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Datalink data center experts have identified the critical key success factors, including best practices and proven methodologies, to make your data center relocation a success.

Running IT as a service (ITaaS) is not necessarily a new concept. But, the era of cloud computing now places a whole new spin on ITaaS. In this white paper, you'll learn why there is so much buzz around cloud services and the role IT should play in this new cloud-based era. You'll also learn a useful model to help transform your company's IT data center into a private cloud that can ultimately manage and oversee the delivery of both internal and external cloud services to the business.

If it's not already, data center virtualization should be a key component of every IT organization's strategy. This white paper looks at the benefits of data center virtualization and addresses both public and private cloud strategies. The paper reviews the necessary steps in the evolution to a virtual data center-ranging from aligning with virtual storage to managing your cloud-and how to successfully put those steps into motion.

Many organizations are armed to the teeth with performance metrics, but failing to gain the real performance picture of users. The missing puzzle piece¿ what the user is actually experiencing. How can organizations begin to leverage end user response monitoring to better ensure optimal service levels and user productivity? This white paper looks at the challenges that face user response monitoring. It shows how to overcome these challenges, how to start to get a handle on infrastructure performance, and how it impacts the users¿ experience.

Deduplication technologies are providing dramatic benefits as organizations seek to optimize their backup environments. This whitepaper provides an overview of some of the key factors to assess in selecting and deploying a deduplication solution. Specifically, the paper details five steps for enabling organizations to sort through the myriad of deduplication options and effectively implement a solution.

As email has become a major part of normal business operations, so too has the need to manage, retain and archive the resulting growth in email data. This white paper looks at the drivers behind the introduction of so many email archive solutions as well as the primary features these solutions offer. The paper also outlines some of the key considerations for organizations considering implementing an email archive solution. For IT professionals who are tasked with managing the retention or archival of corporate data, this paper will provide a general overview of how an email archive solution can play a role.

Datalink outlines the steps needed to develop a complete business continuity plan that can lessen the impact an unplanned event has on your business.