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Data Centre Operations Best Practices Checklist
Data Centre Operations Best Practices Checklist
Data Centre Operations Best Practices Checklist
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Stability, agility and efficiency reign as the top data center IT infrastructure goals. Stable data center operations mean data center operators and
managers spend less time putting out fires and more time implementing new platforms or optimizing existing ones.
Data center operations best practices in the enterprise range from simple IT incident monitoring to complex tasks, such as mapping network
connections and removing underutilized servers.
The 10 expert tips in this checklist cover best practices to manage IT assets, fend off wasted IT resources, configure infrastructure, handle application
migration and support and execute other daily data center operations. Share it with everyone in the network command center.
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under your purview, lest you wind up unprepared when the real thing happens, IT consultant and auditor Paul Kirvan says.
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Editor's note: This article was updated with current information and practices advice in April 2018.
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Good article! I especially like number 3 about configuration management. Configuration management with automation and orchestration is one of the keys to becoming or being a top tier
IT Services Broker. This also aides IT in becoming more relevant to their business units / customers.
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