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Site and facilities services—delivering comprehensive data center solutions, from assessment and strategy to construction and management As data has continued to proliferate, the demand for offsite centers to store and manage it has increased correspondingly. And the requirements for these facilities are complex. Organizations are increasingly turning to high-powered servers with more data-processing horsepower, requiring robust energy supplies and advanced cooling methods to avoid system failures. And it’s not enough to simply create a storage space with adequate power and cooling facilities. Today’s data center is a critical tool in advancing enterprise business objectives, such as driving costs down, improving business resiliency, complying with regulations and enhancing security.
Site and facilities services are a critical part of IBM’s Project Big Green, which includes a five-step approach to energy efficiency in the data center: diagnose, build, virtualize, cool, measure and manage. As the cost of energy continues to increase and the need for greater computing capacity grows, the concern around energy is taking center stage. Applying energy-efficient technology products, skills and services can help you reduce the average data center’s energy consump-tion by approximately 42 percent.
Site and facilities services from IBM are designed to help companies implement data center and infrastructure solutions that meet their unique physical requirements and business needs. Our services cover virtually all aspects of your data center environment to support your power efficiency objectives. They cover virtually all aspects of establishing and running data centers—from assessment and strategy to construction and management—just about anywhere in the world. Our focus areas include the following:
IBM Data Center and Facilities Strategy Services: performing essential due diligence for the acquisition and operations of data center facilities in order to develop “future-proof” designs that not only meet current needs but can also adapt to change over decades
IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services: taking stock of the strengths and liabilities of clients’ existing data centers so we can design and build new facilities that will help them reduce operating expenses, extend business continuity and increase revenue
IBM Facilities Consolidation and Relocation: when you need to make more effective use of existing resources, we can analyze the business case for data center consolidation or relocation, validate the model and manage the implementation
IBM Specialized Facilities Services: can range from performing a gap analysis to installing and provisioning servers, software and production systems
How to use this guide
This reference guide can help you understand IBM’s capabilities in the site and facilities services area through real-world scenarios that demonstrate those services in action. Use it to quickly find stories that illustrate how IBM has delivered high-quality, value-add services for the site and facilities needs of companies of all sizes in a variety of industries around the world.
Featured client references for site and facilities, by service
IBM has a comprehensive list of site and facilities accounts—searchable by service—that can be used to illustrate the many choices we can offer to clients.
IBM Data Center and Facilities Strategy Services
Call center–outsourcing company positions itself to expand its business with a new data center
Large energy company doubles the size and capacity of its data center and positions itself to introduce new services
Public healthcare technology program enhances the security of its data storage
U.S. hospital enhances its healthcare innovation capabilities by engaging IBM to design and build a new data center
IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services
Automotive equipment manufacturer enhances security, availability and scalability by upgrading its data center
Brewing company implements a new data center and boosts availability
Call center–outsourcing company positions itself to expand its business with a new data center
Computer services provider enhances availability with a new backup data center
District council launches new IT initiative with a highly resilient data center
Financial services company experiences 99.5 percent system availability with a modern data center
Financial services provider increases IT resiliency and prepares for continued business growth by upgrading and relocating its data centers
Formula One auto racing team reduces design simulation time by 80 percent with a high-performance computing cluster housed in a new data center
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