The Reinvention Of The Data Center
InformationWeek, Friday, March 28th, 2025
Running a data center today is more interdisciplinary than ever, and it's forcing CIOs to develop new chops.
Once an on-premises room with a collection of IT equipment, the data center is being reimagined into a virtual DC that embraces the cloud as well as on-prem assets. It is also moving into areas such as building design/construction, energy consumption/sustainability and facility management.
In this expanded environment, CIOs and IT are finding themselves in new, 'hybrid' relationships with facility managers, cloud operators, construction engineers, IT vendors and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) vendors.