Co-location data centers
The digital transformation is rapidly changing requirements for company organizational processes and, as a result, for IT infrastructure. Companies are focused on flexibility, individuality and speed – factors that will increasingly define our private environment as well. For many companies, colocation data centers are an ideal opportunity to integrate their corporate IT (hardware) into a safe, redundant data center environment.
Our experts undertake all phases of colocation data center development – from management consulting, design and General Construction Management to commissioning.
The focus is on ensuring maximum leasable whitespace, a scalable, future-proof design, and sustainable cost-efficient operation.
What are the challenges of the future?
- Stringent security requirements as a result of digitization
- High demand for flexibility and adaptability
- Exponential growth of data volume and storage capacity
- New software architecture requirements as a result of Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud services
- Reduction of space requirements through use of cloud services
- Data protection and cybersecurity
- Sustainability criteria and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria
Which services do we provide?
- Management consulting with vision definition
- Colocation analysis of existing infrastructure(TDD+IT)
- Environment, risk and vulnerability analysis
- Availability analysis
- Security and reliabilityanalysis
- Space and IT analysis
- Energy consumption analysis (operation) with operator concept
- Project management and Technical and Economic Controlling with Single Point of Contact (SPoC)
- Site search with environment and risk analysis
- Connectivity and power supply analysis (redundancy)
- Feasibility study for new construction or revitalization
- Planning services through to General Construction Management
- Certification consulting and support
- Commissioning management through to black building test
- Data center fitout and tenant management
The added value for you
- Based on your area requirement goals (whitespace), we use a structured process to develop a vision for your colocation data center of the future.
- This identifies the requirements for modularity, expandability and expansion stages, and site selection – including environmental analysis such as redundant IT infrastructure and redundant energy supply – with the aim of achieving maximum leasable whitespace as a proportion of total area.
- Our expert team supports you every step of the way – from vision definition, project management, technical & economic controlling (TEC) as a Single Point of Contact (SPoC), design and planning of your new colocation data center / revitalization of your existing colocation data center, through to commissioning and black building test. Development focuses on cost-efficient operation as a result of optimal colocation data center structure and the selection of the right equipment in terms of sustainability and availability.
Customized colocation data centers by Drees & Sommer with a focus on future viability,availability, security, flexibility, sustainability and cost-efficiency.