Will we do some things differently the next time? Oh, you'd better believe it. Meanwhile, you can learn from our mistakes, and make plans for your own datacenter pimping by following these links.

Five lessons of a datacenter overhaul A data center makeover and migration wants to go wrong in many ways. Do as we suggest, not as we did.

Pimp my datacenter: American Power Conversion APC laid the foundation with InfraStruXure racks, cooling, power management, environmental monitoring, and the software that ties it all together.

Pimp my datacenter: Avocent Avocent's MergePoint and DSView out-of-band server management solutions let our fingers do the walking.

Pimp my datacenter: Lantronix SecureLinx Spider The tiny SecureLinx Spider brings advanced IP KVM functions to our nooks and crannies.

Pimp my datacenter: OSI Security Devices The OSI Omnilock card key system, programmable via Pocket PC, provides maximum security at minimal cost.

Pimp my datacenter: Rackwise DCM The Rackwise Data Center Manager provides an all-seeing, planner's-eye view of your datacenter.

Pimp my datacenter: Servprise Servprise's WebReboot Enterprise gives SOEST's admins a magic finger to push any server's power button.

Pimp my datacenter: SilverBack Migration Solutions The strong-backed experts at SilverBack had us racked, cabled, and reconfigured in record time.

Pimp my datacenter: Universal Electric Universal's Starline Track Busway has changed forever the way we bring power to our servers.