How to Increase Data Center Performance while reducing Costs?

DevOps + NetOps process is the latest philosophy that’s working exceptionally well in managing IT Infrastructure. 

SaaS Companies for whom Data Center Colocation is a compelling requirement can achieve significant cost reduction in by synchronizing their development teams, Network Operation teams. And within NetOps, ensuring that networks teams and the Security Teams operate in tandem is the trick of the trade.

Bundled APMs, NPMs

Are you auditing IT Infrastructure costs with a view to reduce wastage and duplication of effort? Then have a second look at the security analytics tools, Application Performance Management solutions and Network Performance Management applications. The chances are the vendors have bundled Network Recording facility with any of these tools/ applications. The vendor may be offering such integrated packet capture solution purely out of friendly intentions.

But the overload on rack space, hardware increases costs and drives up power consumption many times.    

Duplication of Packet Capture:

The duplication of packet capture tools actually occurs as the networks teams and the Security Teams buy their own NPM or APMs each of which comes with its own packet capture tools, which in turn is overloading the system as discussed.

Then it should be a simple matter of tracking these applications at the time of purchasing or subscribing to them. Given the pace at which SaaS Companies need to work, you may not find enough time and even if you do, evaluating different software calls for expertise.

Remote Managed IT Infrastructure Services:

Focus on Core Activity

If you want to be free to focus on your core activity and leave essential but standard tasks, think of a Remote IT Infrastructure Management. A provider with DevOps specialization can assess your needs objectively, evaluate applications from an independent point of view (say without being constrained by platforms, technologies and so on,) and recommend what would be best for you.

Here in the simplest scenario, DevOps is nothing but knowing both sides of the table; the client that is you and the vendor of the application.

DevOps goes beyond Agile Development in the sense that while Agile provides a holistic framework, DevOps solves the day-to-day problems which brings practical returns in dollar terms.

If you would like to learn more about providers of Remote IT Infrastructure Management Services, just shoot off an Email: vvsarma51@gmail.com. 

Reduce Cost of Operating IT Infrastructure By 25%.

Operational Expenses of managing IT Infrastructure is a huge component of budget, more so for SaaS companies. In addition to operational expenses, SaaS developers need to scale up IT infrastructure almost continuously. As such, any possibility of reducing the opex and the capital expenses on additional IT facilities sounds a highly welcome note for those in the Cloud sector. Rather, it’s imperative if the companies want to fight off competition.

Competing with Competition:

You have seen how quickly competition moves in with a similar product and at painfully low price, leaving you facing the proverbial Hobson’s choice. Manage IT Infrastructure intelligently and slash the maintenance costs – this should allow you to compete on the price front till the competition is driven away.

Co-Location Architecture

 Following the sun and global delivery being the mantra, SaaS Companies have a tough job on hand. They have to ensure that the Data Centers are not just up 24x7 but perform at their peak all through the 365 days and round the clock. Allow a minor glitch, the effect cascades down on thousands of end users. Something simply not affordable; since the whole business is based on subscription model, customer retention is not just a catchword, but an absolute and abject necessity.

Given this situation and having to monitor DCs across time-zones, Remote Infrastructure Management Services alone can do the trick for SaaS companies. Here are some imperatives?

Global delivery demands locating Data Centers across the globe and because of cost-constraints SaaS companies have only one option: co-location. Remote management of the IT infrastructure is the sole choice in this scenario.

Real time detection and protection

 Data Centers attract hostile attacks on a 24x7 basis. Or, they may suffer breakdowns due to natural causes. In either case, the impact is same; unsavory response from the customers. Given that no one trusts a rickety architecture, you may face a flight of customers in no time.

  

Ø  IDS meaning Intrusion Detection System screens leak of personally identifiable information, ex-fill of sensitive information and similar hostile activity over the network in real-time. IDS, enforces security policy automatically and helps you to detect violations.

 Ø  IPS meaning the Intrusion Prevention System goes a step ahead and counters threats by isolating and eradicating them even before an incident can occur.

The threat management ensures uptime of 99.99% and more, which is crucial while delivering software as a service.

Choosing the right RIMs provider:

Software development environment calls for a dozen kinds of support from third parties. Dealing with different service providers has inherent headaches not to speak of costs. Think how convenient it would be to ally with one single professional team that comes in with expertise in a host of fields. Ideally your Remote IT Infrastructure Management should take care of all the angles, right from basic administration of NOC and DC-Operations, IMAC, Advanced administration, Performance tuning, Backup and recovery, Life cycle management to holistic Network management.

And, if the provider is proficient in Release Engineering, they are all the more welcome. A team with DevOps expertise (the latest process) helps SaaS companies to develop world-class products and move them to the market faster than anticipated.

Choosing the right IT Infrastructure Managements services provider is the smart move  that slashes up to 25% (and in some cases, even more) on your IT operational costs. To know more or to tell me about any other solutions, do post a comment here.