Next Gen Centers: The Right Stuff

Technology changes too fast to risk locking in yesterday’s solution for tomorrow’s challenges. Next gen tools are critical as agency heads and lawmakers demand faster, smarter, cheaper, and greener data center infrastructures. Trends like containerized data centers, or “data center in a box” are allowing users to scale on demand, making it an attractive and flexible alternative to the traditional brick and mortar data center facility. Software defined infrastructures are bringing more control to the fingertips of the operators, but what other tools can you leverage to keep pace with the accelerated data center marketplace? How do you make sure you don’t bet wrong on the latest emerging tech? What should you be asking vendors to ensure you aren’t out in the cold when the next great solution emerges?