G3 Data Centers Green Governance Growth
DELIVER MORE WITH LESS The economic downturn changed the dynamics of the business world. It shifted the measure of success, driving companies to rethink how they deliver services. The recession saw the chief information officers (CIOs) combat with slashed budgets and issues such as availability of finance, changing risk requirements, market adaptability, re-orientation of business models, changing customer demands, employee downsizing and galvanizing existing ones to deliver more efficiently. The pressure is to deliver more with less. With this mandate, there is a need to simplify IT Infrastructure, reduce overhead costs and align IT with emerging and frequently changing business needs. Changing Dynamics of CHANGING DYNAMICS OF DATA CENTERS Data center is the heart of IT Infrastructure and a major portion of CIO s IT budget goes in building, managing and operating company s data center(s). With dynamic business requirement and rapid data growth the role of an optimized data center is being felt by CIOs. While CIOs are looking to optimize cost by reducing complexity and enhancing data center efficiency, there is a constant desire for business growth in an industry governed and secured environment. Adaptability, application availability and flexibility are the key parameters to judge the current data center stage and build a comprehensive strategy for future.
SIGNIFICANCE of G3 DATA CENTERS With a continuous pressure of doing more with less and optimizing the data center environment to be more responsive, consolidated and secured; CIOs need to strive for G3 data centers. A G3 data center is aligned to CIOs needs of Green, Growth and Governance and results in new edge data center with reduced cost and enhanced performance. HCL and EMC have realized that G3 data centers will help CIOs in three major areas how to reduce carbon foot prints and energy expenditure by adopting for Green IT; how to govern and build a resilient data center and thus a robust IT infrastructure; how to transform data center environment resulting in high business growth. With rising energy costs, a slow down in the economy and social pressures to go green; CIOs must focus on how much energy they are consuming. A it s a fact that IT is power-hungry, there has never been a more compelling time to cut both the costs of running your IT and your carbon footprint. Whether it s the power supporting IT Infrastructure (30-40% of total DC power) or the power supporting Physical Infrastructure (60-70% of total DC power); CIOs need to relook the consumption and redefine Green IT strategy. GOVERNACE Changing industry regulations, business norms, data security threats and need for high business availably have redefined the need for data center governance. Enterprise risk is pervasive - from natural catastrophes to internal and external threats, from audits to legal requests and government regulations. As a result, a CIO has to ensure IT continuity, compliance to regulations and security to safeguard organizational assets and help minimize negative financial exposure. CIO s changed role not only results in higher IT responsibility but also demands for a contribution in business growth. With rapid growth in business applications it is quintessential to transform data center environment with better return on investment and business aligned Infrastructure. GOVR E NANCE Reduced Power Reduced Assets Reduced Carbon Foot prints GOVERNANCE Resilient Infrastructure Business Coninuity Adherence Enhanced Security Reduced TCO Transformed IT environment Scalable, Responsive and Flexible s
G3 DATA CENTRE SERVICES FROM HCL AND EMC The G3 data center services by HCL and EMC have been developed to address three key issues of a data center and CIO: How to have a sustainable growth in post recession era to reduce operational IT cost and carbon footprints by use of Green IT to govern the entire business environment according to industry norms & business requirement HCL and EMC share a 360 degree relationship in IT Infrastructure space to help organizations transforming their businesses by high end technology products from EMC combined with HCL domain expertise and data center services. HCL, by virtue of its investments in product engineering of EMC storage, Documentum and RSA, for over 8 years, has broad and deep product knowledge. This product knowledge coupled with its professional services capabilities help organizations to transform their data centers and achieve G3 objectives Green, Governance and Growth. HCL s Play E M C s P la y Build Consolidation Virtualization Low Power Disk Drives Fully Automated Storage and Backup VMware and Hyper V Support GOVERNANCE Business Continuity Plan Disaster Recovery Services Security Information Lifecycle Management Integrated Archival and Backup Software RSA Security Solution Transformation Shared DC Services Strategic Outsourcing Scale out Architecture Managed Backup and Storage Zero Data Loss Solutions
Services HCL data center build, consolidation and virtualization help organizations in assessing, planning, integrating and transforming data center environment. The objective is to optimize the entire environment with less power requirement, high asset utilization and minimal carbon emission. 15 to 35% reduction in energy cost over the period of three years Image of socially responsible organization by reducing carbon emission by 20 to 30% Improved asset utilization by up to 65% Alliance with EMC helps in building storage and information lifecycle management solutions and results in a Greener data center environment. GOVERNANCE Services Robust BCP plan with defined recovery time objective and recovery point objective Seamless integration of data with an uptime of 99.8% Customized solutions according to industry compliances and regulations HCL disaster recovery and business continuity services have been developed to help enterprises in adhering to industry norms and save their business by natural calamities and disasters. The BCP plan assesses data driven, business driven and event driven risks and forms a strong road map to address them. The objective here is to provide a secured data center environment with 99.8% uptime. EMC s Information life cycle management solutions and security services (RSA) help HCL in building customized governance solutions according to CIO s needs. Services HCL data center transformation services focus on creating sustainable business growth through operational excellence and reduced cost. They along with strategic sourcing services have been innovated to help CIOs in transforming the entire business environment by optimized use of IT and consultancy services. Shared service help our clients by giving them various technical and commercial options which suit their business needs. EMC s leadership in innovation and back up technology help clients to achieve a sustainable and regular growth through managed back up services and zero data loss solutions. Reduced total cost of ownership through asset consolidation, shared services and flexible pricing options Scalable and responsive data centers which help in addressing business challenges in a faster and efficient manners Optimized and transformed IT environment
Summary G3 data center services will form the core of IT strategies of CIOs looking to deliver more with less and stepping into shoes of a Business Leader from Business Enabler. As green data centers have become a quintessential need for the organizations, CIOs are looking not only to cut the power cost but to gain the carbon credits for their organizations. Industry norms, business risks and need for a robust governance framework will be the another key data center requirement for the CIOs looking to make their business risk free by mitigating business, event and data related risks. Finally, as CIOs have taken the leadership role, growing the business in sustainable manner by transforming the IT landscape will be the top priority of CIO strategy. Organizations adapting to G3 data centers and aligning their data center strategy with 3 Gs will be able to transform their IT infrastructure and achieve business benefits in a faster and efficient manner.