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1、DataCenterPhysicalInfrastructure:OptimizingBusinessValueWhitePaper117Revision1byWendyTorellContents>ExecutivesummaryClickonasectiontojumptoitIntroduction2Tostaycompetitiveintoday’srapidlychangingbusi-nessworld,companiesmustupdatethewaytheyviewOptimizingDCPItoimpr

2、oveits3thevalueoftheirinvestmentindatacenterphysicalbusinessvalueinfrastructure(DCPI).NolongeraresimplyavailabilityandupfrontcostsufficienttomakeadequatebusinessAvailability-performance5decisions.Agility,orbusinessflexibility,andlowtotalvector#1costofownershiphav

3、ebecomeequallyimportanttocompaniesthatwillsucceedinachangingglobalAgility–performance7marketplace.vector#2TCO–performancevector#39Strategyforoptimizing12businessvalueConclusion13Resources14Appendix:elementsofDCPI15DataCenterPhysicalInfrastructure:OptimizingBusine

4、ssValueIntroductionDatacenterphysicalinfrastructure(DCPI)isthefoundationuponwhichInformationTechnol-ogy(IT)andtelecommunicationnetworksreside.Itisthe“backbone”ofthebusiness,asitselementsprovidethepower,cooling,physicalhousing,security,fireprotection,andcablingwhi

5、challowtheInformationTechnologytofunction.Figure1illustratesthesecriticalDCPIelementsandtheirintegrationintoaseamlessend-to-endsystemsupportedbymanagementsystemsandservices.ViewingDCPIasawholeratherthanasindividualcomponentsisessentialtodesigninganddeployinganint

6、egrated,understandablesystemthatperformsasexpected.WhenindividualelementsarepurchasedinisolationfromotherDCPIelements,theendresultistypicallyacomplexandunpredictableDCPIsystemmadeupofmultiplevendors’productsthathaven’tbeendesignedtoworktogether.Managementbecomesm

7、orecomplexbecauseavarietyofmanagementsystemsmustbeusedtoprovidevisibilitytotheentiresystem,andmultipleservicecontractsbecomenecessary.AppendixAofthispaperprovidesmoredetaileddescriptionsofeachoftheseDCPIelements.Figure1AnintegratedDCPIsystemMostsuccessfulbusiness

8、estodaydependonastableinformationtechnologyplatform.InordertomaintaintheseITbusinessoperations,fourlayersorbuildingblocksmustbepresent.Figure2illustratesthisla