Data Center Consulting Services

Colocation Site Selection

Colocation Site Selection Consulting is a relatively new phenomenon that has appeared in the last few years. The reason is there has been a fundamental shift in the corporate enterprise mindset due to the current state of the economy. Considering larger build-to-suit data centers has changed in favor of shorter term commitments, more flexibility and less Cap Ex (capital expenditure) colocation facilities. Unfortunately, selecting a colocation data center that fits your company’s specific needs is becoming a full time job for many IT professionals. With recent cut-backs in IT and management personnel, many companies look to outsource this task to professional Colocation Consultants that do this everyday as their sole focus.

Currently there are over 120 collocation data centers located in about 20 areas of California. Many are running out of power and cooling or don’t have cage space available. Finding the ones that have available space can be a time consuming task. With well over a 3000 data centers nationwide to chose from, researching the best colocation facility or provider could take months to perform. This created the Co-location Site Selection Consultant Industry which freed up valuable IT employee’s time searching for the best data center provider. This allows them to focus on other demanding tasks at hand within the organization. There are some data centers that have low cost power and space but they are hard to find and ultimately can save up to 75% in monthly Op Ex (operating expense) costs.

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