TOP 10 CRITERIA TO ANALYZE YOUR DATA CENTER NEEDS

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1.  Required Availability: Commonly Known as the Uptime Institute’s Tier Level

THE MORE AVAILABLE YOUR SITE,

THE LARGER THE EXPENSE

Have you carefully evaluated your availability needs to avoid oversizing and over-designing your data center?

2.  Anticipated Day One Loads and Incremental Growth

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Track your IT EQUIPMENT PATTERNS

Do you know the power profile of your existing equipment "and its longevity?

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DECIDE ON THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTORS

3.  Location Impacts

Can you rank what is most critical: close to headquarters, DR site, energy rates, power/cooling, carrier diversity?

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SELECTING THE CORRECT TEAM CAN MAKE OR

BREAK YOUR PROJECT

4.  Design and Construction Consulting and Vendor Selection

How will you go about choosing a vendor/partner?

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DATA CENTER LIFECYCLES INCLUDE MANY COMPONENTS

5.  Lifecycle Cost Modeling

Have you considered your variables for computing, facility "and financial impacts?

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IT ISN’T EASY BEING GREEN

6.  Green Evaluation to PUE

Have you quantified the costs associated with going green? What are your business requirements for this certification?

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BUILD WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND AND ALLOW FOR

EASY TRANSACTIONS

7.  Modular Approach

What are your sizing needs now and later?

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BUILDING A DATA CENTER IS COMPLEX

8.  Staffing Capabilities

Do you have the personnel needed to operate your facility?

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CORPORATE EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS NEED

TO BE ALIGNED

9.  Budget Analysis

Who makes these decisions? What about CAPEX vs. OPEX?

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COSTS AND TIME INCREASE WITH SPECIFIC

REGULATORY SPECIFICATIONS

Do you need to meet industry compliance requirements such as HIPAA or data center-specific needs such as SOC?

10.  Regulatory Impact

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HAVE A CLEAR GOAL But be flexible in how you achieve it

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