Data Centre Assessment
The data centre assessment service analyses the current state of an organisation's data centre in terms of infrastructure and applications. It serves as a basis for evaluating the current state, creating new designs, optimizing or migrating, and generally making decisions regarding future investments and development.
Service description
A data centre assessment service is an important step for an organisation that wishes to gain a detailed view of the current state of its data centre. The infrastructure (servers, networks, data storage and backup, high availability) as well as applications and their operation are analyzed. This detailed overview allows the organization to better understand the current environment. A data center assessment is a necessary first step in a data center migration. The information from the assessment is also important when requesting a new infrastructure design, optimization or making decisions about future investments. The first aspect that is analyzed during the assessment is the data center infrastructure. Experts focus on hardware elements, their location, availability, performance and security. A detailed survey of the physical space of the data center is conducted, evaluating the condition of servers, network equipment and data storage. This analysis provides the organization with an accurate picture of the current state and identifies potential issues that need to be addressed.
The second aspect is the analysis of applications and traffic in the data center. The assessment specialist examines application interdependencies, infrastructure dependencies, resource utilization and performance. It is important for an organization to gain information about critical applications, their availability, performance and scalability. This can identify opportunities to optimize and streamline application operations, or the information needed for a successful application or data center migration.
ALEF has a broad team ranging from architects, project managers and specialists in various technologies used in data centers such as networks, servers, virtualization, data storage and backup, high availability and security.
Who is the service for?
Medium and large organizations running their own data center and require information on the current status of
Main advantages of the service
Improving efficiency
Identification of risks and vulnerabilities
Planning for future growth
Optimize application performance
Increased availability and durability
Ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards
How is the implementation done?
- Defining requirements and objectives
- Planning and scheduling
- Data collection and joint workshops
- Physical inspection of the data centre
- Data analysis and evaluation
- Creating an AS-IS status document
- Presentation of results and evaluation