Sure. When you're looking at data centre consolidation, it should not be looked at by itself. IT is a very integrated function, which includes, as you just mentioned, infrastructure services like servers, mainframe, storage, and all of that, as well as applications that run on it. If data centre consolidation is done properly, it will have a transformational impact on other areas. To get the full benefit of data centre consolidation, you must look at what's inside the data centre and you must look at what's inside those servers, which includes hardware, software, and applications.
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