Cloud-First IT

There used to be a time when all of a company's data centers were within the same building, always in a room chock full of different devices with heat emanating from within. It was usually very expensive and complex, and often included a host of complications and safety hazards. With the advent of technology, a lot of those issues have been eliminated. Companies now partner with facility managers with deep knowledge and access to resources to help set up and manage different types of data centers. These range from enterprise, managed services, edge, colocation, hyperscale, and cloud data centers—the latter being the main topic of discussion in today's podcast.

What does the current state of IT operations and data center management look like today based on a cloud-first mentality?

Device42 opened up the discussion on today's episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to IT. Host Michelle Dawn Mooney was joined by Pete Sacco, the CEO and Founder of PTS Data Center Solutions, to talk about the state and future of IT and data center management best practices.

• Critical components for effective IT operations and data management programs
• How strong the linkage is between the organizational structure of an IT operation and data center management and the actual business that it supports
• Sustainability for IT teams