A budget is not etched in microchips ...
... but it must accurately account for your total information needs. No modern business can survive—or thrive—without a secure data center that can recover in a prescribed manner and time frame from potential interruptions.
The reality is that the modern data center is likely the most costly piece of real estate that your organization will purchase. A common result is that organizations of all sizes continue to under-fund their data centers. However, when a power grid goes out, the value of the right-sized investment becomes painfully clear.
Fortunately, the expense required to build and maintain the modern data center is mitigated by the continuing value-quotient in data storage (computer servers). With each year, less real dollars buy more compact and greater computing power and storage.
At Axis, the equation is simple: We understand where compromise is unacceptable, where a cheaper solution is no solution at all. We also know where not to over-invest, allowing clients to take advantage of—and afford—new technology and data center methodologies as their own business needs evolve.
In developing your data center budget, Axis consultants will consider the following components:
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• Data centers: Tiers 1-4
• Continuity planning
• Site coordination & planning
• Architectural Build-out
• Room sizing
• Flooring
• Security systems
• Card access
• Tape storage systems
• Owner, vendor, contractor coordination
• Demarcation extension
• Redundancy systems
• Fault tolerant, back-up systems
• Generated power systems |
• Infrastructure cabling
• HVAC consideration, heat load study
• Fire suppression systems
• Electrical consideration
• Mechanical, plumbing requirements
• Computer room monitoring systems
• Trays systems & wire management |
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