{"id":1955,"date":"2016-03-24T09:47:25","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T14:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enseva.com\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2016-09-13T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T20:10:14","slug":"deciding-between-in-house-datacenters-and-off-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/?p=1955","title":{"rendered":"Deciding between in-house datacenters and off site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most businesses don\u2019t know where to begin when it comes to comparing the benefits of an off-site datacenter vs. keeping an on-site server room.<\/p>\n<p>When IT departments are faced with shrinking budgets, and demands for greater availability, it\u2019s time to review the organization\u2019s data center strategy, including where it\u2019s housed and who is managing it.<\/p>\n<p>For Brett Taylor, the assistant director of technology at UnityPoint Health, his own datacenter is a source of pride, it\u2019s personal, and giving the in-house center up was no easy decision. However, at the same time, he recognized some short-comings by having the datacenter onsite.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor, himself, has built three datacenters and moved four times. He understands both onsite and off-site benefits, but also understood the need to face reality with the datacenter at UnityPoint Health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the datacenter onsite and managed by our own staff caused some issues,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cFirst, all of the staff thought they had access to it. They would just walk through it, never really valuing its value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To address the problem, Taylor began researching the criteria needed to house his equipment. It had to be between five and 10 miles from the technology team, had to be accessible, proper certification to meet security standards needed to be in place. Additionally, he stressed he had to have a clean, secure facility. And, because it was an off-site location, his staff would still need 24\/7 access.<\/p>\n<p>Once he found Enseva, he knew he found the It company that could meet all his criteria. At that point, he began relocation plans to move the datacenter to their state-of-the-art facility.<br \/>\nMany of today\u2019s growing companies are now faced with the same decision Taylor had to make for UnityPoint Health.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Going with an experienced IT company such as Enseva has plenty of advantages, which includes:<br \/>\nPeace of mind \u2013 IT teams have valuable expert experience and are constantly faced with a variety of scenarios. They are also up-to-date with the latest certifications and know how fast the industry evolves, understanding the need to keep up with it.<\/li>\n<li>Value added, but no replacement \u2013 Off-site datacenters are not about replacing jobs. With UnityPoint Health, Taylor\u2019s team still has 24-hour access to their equipment. Outsourcing infrastructure to a third-party company frees resources that can be directed to other areas of business that need attention, therefore increasing productivity.<\/li>\n<li>Risk mitigation \u2013 By having the company\u2019s datacenter separate from headquarters means one catastrophic incident will not wipe out everything.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced power costs \u2013 Power is a big cost to maintain a data center. Datacenter operators are able to negotiate lower costs that can be 40 to 60 percent less that regular on-site costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While many businesses that think they need onsite datacenter services, the fact that an off-site center managed by a third-party decreases costs, improves service, means faster performance and innovation and, most of all, increases security \u2013 they might just change their mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most businesses don\u2019t know where to begin when it comes to comparing the benefits of an off-site datacenter vs. keeping an on-site server room. When IT departments are faced with shrinking budgets, and demands for greater availability, it\u2019s time to review the organization\u2019s data center strategy, including where it\u2019s housed and who is managing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[121,77,117,92,119,118,120],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1955"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1957,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1955\/revisions\/1957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enseva.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}