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Solution from Global DataCenter Management (GDCM) supports smooth transition to new remote facility |
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Global DataCenter Management has announced it will work with ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, to support the relocation of part of its data centre facilities. The company will move its production systems to a remote facility 500 miles from its current data operations centre and will implement the nlyte solution to ensure continuous service and a successful transition of current and new data centre assets during and after the move.
Critical to the success of the remote data centre is the assurance that no equipment will fail in the move and that new hardware and servers can be added successfully. An intelligent view of the complete data centre is also essential in understanding the impact of moving or adding any equipment. This ensures ProQuest that its overall business will not suffer in the move and that its customers will continue to receive an uninterrupted service.
Derek Vanden Bosch, Senior System Engineer at ProQuest, said: “We were fully aware that setting up our new remote data centre would be a complex and sensitive procedure. In addition, the data centre support practices that we had in use within our existing site would not work over the distance of 500m and were thus proved unusable to support us in the move. This is what led us to the nlyte solution - the best product available on the market to ensure we fully understood the impact of every decision or change within the new site, and to guarantee a successful implementation.”
GDCM’s web-enabled solution, nlyte, allows organisations to track every element within the data centre – from the physical rooms and infrastructure to virtual environments. This has advantages not only in terms of reduced power consumption and data centre intelligence, but in the area of scenario planning. By being able to see exactly what is located and where, nlyte can support organisations in better judging the impact of operational decisions. For example, if a data centre manager wants to identify which server is connected to which power and communications feed, and understand where it is backed up, nlyte can identify the full impact this will have on commissioning or decommissioning equipment from a power, reliability or cooling viewpoint.
Michael Evans, CEO of GDCM, said: “By providing a solid understanding of all connectivity, capacities and dependencies within the data centre, whether they are physical, virtual or alive, data centre management and scenario planning are vital tools in taking the headache away from data centre management and reporting. Most importantly, they can ensure organisations only make business decisions and investments based on accurate data and analysis. To me this should be a prerequisite for every business.”
ProQuest's vast content pools are available to researchers through libraries of all types and include the world's largest digital newspaper archive, periodical databases comprising the output of more than 9,000 titles and spanning more than 500 years, the pre-eminent dissertation collection, and various other scholarly collections. Users access the information through the ProQuest® and CSA Illumina™ online information systems, Chadwyck-Healey™ electronic and microform resources, UMI® microform and print reference products, eLibrary® and SIRS® educational resources, Ulrich's® Serials Analysis System, COS Scholar Universe, and Serials Solutions® resource management tools. Through the expertise of business units Serials Solutions and COS, ProQuest provides technological tools that allow researchers and libraries to better manage and use their information resources. For more information, visit www.proquest.com , www.proquest.co.uk , and www.csa.com.
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