As IT budget pressures increase, more and more companies are considering data center consolidation as a way to cut costs. But before plunging headlong into a consolidation project, it’s important to have reasonable expectations for what the process entails.
For example, while consolidating your data center footprint can lead to cost savings, those savings likely won’t happen right away, and the consolidation itself will actually cost money. Preparing for this and other realities ahead of time will ensure that you’ve budgeted correctly and managed everyone’s expectations.