Abstract
This paper describes the experience of the University at Albany (UAlbany) Libraries’ migration to a centralized University data center. Following an introduction to the environment at UAlbany, the authors discuss the advantages of data center consolidation. Lessons learned from the project include the need to participate in the planning process, review migration schedules carefully, clarify costs of centralization, agree on a service level agreement, communicate plans to customers, and leverage economies of scale.
Highlights
Data centers are facilities that house servers and related equipment and systems
This paper reports on the experiences of the Libraries at University at Albany (UAlbany) as the Libraries’ application and storage servers were consolidated into a new, state-of-the-art, university data center in a new building on campus
This center was originally housed in another building on the UAlbany campus, less than a mile from both the main data center and Information Technology Building (ITB), in a building leased by UAlbany
Summary
Data centers are facilities that house servers and related equipment and systems. They are distinct from data repositories, which collect various forms of research data, some data repositories are occasionally called data centers. Many colleges and universities have data centers or server rooms distributed across one or more campuses, as does the University at Albany (UAlbany). This paper reports on the experiences of the Libraries at UAlbany as the Libraries’ application and storage servers were consolidated into a new, state-of-the-art, university data center in a new building on campus. The authors discuss the advantages of consolidation, the planning process for the actual move, and lessons learned from the migration
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