Randy OrtizVP, Data Center Design & Engineering

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Analysis is not paralysis when building a new data center

1. Availability required or commonly known as the Uptime Institute’s Tier level.• Typically the more available your site is the larger the expense.

• Carefully evaluate availability needs to avoid over sizing and over designing your data center.

2. Anticipated day one loads and incremental growth• Power profile of existing equipment

• Track IT equipment patterns

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3. Location impacts Close to headquarters DR site? Energy rates Hardness of location (environmental

& physical) Free cooling opportunities Availability and reliability of power Availability and reliability of network

carriers

4. Design & construction consulting and vendor selection Selecting the correct team can

make or break your project!

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5. Life cycle cost modeling• Computing needs

• Facility needs

• Financial impacts

6. Green evaluation to PUE• There is a cost to being green

7. Modular approach (MEP)• Sizing for what you need and

easy transition

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Figure 4 - Data Center Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE)

8. Staffing Capabilities

(Facilities) Do you have access to the

correct personnel to operate your facility?

9. Budget Analysis Alignment with corporate

expectations and goals

10. Regulatory or outside

influences Be sure to consider impact

to cost in becoming HIPAA, SOC or other compliance certifications

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• Internap’s process of evaluating cost & energy benefits for new data centers includes all of the above and some not listed.

• Internap utilizes an Internap audit tool that generates a report comparing the ROI of the overall cost against several factors including the cost to being energy efficient.

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