Data Center Services
Site Selection & Planning
FOCUS brings you unmatched experience and knowledge in the earliest stages of critical facility construction. We have the flexibility to provide site selection and due diligence services anywhere in the country. From the time we are engaged, FOCUS steps up to the plate as a principal advisor to our clients, as well as the data center developers, owners and end-users involved in the project, providing continuous value throughout the facility construction or renovation project life-cycle. Our skilled professionals draw on years of real-world experience in the mission-critical industry to provide focused, expert leadership to the engineers, architects, contractors and equipment vendors who form the project team. It is our belief that successful data center projects require a balance that can only be maintained through a deep understanding of a client’s business requirements and a full commitment to a process. That process starts with gathering project requirements and follows a well thought-out path through due diligence, master planning, pre-construction, implementation and post-occupancy service and support.
Due Diligence & Viability
Whether evaluating a piece of land, a building acquisition or a leased space, FOCUS guides you through the complexities of utility availability, structural compatibility, space planning and entitlement requirements. We are then able to quickly develop conceptual designs and project budgets in-house, all to assure that the final real estate decision strikes the right balance between cost, schedule and the business case for the project. Few others can offer the combination of in-house planning, utility experience, engineering, construction and energy expertise – all integral to the success of your next critical facility construction project.
Our unbiased evaluation of new sites and existing buildings, will help you to determine the viability for the site to be developed or re-purposed as a cost effective, efficient, scalable, reliable, and secure data center.
Available Capacity and Existing Systems Review
Where infrastructure already exists, FOCUS’s project team will review the complete site infrastructure to determine the degree of risk inherent in the design and installation. The weak link in a system is not always the most evident or visible. Our analysis will also address the maintainability of the system. For an enterprise data center, a determination must be made whether the topology of the site will allow for the successful execution of the company’s business plan. For a colocation provider, it will identify the ability of the site to comply with their customer’s Service Level Agreements for efficiency, reliability, and up time.