What is the most important factor while choosing an external data center?
Elastic cloud capabilities21%
Price50%
Regional presence19%
Partnership with cloud vendors7%
Other (please comment below)1%
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IT Executive in Healthcare and Biotech, 10,001+ employees
Security and reliabilityManaging Director in Manufacturing, 51 - 200 employees
The datacenters certifications shows a great overview of their overall abilities. I often evaluate location, interconnect providers, availability, and the ability to support the workloads needs.C-Suite in Construction, 51 - 200 employees
Many factors: Tier level, uptime availability statistics, location, interconnect providers and related latencies, physical security, remote management capabilities.VP of IT in Media, 10,001+ employees
PerformanceCTO in Services (non-Government), 11 - 50 employees
Quality of supportCTO in Software, 201 - 500 employees
All options listed are important and a few more can be added, but the ***most important factor*** would depend on the circumstances (context). Geography, organizational makeup, capabilities and costs, environmental conditions, security, ... matter; but objectives matter most.Senior Director Engineering in Travel and Hospitality, 10,001+ employees
Elasticity and being close to the customer (low latency)Director of Information Technology in Services (non-Government), 1,001 - 5,000 employees
Who their other clients are. Speaks to their longevity. The price is a close second.Content you might like
Lack of Flexibility19%
Vendor lock-in26%
Lack of knowledge19%
Can't integrate with current infrastructure (another data silo)10%
Not in the budget13%
Not Applicable12%
Other (please specify)1%
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CTO in Software, 201 - 500 employees
Without a doubt - Technical Debt! It's a ball and chain that creates an ever increasing drag on any organization, stifles innovation, and prevents transformation.Chief Data Officer in Travel and Hospitality, Self-employed
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