Align has a proven process and advanced tools to coordinate moves, reduce costs, improve efficiencies and virtualize server environments.

According to Gartner, 94% of IT departments are either considering or undertaking a data center migration program. They point to these initiatives as one of the most effective ways to lower operations costs in a company’s data center — and estimate that businesses can save up to 23% in annual costs with a properly executed program.

Data Center Space is the Most Expensive Real Estate in Your Organization

Moving servers in any data center is incredibly difficult and downright dangerous. A lack of shared and timely information, challenging communications processes, network complexity and a general lack of knowledge about what is stored on
servers make even the most seasoned IT professional fearful of possible downtime. Align has successfully migrated
30,000 servers using our proven process:

  • Establish a procedure for a seamless transition
  • Develop criteria for server scheduling
  • Implement a server migration dashboard
  • Open a dialog and build confidence with the user community
  • Deliver a seamless migration with no downtime
  • Offer a better understanding of your technology environment going forward

Collaborative Tools, Single Point of Contact

Migrating even one server requires that an extensive set of dependencies be identified and addressed: business owners, applications, configurations, firewall rules, space and power, and more. To manage this, Align establishes a central information repository — our server migration dashboard — during the audit phase of the project. Using this software tool, we gather and publish real-time data about the technology being impacted. It’s critical that every stakeholder can see the progress of each piece of equipment, where it stands in the project cycle and what remains to be addressed for a successful migration.

Align’s proven process can help your organization successfully complete a data center migration program — our approach is the trademark of all Align projects. To learn more about data center moves and migration, contact Align.