The Server Is Where?
“The development servers stashed under programmers' desks were the last straw,” says Bob Armstrong. He's the IT director at Delaware North, a diversified hospitality, food service, and retail company that's also one of the largest privately held businesses in the United States. In early 2002, Delaware North's Buffalo headquarters faced a common problem. Its roster of Windows NT servers had mushroomed to 36; the data center had been designed for 15.
“The software vendors all wanted their applications on a separate server,” Armstrong says. “We ran out of space.” Hence, the development servers were shoved under desks “…and we were exceeding our air conditioning limits.” Armstrong and Delaware North's CIO pegged the company's ...
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