prices still low energy and favorable environmental conditions in Northern Europe have an opportunity for iT managers save up to 50 percent on their colocation expenditures moving north, Gartner said. Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London and Paris are the major colocation centers for multinational and pan-European companies.
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"It is important to weigh several key decision factors when considering moving away workloads major colocation centers in Northern Europe," said tiny Haynes, Director Gartner research . "However, in most organizations, there are many IT functions such as data warehousing or applications based on a browser that simply does not justify the costs increased significantly during the roommate of execution in a major center. "
Gartner highlighted some factors key decision to be taken into account in the decision to move north:
- Latency Network - certain applications such as VoIP systems and virtual desktops require a low latency environment to function well, while others are simply not. Application categories and assign an appropriate location accordingly
- application requirements -. Some applications are independent, while others are integrated with a range of connected systems. If the application is interdependent, it is best to keep all the elements within the same data center infrastructure to avoid waiting times
- respect for safety -. protection laws data vary by country, and some data or applications that use the data may not be suitable for use outside the specific geographic areas
- Power availability - .. Consider not only the availability to your rack, but also for the data center and the country itself
- cooling costs -. Consider both the effectiveness of the current energy consumption and cooling methods available
- Price - price per kilowatt (kW) infrastructure, as well as kilowatt time should be evaluated
- media -. This should be either supported internally by the technical teams near or support provided by the supplier .
"once those criteria are applied, it is likely that most organizations find workloads that can be moved to a location at low cost, without impacting performance," added M ... Haynes
A more detailed analysis is available in the report is available on Gartner's Web site at "Save Up to 50% on European Colocation Choosing the right location." // www.gartner. com / doc / 2847719.
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