Implement - Server, Storage & Virtualization Plans for Your Datacenter

Implementing Your IT Infrastructure Plan

There are vast differences between a properly configured and designed datacenter and a datacenter that doesn’t utilize available resources and new technological advances. Through implementing your custom IT infrastructure plan, you can fully realize the additional benefits of an efficiently designed datacenter. Such factors as newer servers and storage, faster and more effective networks, the influx of virtualization, and the proper licensing of mission critical applications can allow an existing datacenter to become more productive with minimalist changes. Focused on data center optimization, the certified technicians and engineers at Great Lakes Computer are standing by to assist your company with implementations of any kind.

Server Solutions

The implementation of a server solution to a datacenter can vary greatly depending on the current infrastructure as well as the hardware being added. For instance, rack mount servers and blade servers require very different installation methods. When implementing a rack mounted server plan, special care must be taken to ensure that the servers can properly connect with the rest of the datacenter. A blade server enclosure requires further configuration to function properly since the networking components to a blade environment can be built into a blade server chassis. Dell, HP, and IBM servers have different components which need to be utilized during a server installation.

Storage Solutions

When installing a storage solution, there are many variables to take into account such as type of storage, communication type, and total capacity. Each factor is crucial to the whole - for example, the proper communication type allows the data center servers to communicate effectively with the storage array. Some factors can be challenging to the creation of a comprehensive solution, such as Fibre Channel or iSCSI storage, which require different connectivity to the database server. Despite the challenges, Great Lakes Computer certified technicians and engineers have the technical expertise to develop an overall plan that allows the server and storage implementation to function with both new hardware and existing data center equipment.

Virtualization Plans

During datacenter server virtualization, it is important to make sure the production environment isn’t negatively impacted by the consolidation of the IT infrastructure. For instance, proper implementation is required to reduce the overall impact to desktop users while creating a virtual desktop infrastructure. Additionally, using VMware to create a disaster recovery plan requires special configuration of the virtual environment. However, properly implementing your virtualization strategy will allow for minimal datacenter disruption, and VMware virtualization products have special applications designed to allow servers to remain powered on and fully functioning while being converted from physical servers to virtual machines. Our VCP engineers are capable of implementing any aspect of VMware virtualization, from server consolidation to desktop virtualization, while reducing the impact to your computing environment.