Infrastructure Optimization Roadmap Prompt

Our [PASTE: client]] has a massive, underutilized data center footprint and spiraling infrastructure costs. We need to propose consolidation and optimization. Create an optimization roadmap with detailed cost savings and implementation strategy.

Include: (1) Current utilization analysis – CPU, memory, storage utilization trends over 12 months. What's unused capacity? Virtual waste? (2) Consolidation scenarios – what if you reduce from [PASTE: number]] data centers to [PASTE: target]]? Cost savings? Risks? (3) Hardware refresh strategy – when should they retire legacy hardware? What's the upgrade path? Lifecycle strategy? (4) Automation & tooling – what operational improvements come from modernizing the stack? Configuration management? Orchestration? Monitoring? (5) Resource rightsizing – are they over-provisioning? Capacity buffer strategy? How much can they safely reclaim? (6) Implementation phases – 12-24 month plan with milestones, resource needs, vendor coordination, and risk management. Phasing by data center?

Include detailed cost savings estimate with assumptions, ROI by scenario, uptime guarantees, and implementation timeline. Prepare for objections on data center closure.