However, there are usually reasons other than cost alone, which drive, and in some cases, are driven by the consolidation programme. A consolidation programme will undoubtedly involve some degree of organisational change and possibly, a change in attitude to management and operation of the IT infrastructure. These three facets of the PDW are critical to ensure success of the consolidation programmein light of the potential for organisational change and attitude change commonplace in consolidation projects. Consolidation comes in many flavours. The applicability of these different forms of consolidation is dependent on the objectives of the consolidation and will be established during the project definition workshop in the formative stage of the consolidation programme.
Consolidation is a process.
However, supporting technology plays an important role. Although Sun's consolidation services are primarily based on use of the Enterprise 10000 system, other members of Sun's Enterprise server family are used for consolidation purposes. The technical server consolidation specialists, project management expertise, consolidation methodology and world class supporting technology provide unrivalled capability in the field of server consolidation to ensure that any consolidation programme is successful. The Methodology Sun's consolidation methodology is based on a staged approach combining technology, process and project management. Consolidation projects are usually undertaken in close collaboration with the customer to ensure success.