Blade Watch

http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/analysis/2206747/datacentres-grow-old-gracefully-3724036

Many firms will either have to upgrade their datacentres or outsource operations to third parties if they are to take advantage of new server and storage technology, according to experts. And in most cases, the IT managers involved do not even know the full extent of the problems they face.

A new survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) questioned 100 datacentre professionals in a range of sectors. Over a third worked for firms operating more than six datacentres, with 28 per cent responsible for 10 facilities or more.

The research found that 64 per cent were not planning or building new datacentres, indicating that most plan to add new technologies to the facilities they already have, many of which were built over four years ago. But ARI’s Steven Yellen said older facilities are just not up to the demands being placed on them, particularly when it comes to supplying enough electricity to power and cool new blade and rack servers coming onto the market. According to the research, 87 per cent said they had either already installed blade servers or were planning to do so.

Very cool and an interesting read. Do we upgrade our data center? Or should we simply virtualize more on to fewer physical assets? Should we in fact be renting data center space?

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