Data Center Consultants:

How to Get Help with Site Selection

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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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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Site Selection and CostLocation is everything but it depends on variables that are unique to a company’s 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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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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Site Selection and RiskConsultants 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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Site Selection and AccessibilityEvery 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 company’s 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.