Data Center Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Worksheet from WiredRE 2013

WiredRE has produced a simple Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”) worksheet for your use. The purpose of the tool is to make simple TCO calculations and scenario analysis for quick and reliable decision making. The worksheet was intended for wholesale deployments, but it may also be useful for calculating retail or hybrid retail service offerings. … Read more

Rapid Deployment Modular Data Centers: Comparisons and Contrasts

As modular data centers continue to grow in popularity, it’s worthwhile to take an inside look at the specific services and solutions offered by industry leaders.

New Jersey Data Center Gold

The data center real estate market is growing rapidly nationwide, and that is especially true in New Jersey. According to the New York Times, the New Jersey data center market is one of the most coveted in the United States. According to the Times, office lease rates can reach $150 per square foot. However, the … Read more

Data Center Design Trends 2013

Regardless of how a company is provisioning its underlying IT infrastructure, it’s important to consider a number of new and disruptive technologies. Our data center research has uncovered three technology trends and associated solutions for addressing potential problems: 1) software defined networking, 2) microservers and 3) IT operations analytics. 1) Software-Defined Networking (“SDN”) As IT … Read more