Data Center Checklist - Compare Data Centers to Find the Right Provider for YOU

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Company Profile

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providers

Compliance Available

Publicly held or venture backed

SAS 70 / SSAE 16

Multiple data centers

PCI

Multiple service locations

HIPPA

Reputable reference accounts

Core Power

Core competency – designs, engineers and delivers data center products and services

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Total capacity available at data center (# MW) On-site substation

Provides a 100% uptime SLA

If yes, is substation dedicated to provider’s use?

Offers modular data center products and services

Diverse high voltage feeds from utility

Offers enterprise-grade “private cloud” Infrastructure as a Service

If yes, what is capacity (in kV/KVA)?

Standardized data center hardware Offers software optimized data center infrastructure

Critical Power

Meets ultra-high security requirements

# backup generators on-site

Tier III Design Certified by the Uptime Institute

Total backup capacity currently available (# MW)

Environmental Threats & Location

# gallons diesel fuel stored on-site How long at full load? (# minutes)

Earthquakes

Proximity to diesel fuel filling station (# miles)

Tornadoes

Battery backup capacity at load (# minutes)

Hurricanes

Tidal flooding

Uninterruptible Conditioned Power

River flooding

Concurrently maintainable design

Tsunami

UPS currently available (# MW)

Blizzards/Hail storms

Total UPS available at site (# MW)

Located in flood plain

Diverse UPS manufacturers

Located in flight path

Diverse PDU manufacturers

Adjacent to highway with hazardous shipping

Power density across entire data center (Watts UPS/SF)

Adjacent to railroad tracks

Spot densities per square foot (# Watts)

Easily accessible from airport/highway

Color-coded power cabling

Distance from street (# feet)

Hand-sewn, wax string used

Major delivery services available

Data Center Structure

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Overhead cabling

LEED Certified

Energy Efficiency

Steel reinforced concrete

LED lighting

Square footage

Motion activated lighting

# stories

Ultrasonic humidification

On-site office space

Variable frequency drive chillers

# freight elevators

Variable frequency drive pumps

# truck/shipping bays

Variable frequency drive cooling towers

Burn-in staging center available

Variable frequency drive air handlers

Secure storage

Sealed cabinets

Managed shipping and receiving

Insulated roof

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