Data Center Site Selection

Selecting a site that is appropriate for constructing a data center is very different than for other commercial spaces.  In fact, many characteristics that may make a site a fantastic place to work are just terrible if you’re planning to deploy a data center in the building.  Working in a landmark building in the city, or just a very old building with lots of charm doesn’t translate well to the data center designer.

There are quite a number of criteria that you need to consider when selecting a site, and NewVista Advisors has lots of experience helping clients pick the best location – or knowing what’s wrong with a location and how to fix it.  Get our listing of key site selection criteria using the link on the bottom right of this page!

Here is the top level list of factors you need to consider:

Natural Disasters - like Earthquake, Flood, Hurricane, Tornado, Severe Lightning storms - Severe Storms, Excessive Snow, High Wind, Drought, Volcanoes, Tsunami, or Mudslide.   I have to admit, I always enjoy the Volcano on this list.  NEVER locate your data center on a Volcano!

Environmental Issues – Proximity to airports, highways, hazardous materials, crime stats in the area, distance to police, fire, hospital, etc.

Physical Location – Multi-Tenant issues, Parking issues,

Utility issues – cost of electricity, availability of telecom, power and telecom diversity, etc.

Building Structure Issues - Structural loading, risers, roof space, etc.

This top level list is OK for a flavor of what you need to consider, but certainly not sufficient.  NewVista Advisors has put together a comprehensive list of key considerations in data center site selection, which is available for you to download via the link on the right.

Knowing what’s on the list is helpful; however we still recommend that you retain the services of an expert to help you through this most critical part of the data center implementation process.  Obviously, we hope that expert you retain is NewVista Advisors.

Call NewVista Advisors at 845-278-0617 or EMAIL us to set up a discussion