Data Center Management

Managing an enterprise Data Center involves the coordination of resources to effectively manage capacity, power, data, and security through a variety of applications, systems and methods. The management of these resources involves the use of virtualization, automation, and other strategies such as green technologies. The Data Center Manager must track and manage costs, and provide an optimal model for sustainability. A Data Center Manager is also responsible for maintaining industry and government standards imposed on protected data. The following categories outline the major functions of the Data Center Manager's responsibilities.

Installation & Decommissioning

• Deploy new servers utilizing virtualization - Reduces footprint, increases capacity
• Power Management - Clean, redundant and efficient energy
• Capacity Planning - Project growth rate and space management
• Cable Management - Properly rated and routed cable infrastructure

Security Standards

• Follow industry and security standards for data
  • HIPPA - The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996
  • FERPA - The Family Educational Right & Privacy Act of 1974
  • FISMA - The Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
  • GLBA - The Gramm-Leach-Biley Act of 1999
  • PCI/DSS - Payment & Credit Card Industry Data Services Standards Compliancy
  • Red Flag - Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Prevention Program

Real-Time Monitoring

• Service Monitoring - Up to the minute notification of system events
• Perform problem escalation via automatic alerts sent via email or SMS text
• Provide trend and historical reporting of system failures

System Accounting

• Provide cost and savings benefit analysis for deployed applications
• Provide resource usage and chargeback costs for colocated equipment
• Provide detailed data usage, energy and monitoring cost statistics
• Provide server accounting such as CPU, memory and disk utilization

Maintenance

• Track system and equipment downtime
• Perform preventative maintenance activities
• Schedule manufacturer and third party vendor support contracts

System Backup & Restore

• Backup critical data via enterprise backup solutions
• Incorporate encrypion, compression and de-duplication protocols
• Provide offsite secure storage of critical data for disaster recovery
• Provide data restorations due to lost, destroyed or corrupt data

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