Shunra

Even the smallest data center relocation impacts performance, so it’s critical to know in advance whether the move is viable, what applications will be impacted and what the end-user effects will be.

Shunra addresses the relocation challenge with a holistic performance analysis capability that emulates the actual production network to reveal the impact of the data center relocation or consolidation on application response time and bandwidth utilization. With Shunra, organizations can proactively test application performance, identify poorly performing applications, suggest remediation strategies and validate the selected solutions – all before moving the first server.

Using Shunra for data center relocation allows enterprises to:

• Understand in advance how server and data center moves will impact performance and availability for end users;
• Know how applications will behave after a move;
• Determine server grouping and bandwidth requirements;
• Test server relocation plans before rollout;
• Understand network topologies in advance and test them accurately;
• Understand the impact of proposed performance fixes prior to making the investment of time and capital;
• Expose applications to post-move network conditions, so problems are caught before the move.

Data center moves and server consolidation bring clear advantages such as reducing IT cost, supporting compliance with government and industry regulation, and establishing business continuity plans.  Shunra’s proactive solutions avert performance problems that can impact business operations and could potentially offset the intended gains of the data center relocation/consolidation.