The economic realities of the data center’s drain on the bottom line are hitting home in all market corners. IT managers know that optimizing existing data center space is the best way to lower capital and operating costs; reduce carbon footprint; and at the same time, boost business continuity and efficiency.

Advances in server and storage technology, along with a growing number of tools and methodologies, have dramatically improved the pathway to data center optimization. The challenge for IT managers is to carefully plan where to start, how to move forward and how to measure results.