Data Center Maintenance CapEx: Slightly More Transparency

On May 8, 2013 Jonathan Jacobs of Highfields Capital Management presented at the Ira Sohn Conference 2013 and questioned Digital Realty Trust (DLR) accounting for maintenance cap-ex and suggested shorting the stock. The immediate effect from this event was a 9% drop in DLR stock. Moreover, it highlighted the issue of a potential wave of … Read more

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