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5 Questions Your Company Should Ask When Looking for a Data Center

Looking for a data center? Since business success so often relies upon the effective use of technology, whether to perform daily tasks or to create and deliver mission-critical services, a great technology partner has become a vital necessity. Typically companies ask their potential data center partners excellent questions about the facility’s power redundancy, security, and network connectivity, but with today’s IT mission criticality, these features have now become the minimum bar for most data centers.

In addition to those standard questions, it is important to ask the following questions to ensure you are selecting a flexible, affordable data center solution positioned to be a foundation for your company’s IT growth. By asking these five simple questions you can better understand the prospective data center’s ability to host your infrastructure now but more importantly in the future. Knowing the facility’s capabilities and how they impact your environment will help keep from having to make costly and risky moves due to lack of resources and help to avoid constraint on IT deliverables.

Here are five questions that you need to ask when looking for an enterprise data center for your company.

1) How many watts/amps of usable power can I consume per cabinet?

This is important for a number of reasons, but primarily to determine if you can fully utilize your cabinet today and into the future. It’s important to specify usable power because some facilities will say “60 amps per cabinet” but what they really mean is 30 primary and 30 redundant amps. You should also specify ‘consume’ as some facilities will allow you to install any circuit you want, but limit your draw to just a portion of those circuits.

2) Does the data center offer a power metered billing method or flat-rate?

A metered method of billing power allows you to pay for only what you consume rather than pre-buying the entire circuit capability and using only a portion, which drives up your real pre-amp cost. A true consumption model will allow you the flexibility to install power circuits that will meet your future power needs without a premium today. For example: If you plan in two years to consume 14 kW per cabinet then install the proper outlets that allow for that consumption today. This will reduce setup fees and the time to install resulting in a lower total cost of ownership.

3) Is the data center in a single floor, single tenant building?

Operating a data center is all about controlling risk; multi-tenant buildings make that nearly impossible. For example, if your data center is on the fifth floor, how do you ensure that a water leak on the floor above will not affect your operations?

4) What free services are included (loading dock, reboots, monitoring)?

Don’t underestimate the costs you’ll incur for extras. You may only need 3 reboots per month now – and that’s fine until something happens and you need 20. It’s not about the first invoice; it’s about the total cost over the course of the relationship..

5) What are the tools the data center can offer to help with your growth? (SAN, data backup, server management, monitoring, cloud services?)

For example, if a server goes offline at 2AM, does the data center have 24/7 on-site staff with the skills needed to resolve the problem?

About the Author

Scott Palsgrove joined Net Access during its first year of operations and has over 15 years of sales and technology management experience. As Sales Manager, Scott has helped to develop flexible and innovative products and services that have resulted in accelerated sales revenue growth. Scott is responsible for sales and product strategy, marketing, and partner development.

5 Questions Your Company Should Ask When Looking for a Data Center

Looking for a data center? Since business success so often relies upon the effective use of technology, whether to perform daily tasks or to create and deliver mission-critical services, a great technology partner has become a vital necessity. Typically companies ask their potential data center partners excellent questions about the facility’s power redundancy, security, and network connectivity, but with today’s IT mission criticality, these features have now become the minimum bar for most data centers.

In addition to those standard questions, it is important to ask the following questions to ensure you are selecting a flexible, affordable data center solution positioned to be a foundation for your company’s IT growth. By asking these five simple questions you can better understand the prospective data center’s ability to host your infrastructure now but more importantly in the future. Knowing the facility’s capabilities and how they impact your environment will help keep from having to make costly and risky moves due to lack of resources and help to avoid constraint on IT deliverables.

Here are five questions that you need to ask when looking for an enterprise data center for your company.

1) How many watts/amps of usable power can I consume per cabinet?

This is important for a number of reasons, but primarily to determine if you can fully utilize your cabinet today and into the future. It’s important to specify usable power because some facilities will say “60 amps per cabinet” but what they really mean is 30 primary and 30 redundant amps. You should also specify ‘consume’ as some facilities will allow you to install any circuit you want, but limit your draw to just a portion of those circuits.

2) Does the data center offer a power metered billing method or flat-rate?

A metered method of billing power allows you to pay for only what you consume rather than pre-buying the entire circuit capability and using only a portion, which drives up your real pre-amp cost. A true consumption model will allow you the flexibility to install power circuits that will meet your future power needs without a premium today. For example: If you plan in two years to consume 14 kW per cabinet then install the proper outlets that allow for that consumption today. This will reduce setup fees and the time to install resulting in a lower total cost of ownership.

3) Is the data center in a single floor, single tenant building?

Operating a data center is all about controlling risk; multi-tenant buildings make that nearly impossible. For example, if your data center is on the fifth floor, how do you ensure that a water leak on the floor above will not affect your operations?

4) What free services are included (loading dock, reboots, monitoring)?

Don’t underestimate the costs you’ll incur for extras. You may only need 3 reboots per month now – and that’s fine until something happens and you need 20. It’s not about the first invoice; it’s about the total cost over the course of the relationship..

5) What are the tools the data center can offer to help with your growth? (SAN, data backup, server management, monitoring, cloud services?)

For example, if a server goes offline at 2AM, does the data center have 24/7 on-site staff with the skills needed to resolve the problem?

About the Author

Scott Palsgrove joined Net Access during its first year of operations and has over 15 years of sales and technology management experience. As Sales Manager, Scott has helped to develop flexible and innovative products and services that have resulted in accelerated sales revenue growth. Scott is responsible for sales and product strategy, marketing, and partner development.

Sellitonline: Effective Portable Generators

Generators are usually of two types that are electric or engine generators. Electric generators work with the help of passage of electric current and engine generators work with the help of the power of their own engine. The very basic function of this device is to convert mechanical energy to electric energy. It acts as a mediator by forcing the electrons to pass through another electrical circuit. There is a lot of similarity between them and motors. Motors can also perform the same functions and provide acceptable results. There are various uses of this device and the utilities provided with its help are incredible.

This device is now designed with the help of new and improved techniques. The features are very different and much better than the conventional noise making machines. The most striking feature of the latest machines is that they are very silent. This is because they install the sound absorption system these days. It also consists of sound mufflers that help to keep the sound very low even when there is a power cut. Also, another improvised feature is the eco friendly technique used in it. It has an engine that does not emit too much of fuel. Thus, it helps in keeping the environment clean and pollution free.

Every machine is completely checked before sale because it must meet with the standards of good quality. Only if it is fit enough to render the toughest performance it is sold. It has a large capacity in thermal balancing. This helps in giving back up during very long power cuts also. It becomes an important of a household or office where it is used. Hence, it is designed strictly to adhere to the rules put forth by the government. This is very essentially used in areas having regular cuts in power.

Generators that are designed these days are ensured to be user friendly. The whole look of the machine is made as compact as it can be made. Handles and strong castor wheels are provided so that it is easy to move it from one place to another. The fuel cock is made in a way that one can easily switch the machine on. It has a device for oil alerts. It gives an indication when the oil is not sufficient for the machine to function effectively. Every model is provided with a special tool kit that comes to the rescue of the user if anything goes wrong.