT infrastructure management: Are they worth it? 30 Jul 2008 TIP - The utility of frameworks for IT management has been hotly debated. Are they worth it? Do they save time?

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	The economic downturn's effect on data centers SearchDataCenter.com | 28 Oct 2008 VIDEO - Ron Witt, an operating systems analyst, discussses the possible impact of a slumping economy on data centers, which was a key theme at Data Center Decisions.

	Common data center hurdles: Cooling and power distribution problems SearchDataCenter.com | 28 Oct 2008 VIDEO - A data center manager discusses his primary problems: aging AC units and not-so-green hardware.

	ROI and virtualization outcomes: Part 3 SearchDataCenter.com | 24 Oct 2008 VIDEO - Andi Mann of Enterprise Management Associates gives his address on ROI and virtualization outcomes at Data Center Decisions 2008.

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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Data center budget considerations:  Data center disaster recovery planning, Information systems management, IT Compliance: SOX and HIPAA in the data center, IT Governance: ITIL, ITSM, COBIT, Application management (app performance) for data centers, High availability in the data center, Data center staffing, Managing data center outsourcing services and vendors, Data center standards and metrics, Server virtualization