Data Center Consultants: How to Get Help with Site Selection

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Data Center Consultants
How to Get Help with Site Selection
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Data Center Consultants

• Data center consultants can help companies with a
  wide-range of building services.
• In constructing a new data center facility, one
  of the first, and most critical, decisions a
  company must make involves site selection.
• Data center consultants can help find the best
  suited location from the beginning.

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Data Center Consultants

• The relocation process will be difficult and
  complex. It is likely that costs will go up and
  schedules will get stretched out.
• Data center consultants can help business
  evaluate necessary factors when selecting a data
  center site.
• Data center consultants will help analyze factors
  including cost, risk and accessibility.

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Data Center Consultants

• Site Selection and Cost
• Location is everything but it depends on
  variables that are unique to a companys
  requirements.
• Cost is one of the most important factors
  affected by location.
• Data center consultants are well equipped to take
  all factors into consideration and weigh the
  pluses and minuses of each option.

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Data Center Consultants

• Other factors to consider are remote monitoring ,
  automation, advanced technology, physical
  proximity and a disaster recovery facility.
• In every situation, data center consultants can
  help analyze the true total cost of ownership of
  every site alternative.

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Data Center Consultants

• Site Selection and Risk
• Consultants can also help with evaluating the
  risks associated with each site option
• Natural events such as earthquake, floods,
  tornadoes and hurricanes.
• Political climate, especially if the location is
  in a foreign country.
• Physical security of the building to minimize
  unauthorized access and other breaches.

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Data Center Consultants

• Site Selection and Accessibility
• Every facility will need access to certain
  resources to operate, including utility and
  carrier access.
• Data consultants can weigh all the factors and
  help companies arrive at the best decision based
  on a companys unique requirements and all
  operating considerations.

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About the Author

• Arnie W. Evdokimo is Chief Executive Officer of
  DP Air Corporation, a leading provider of data
  center design, build and maintenance services
  based in Phoenix, Arizona.
• For more information about BMS integration,
  visit http//www.DPAir.com today.