Date post: | 15-Jul-2015 |
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#datacentersuccess 2
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