Economic pressures place a great emphasis on IT organizations to make wise infrastructure decisions that ensure the best ongoing use of resources. Striking the correct balance often comes down to developing strategies that not only solve the most pressing IT issues, but that also help drive greater efficiency in the data center infrastructure (including the servers, networks and underlying storage that fuel a company's core applications). This white paper outlines some of the top ways that organizations can achieve great efficiencies in their environments and drive benefits ranging from steep capital savings to streamlined operations. It also illustrates how Datalink customers have implemented these methods in their architectures.