Planning and Design Considerations for On-Premises Computing Environments
Abstract
Computing environments that provide access to acutely sensitive data often have a business requirement to restrict unauthorized access to that data. In these cases, hosting an on-premises datacenter can be the preferred method of providing necessary computing resources to end users to achieve this business requirement. In other instances, cost or special use cases of the system are drivers for building an on-premises data center over using a cloud-based approach. Security concerns can likewise lead to such a decision. At a high level, deploying a computing environment to support a new capability can seem like a fairly straightforward endeavor. Purchase some hardware, install some software, and enable access to users. However, such a deployment can be a major challenge for small- to mid-size organizations. When establishing an on-premises data center, the initial half of the processthe Plan and Design phaseprovides the greatest risks for mistakes and oversights. Most defects that turnup in the later stages of a data center deployment are caused not by problems with the physical components of the system but rather by oversights or misinformed decisions during planning and design. Without appropriate planning and design, the computing environment cannot support the required use cases, and ultimately business operations cannot function
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1138252
Entities
People
- David Sweeney
- Lyndsi Hughes
- Mark Kasunic
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University