With the rapid pace of change, nearly-flat budgets and increasing demand on IT, it has become increasingly hard to build a data center that will remain functional for years to come. Past data center requirements of high availability, high capacity and low capital are not enough to serve today's needs for flexibility and minimize both operational and capital costs.

"Best-practice strategies for designing and deploying modular data centers" by IBM Global Technology Services presents how modular data center models are being used to meet the need for flexibility created in today's competitive environment. The white paper outlines best practices for designing and building modular data centers, derived from more than 500 implementations of all sizes. In addition it details the benefits of using advanced analytics to help establish an effective design strategy.

Learn how to establish good investment governance practices around your data center, including economic changes around power, footprint and total cost of ownership by downloading and reading the white paper here.