{"id":1003,"date":"2022-06-22T16:52:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/?page_id=1003"},"modified":"2022-06-22T20:30:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T20:30:51","slug":"data-center-colocation-build-vs-buy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/data-center-colocation-build-vs-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Center Colocation \u2013 Build vs. Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1003\" class=\"elementor elementor-1003\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff28e8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff28e8a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9567b2f\" data-id=\"9567b2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2a750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e2a750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Center Colocation \u2013 Build vs. Buy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb449c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eb449c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the total cost of ownership of building your own data center vs. buying third-party colocation services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b98ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71b98ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2f339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd2f339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As businesses grow, the need for reliable and scalable data center space to colocate IT infrastructure also increases. Any data center or power downtime can have crippling effects on a business in the form of decreased productivity, customer churn and lost revenues. Successful businesses often outgrow their own in-house computer and telecom room quickly. They also require suitable environments to support software development, testing, QA and production applications. Furthermore, as businesses target enterprise customers, the need for industry compliance and security increases.<\/p><p>It is important to perform a comprehensive analysis of the costs, risks, and opportunities of building an in-house data center versus buying colocation services before expanding your data center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e17047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e17047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BUILD VS. BUY COLOCATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f369da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f369da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Uptime Institute\u2019s 2015 Data Center Survey showed that colocation service providers are expanding more rapidly than enterprise data centers.<\/strong>\u00a0The reason behind this is that many enterprise data center workloads are migrating out of private, single-tenant data centers. More and more enterprise IT leaders are finding it easier to outsource their workloads to colocation and cloud providers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c06432a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c06432a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-964d8c8\" data-id=\"964d8c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a37e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8a37e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DATA CENTER SPENDING INCREASES (2014\u20142015)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef4d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef4d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The survey further pointed out that the colocation providers showed continued rapid growth\u2014as shown in the percentage of new data center builds by colocation providers versus enterprises.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b74a4dc\" data-id=\"b74a4dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ff2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0ff2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1004\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers.jpeg 437w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers-300x150.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-196a2da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"196a2da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91ef411\" data-id=\"91ef411\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081d850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"081d850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NEW DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc42a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acc42a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you built a dacenter in the last 12 months?<\/p><p>Will your organization build a new data center in the next 12 months?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abeebc1 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"abeebc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c9249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c9249\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9b991\" data-id=\"5f9b991\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf5b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf5b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1005\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers1.jpeg 321w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers1-300x164.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f517e4\" data-id=\"1f517e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01ae06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d01ae06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"321\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers2.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1006\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers2.jpeg 321w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Colocation-Providers2-300x206.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f72236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f72236\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ba1918\" data-id=\"9ba1918\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f61bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f61bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building an in-house data center is expensive. In addition to tenant improvements to raw space, a company must consider the cost of bringing in more utility power and new carriers into their own data center. Also, installing new uninterruptible power systems (UPS), DC battery plants, diesel generators and HVAC systems to cool the servers, storage and networking equipment can be prohibitively expensive. These capital expense (CapEx) costs can add up quickly. Finally, hiring experienced data center personnel adds to the expense and takes resources away from a company\u2019s core business.<\/p><p>In today\u2019s highly competitive and technology-driven environment, businesses are increasingly looking to either build or outsource their physical data center environments.<\/p><p>Renting space from a colocation provider may offer significant savings versus building a data center in-house, because a colocation provider has the economies of scale of serving multiple customers. Using a colocation provider can also be more cost-effective when a business needs to scale over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9815cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9815cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPTIME INSTITUTE TIER CLASSIFICATIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05cd620 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05cd620\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b280a\" data-id=\"e1b280a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75002df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75002df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When considering building a data center, organizations typically build them to \u201ctier classification\u201d standards implemented by the Uptime Institute. The Uptime Institute is a leading 3rd party data center research, education, and consulting organization focused on data center performance and efficiency. The Uptime institute has been synonymous with certification and standards classifications within the data center industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-733a6d2\" data-id=\"733a6d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ae57d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6ae57d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/cloud.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1007\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f98eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f98eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on its research, the Uptime Institute has provided guidelines for Tier classifications and estimated the costs for building data centers. According to their research, the primary drivers of data center construction cost are the costs of power and cooling capacity to a data center.<\/p><p>The four Tier Classifications provide a simple means for identifying the most common designs for building data centers. The Institute\u2019s tiered classification system addresses the needs of common benchmarking when discussing the abilities of data centers. The four tiers as classified by the Uptime Institute include the following:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Tier 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Composed of a single path for power and cooling distribution, without redundant components, providing 99.671% availability.<\/li><li><strong>Tier II:<\/strong>\u00a0Composed of a single path for power and cooling distribution, with redundant components, providing 99.741% availability.<\/li><li><strong>Tier III:<\/strong>\u00a0Composed of multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, but only one path active, has redundant components, and is concurrently maintainable, providing 99.982% availability.<\/li><li><strong>Tier IV:<\/strong>\u00a0Composed of multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, has redundant components, and is fault tolerant, providing 99.995% availability.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Uptime Institute\u2019s research has also provided an estimation of the median costs of building facilities according to their tier structure.\u00a0<strong>What transforms a raw space into a data center is the installation of utility power, redundant power systems and cooling.<\/strong>\u00a0Data centers are often sized by the amount of protected electrical capacity of the facility measured in kilowatts (kW). The space required for power and mechanical needs grows incrementally based on the Tier level you decide upon. For example, Tier I and Tier II data centers can require a ratio of 1 to 1 support space, reducing actual allowed space for IT footprint. A Tier IV data center can require up to 3 to 1 of the space required to facilitate the IT footprint. Below are the Uptime Institute\u2019s cost estimates for building a data center broken down by three components:<\/p><p><strong>The \u201ckW\u201d Cost Component<\/strong>\u00a0by desired level of functionality<\/p><ul><li><strong>Tier I<\/strong>: $11,500\/kW of redundant UPS capacity for IT<\/li><li><strong>Tier II:<\/strong>\u00a0$12,500\/kW of redundant UPS capacity for IT<\/li><li><strong>Tier III<\/strong>: $23,000\/kW of redundant UPS capacity for IT<\/li><li><strong>Tier IV:<\/strong>\u00a0$25,000\/kW of redundant UPS capacity for IT<\/li><\/ul><p>The\u00a0<strong>\u201cComputer Room\u201d Component<\/strong>\u00a0in all cases is $300\/sq. ft. of computer floor and this cost must be added to the \u201ckW cost\u201d shown above.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>\u201cEmpty Space\u201d Component<\/strong>\u00a0is added to the \u201ckW cost\u201d above at $190\/sq. ft.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301e4e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"301e4e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COST EXAMPLES OF BUILDING A DATA CENTER IN-HOUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b31649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b31649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Mid-sized Enterprise Data Center (5,000 square feet)<\/h4><ul><li>Tier II level facility with 160 racks at 5.0 kW\/rack (800 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 5.0kW\/rack. (5,000 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (800 kW x $12,500\/kW) = $11.5 million<\/li><li>Tier III level facility, with 160 racks at 10.0 kW\/rack (1,600 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 10.0kW\/rack. (5,000 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (1,600 kW x $23,000\/kW) = $38.3 million<\/li><\/ul><h4>Small Data Center (1,000 square feet)<\/h4><ul><li>Tier II level facility with 32 racks at 5.0 kW\/rack (160 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 5.0kW\/rack. (1,000 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (160 kW x $12,500\/kW) = $2.3 million<\/li><li>Tier III level facility, with 32 racks at 10.0 kW\/rack (320 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 10.0kW\/rack. (1,000 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (320 kW x $23,000\/kW) = $7.7 million<\/li><\/ul><h4>Large \u201cTelco Room\u201d (500 square feet)<\/h4><ul><li>Tier II level facility with 16 racks at 5.0 kW\/rack (80 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 5.0kW\/rack. (500 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (80 kW x $12,500\/kW) = $1.2 million<\/li><li>Tier III level facility, with 16 racks at 10.0 kW\/rack (160 kW of UPS-protected power) @ 10.0kW\/rack. (500 sq. ft. X $300\/sq. ft.) + (160 kW x $23,000\/kW) = $3.8 million<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3152e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3152e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BUILD VS. BUY COLOCATION COMPARISONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a9505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90a9505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below we will compare the costs of 1) building a single tenant data center and 2) renting space from a retail colocation provider. The cost assumptions are based on matching the material, operations, and maintenance programs of a TIER II colocation provider. We also include the ongoing operational costs over a 5-year period. These comparisons assume a build option with the load at 40% of capacity with room for growth, utility costs of $.08 per kWh and a 2.0 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and an average 5 mile local loop\/fiber cost of $150 per mile per strand vs. cross connects. Note that while many colocation operators with deep expertise in power efficiency and management can maintain a PUE of 1.3 to 1.5, building a single-tenant facility that is relatively small will result in a higher PUE. We have chosen to be extremely conservative in using a PUE assumption of 2.0.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ede84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ede84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXAMPLE A: 3 CABINETS @ 3KW PER CAB = 9 KW LOAD @30 KW TOTAL POWER CAPACITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a36dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a36dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COSTS TO BUILD DATA CENTER IN-HOUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae33c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ae33c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architectural, Engineering, and Permitting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b91695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b91695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM-1024x203.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM-1536x304.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.07-AM.png 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4867702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4867702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power Construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e52714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e52714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM-1024x723.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1010\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM-1024x723.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM-1536x1084.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.13-AM.png 1612w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4037d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4037d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c100671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c100671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM-1024x337.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.20-AM.png 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c010af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c010af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total Colocation Cost of Ownership Build vs. Buy Comparison over 5 years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba32ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba32ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM-1024x647.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1012\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.27-AM.png 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4426f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4426f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">64% Cost Savings of Buying Colocation vs. Building In-House\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c751d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c751d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXAMPLE B: 8 CABINETS @ 3KW PER CAB = 24 KW LOAD @70 KW TOTAL POWER CAPACITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcabd79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcabd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COSTS TO BUILD DATA CENTER IN-HOUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8004c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8004c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architectural, Engineering, and Permitting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda60df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cda60df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM-1024x208.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM-1024x208.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM-1536x313.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.36-AM.png 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e88e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e88e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power Construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c56e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97c56e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM-1024x703.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM-1536x1055.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.43-AM.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb2d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9eb2d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810a8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"810a8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM-1024x391.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM-1536x586.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.51-AM.png 1636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec37b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec37b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f14ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f14ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM-1024x328.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.39.57-AM.png 1630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d05df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60d05df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total Colocation Cost of Ownership Build vs. Buy Comparison over 5 years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2884ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2884ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM-1024x660.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM-1024x660.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM-1536x990.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.03-AM.png 1648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4edcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe4edcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">64% Cost Savings of Buying Colocation vs. Building In-House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a707d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9a707d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXAMPLE B: 8 CABINETS @ 3KW PER CAB = 24 KW LOAD @70 KW TOTAL POWER CAPACITY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9a547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e9a547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COSTS TO BUILD DATA CENTER IN-HOUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2909fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2909fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architectural, Engineering, and Permitting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2704564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2704564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM-1024x203.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM-1536x304.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.10-AM.png 1636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69c0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f69c0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Power Construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4603226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4603226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM-1024x702.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM-1024x702.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM-1536x1053.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.16-AM.png 1634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8352f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d8352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1296385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1296385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM-1024x398.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM-1536x597.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.22-AM.png 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6aa14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa6aa14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental Controls<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bc8b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34bc8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM-1024x328.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM-1024x328.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM-1536x492.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.29-AM.png 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cef5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86cef5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total Cost of Ownership over 5 years<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d859e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d859e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM-1024x646.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM-1536x970.png 1536w, https:\/\/365datacenters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-22-at-11.40.35-AM.png 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f7e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63f7e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19% Cost Savings of Buying Colocation vs. Building In-House<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7289eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7289eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COSTS TO BUILD DATA CENTER IN-HOUSE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8baf8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8baf8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building your own in-house data center is not a walk in the park. You need to make an informed decision about the feasibility of building one versus colocating your workloads to a colocation provider. An in-depth analysis of the costs, risks, and opportunities corresponding to each option helps uncover hidden costs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0681d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e0681d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Construction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf70cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cf70cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through the phases of planning, engineering, building, and completion, a typical data center for single tenant use could take 12-24 months to be move in ready. Existing colocation providers can have spaces move in ready within weeks, a much shorter time frame to manage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c8842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8c8842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Business and Staffing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1542d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1542d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a data center means a company will need to shift time, knowledge, expertise, and additional personnel resources away from their core business to understand the specialized needs in a data center such as power, cooling, fire suppression, security, maintenance and local\/environmental codes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28281ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28281ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ongoing Support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663c3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"663c3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Businesses must also consider not only the initial startup costs involved with construction and acquisition of real estate, but also the ongoing costs of power, heating and air conditioning, along with the security and maintenance of these physical assets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d56180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d56180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scalability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3170e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a3170e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A life cycle of 10 or more years is expected when building a single tenant data center. This may lead to initial overbuilds that adds to the bill: additional capital, infrastructure, and energy consumption costs. If the data center is too big, the cost of each rack will be higher. If the data center is too small, the business will run out of space too soon and lose the cost-saving benefits through economies of scale. Colocation leases can be made for much shorter time frames, and allow a business to grow or reduce their footprint as needed. Colocation options typically allow capacity to be added or removed quickly and cost effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c115964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c115964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shared Cost Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f478a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f478a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a single tenant data center, all of the costs of the space, power, and environmental infrastructure are absorbed by the user. A colocation service provider allows its clients to share in the lower fixed costs of facility management, maintenance, security and costs of infrastructure.costs. If the data center is too big, the cost of each rack will be higher. If the data center is too small, the business will run out of space too soon and lose the cost-saving benefits through economies of scale. Colocation leases can be made for much shorter time frames, and allow a business to grow or reduce their footprint as needed. Colocation options typically allow capacity to be added or removed quickly and cost effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c23ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4c23ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connectivity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff9c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff9c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a single tenant data center can add additional costs of connectivity from carriers and ISPs by adding fiber and local loop charges. This can also extend the timeline for the facility to become fully operational. Colocation providers typically have carrier pops located within their premises that provide redundancy and access to their networks without additional local loop fees. Colocation providers may need to share the cost of building fiber entrance facilities or create an incentive to make it worthwhile for the carrier to extend their fiber network into the data center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ef9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21ef9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1091fbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1091fbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another cost that needs to be accounted for is the cost of certifications as well as the requirements and processes that need to be in place for certifications such as SSAE16 and HIPAA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4762e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4762e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colocate with 365 Data Centers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afea51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afea51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>365 Data Centers provides the flexibility to scale quickly and cost-effectively, allowing customers to start small and grow rapidly. With a variety of colocation options, short installation intervals, and temporary colocation alternatives, we provide colocation services across 10\u00a0U.S. facilities located in tier 1 and 2 cities. Our services are highly secure and reliable. All of our facilities meet the compliance standards of HIPAA, PCI, SSAE 16 and ISAE 3402. With more than ten years of 100% uptime track record, 365 Data Centers has proven to be an industry leader in managed colocation services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0de8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0de8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONCLUSION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52b3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e52b3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building an in-house data center is an expensive undertaking especially when you consider the total cost of ownership over the next five years. Buying colocation services from a third-party service provider is more cost-effective than building your own. Based on estimates by the Uptime Institute, colocating can be 19%\u201464% more cost-effective than building an in-house Tier 2 data center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bb723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7bb723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REFERENCES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e90abc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e90abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Uptime Institute Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210413105522\/http:\/\/uptimeinstitute.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/uptimeinstitute.com\/about-us<\/a><\/p><p>Uptime Institute White Paper: Dollars per kW plus Dollars per Square Foot of Computer Floor: http:\/\/www.level8group.com\/uploads\/CostModelDollarsperk-WPlusDollars.pdf<\/p><p>Uptime Institute White Paper: Data Center Site Infrastructure Tier Standard: Topology:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210413105522\/http:\/\/www.gpxglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TIERSTAN-DARD_Topology_120801.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.gpxglobal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/TIERSTAN-DARD_Topology_120801.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>Uptime Institute Data Center Industry 2015:<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210413105522\/https:\/\/uptimeinstitute.com\/ui-2015-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/uptimeinstitute.com\/ui-2015-survey<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data Center Colocation \u2013 Build vs. Buy Comparing the total cost of ownership of building your own data center vs. buying third-party colocation services Executive Summary As businesses grow, the need for reliable and scalable data center space to colocate IT infrastructure also increases. 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