The Data Center Build-or-Buy Decision: 6 Key Factors You Should Consider

This executive report reviews 6 key factors that affect the data center "build or buy" choice, including those which extend beyond basic TCO analysis. Even through challenging economic times, the need for physical data center capacity continues to grow. For some businesses, the driver is expansion into new markets or geographies. For others, it's the need to deal with growing amounts of data generated by applications with high-capacity demands, evolving end-user abilities, or regulatory bodies that demand ever-increasing quantities of meticulous documentation. The "build-or-buy" decision between construction and colocation should be weighed carefully, as the choice will affect your company and your bottom line quite literally for decades. This executive report will review six key factors that affect that choice, some of which extend beyond a basic TCO analysis.
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Escaping The Mainframe Trap

Remaining constrained by the mainframe threatens to hold back a company's commercial progress. Growing business needs demand more productivity and performance from IT, while economic pressures put the focus on reducing costs. As the costs associated with maintaining and enhancing the mainframe grow, and it becomes more difficult to retain a workforce with mainframe skills, CIOs are, understandably, looking for ways to escape the mainframe trap.
This white paper explores the different strategies available to CIOs: From rewriting and replacing applications with a package, to the low-cost, low-risk approach of reusing the same, valuable applications on alternative platforms.
The white paper highlights the cost-effective steps available to address core challenges. Illustrated by real-world scenarios, it identifies the value of: Application migration - releasing applications from mainframe constraints - Rehosting mainframe development - to increase productivity by as much as 40% - Rehosting mainframe testing - to improve product quality and reduce rework
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