DCS Data Center Creation Process

DCS Data Centers strongly recommends the assessment phase first, but once that has been completed and all stakeholders are in firm control of the working facts, it is time to move forward to the Planning Process.

DCS will provide or assist in producing a set of conceptual plans. This allows a client to make the transition from what exists to what is going to exist. This is what DCS considers the product definition and includes costs, timeline, risks, long lead items, full design and permits and project implementation plan.

DCS Data Centers offers a wide range of assessment or planning solutions focusing on subjects such as:

  • Existing Conditions,
  • Recommended Housekeeping
  • Capacity Planning
  • Awareness
  • Single Source of Failure Studies
  • Risk
  • Reliability
  • Efficiency

These studies are an essential part of the planning tools required to run a reliable data center and to predict future costs and possible reduction/growth planning.

When considering a new build or expansion these assessments act as the very first building block. They will provide all stakeholders with a baseline at which to start. The goals of these assessments are to capture weaknesses in the facility and to assist in controlling operational expense (OPEX) or building and investment costs (CAPEX).

Assessments of existing facilities can include but not be exclusive to the following:

  • Single Points of Failure
  • Hot & Cold Aisle Best Practice (Efficiency)
  • Capacity Planning
  • Maintenance Planning
  • CAPEX-Replacement Costs
  • OPEX-Efficiency Study
  • Arc Flash
  • Compliance Studies
  • Future Site Selection (Sustainability, Utility, Cost)
  • Tier Level Compliance
  • Research for Utility Incentives
  • Conceptual Design or Relocation
  • Financial Feasibility Study
  • Build Vs. Colo: Cost, Risk

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DCS Planning Process

Why Are Data Center Assessments Critical?

Data Center Assessments provide a clearer picture of the client’s data center's Capacity, Reliability, and Vulnerability and is a critical step in developing a road map for future growth, upgrades, and expansion. Through extensive review of technologies, efficiencies, functionality, disruptions, time frames and budgets, DCS can help our clients plan and prepare for the future of their critical data center.