Here are a few critical forces as outlined by Gartner:
* Integrate disaster recovery and business continuity into data center strategy
* Invest in operational processes and improved tools
* Make consolidation and rationalization a continuous change program
* Manage capacity growth through data analysis
* Modernize data center facilities
* Move toward a balanced architectural topology and delivery model
* Plan for operating system and application changes
* Start deploying processor, memory and power efficient technologies
Gartner Outlines Eight Critical Forces to Shape Data Center Strategy
