In a perfect world, a data center would always run like clockwork until the end of time. But with the development of new technologies like cloud computing and virtualization, data centers that are over seven years old are considered out of date. In fact, the average life of a data center is considered to be just nine years.

With at least one-third of all data passing through the cloud by the end of this year, what can you do to keep your data center running smoothly and efficiently for longer? Here are three ways you can prolong your data center’s performance.

  1. Plan ahead for scalability. Scaling your data center is an ongoing process that requires active tracking and reporting. When you’re able to identify gaps in critical areas, you can fix those problems sooner rather than later and keep your data center running as efficiently as possible. The needs of your data center will grow with time and planning is essential for your company to remain profitable.
  2. Keep your data center secure. Data center security is crucial both in terms of cybersecurity and physical security. Security cameras, strict access controls, security staff, and sectioning off your internal areas to make them harder to access directly are all great ways to keep criminals away from your servers. Remember that your customers’ trust in your data center is just as important as uptime when it comes to your company’s success. Cybercrimes have increased by 300% since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, and so you need to be on point with your security to keep them at bay.
  3. Stay up-to-date with maintenance. Data center maintenance is vital to the success of your company, especially when you want your data center to run for as long as possible. Ensuring your servers are properly cooled, your security is updated, and everything is running efficiently daily prevents small problems from becoming major disasters later down the road.

Work with data center maintenance services

With Schneider Electric, LDP Associates can provide your business with a one-stop-shop for all of your data center equipment solutions and maintenance services. Because LDP gets its major DC infrastructure components from a single manufacturer with a global footprint, our data center solutions and services will have a right size to fit your business needs. With our data center maintenance services, you can look forward to lower operational costs and less complexity. To learn more about our data center solutions and services to help your data center extend its life, contact LDP Associates today.