10 Best Practices for Scaling the CSP Data Center - Part 1

Cloud service providers, here are 10 best practices—courtesy of Supermicro—that you can follow for designing and deploying rack-scale data centers. First standardize, then scale First, select a configuration of compute, storage and networking. Then scale these configurations up and down into setups you designate as small, medium and large. Optimize the configuration You may want to instead optimize the configuration. Plan for tech refreshes When it comes to technology, the only constant is change itself. Do some strategic planning. Look for new architectures New architectures can help you increase power at lower cost. Create a support plan Determine what level of support you can provide in-house. For what remains, you can either staff up or outsource.