With the pressure to innovate and contribute to the bottom line, IT requirements are far outstripping the capabilities of their current on-premise data center. Demands stemming from end users to the C-suite are increasing the need for high-density equipment to handle the huge leaps in data traffic, software-defined networking (SDN), cloud computing and virtualization. In order to migrate to something more robust, flexible and scalable, IT needs to choose the right solution that will support their organization's needs both today and years down the road.