Data Centre Solutions

A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression) and security devices.A data centre can be considered the brain of a company; without it business can cease to communicate, perceive, remember and create. The end result is a business that ceases to function. Every organization has a data centre, although it might be referred to as a server room or even a computer closet. In that sense, data centre may be synonymous with network operations centre, a restricted access area containing automated systems that constantly monitor server activity, Web traffic, and network performance.

Companies rely on their information systems to run their operations and businesses successfully.If a system becomes unavailable, company operations may be impaired or stopped completely. It is necessary to provide a reliable infrastructure for IT operations, in order to minimize any chance of disruption. Information security is also a concern, and for this reason a data centre has to offer a secure environment which minimizes the chances of a security breach. A data centre must therefore keep high standards for assuring the integrity and functionality of its hosted computer environment.All data centres are unique, but they all share the same mission: to protect your company's valuable information.

Meeting Today's Data Centre Challenges

Data centre operations are being challenged as never before. Demands are increasing, facilities are crowded and aging, and management costs are spiraling. These challenges can keep you from reaching your goals of growing your business, reducing costs and minimizing risks.

Modern servers, in order to handle the sheer magnitude of today's data, have grown larger, denser, hotter and take up much more power. IDC estimates that the total power and cooling bill for servers in the U.S. costs a whopping $14 billion a year, and if the current trends persist, the bill is going to rise to $50 billion by the end of the decade. It's clear the data centre is a major consumer of power, not to mention a major contributor to a company's energy bill. Increasing energy efficiency in the data centre is not only a necessary step toward becoming more environmentally sound, it's a smart way to cut costs. Technology has created an effective way to tackle this problem with virtualization - server consolidation and containment - that can help companies place multiple workloads on the same server, allowing for fewer physical servers and thus lowering the electricity and cooling requirements.Whatever the size of the business, customers are today transforming their data centre from a standalone collection of physical assets into a virtual and adaptive infrastructure designed to rapidly meet changing business needs.

Meeting the Data Centre needs

Today's server rooms and data centres are challenging environments to control and manage. IT staffs need to be experts in all types of equipment that make up today's data centres, including servers, storage, routers, switches and other devices. They are charged with maintaining operations performance in multiple locations with limited resources - all while keeping costs down. Also, today, businesses look to a virtualized data centre to help shift business initiatives toward growth and innovation needed to be competitiveWith the rapid deployment of new technologies comes increasing complexity and a need for agility that requires companies to find solutions for managing their data centres with the highest degree of efficiency and effectiveness.To meet this demand, IT vendors are providing businesses with the technology tools and strategies needed to address top data centre initiatives:

Consolidation - Unify and virtualize your technology environment to drive business
Energy & Space Efficiency - Create resource efficiences that support business growth without limits
Data Centre Automation - Automate your routine, operational and end-to-end processes
Business Continuity & Availability - Protect your business and data

Why with TD Azlan

Research has shown that more than one-third of chief information officers believe that in two to five years their data centres will be unable to meet the rapidly growing demand for business services and applications. TD Azlan's comprehensive portfolio of leading data centre technology- and solution vendor offerings, coupled with our own unrivalled experience, means that we can help our reseller partners to meet their customers data centre needs.

Our data centre technologies- and solutions offerings include:

Blades systems
Storage and data protection
Virtualization
Networking
Power and Cooling
Data Centre automation
Management Service offerings

Azlan supports its resellers in every phase of the solution sales cycle with the appropriate programmes, tools, trainings, resources and support necessary. This will help our resellers to better support their end customers and respond to needs more effectively.

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