New Data Center Conceptual Planning
A new Data Center - What will it look like? How much will it cost? How long will it take? Those are the key questions executives and your board will ask. You want to get this right and a well-produced conceptual plan will do that. Fodere can confidently get your answers without a significant investment. We understand deeply the ecosystem that supports a data center and address all disciplines: site, architectural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, security, and monitoring.
Equally important as knowing facility infrastructure is understanding the IT infrastructure that will be housed in the data center. We lead capacity planning exercises involving all infrastructure teams and rigorously collaborate with them to establish realistic projections.
Our conceptual planning engagements provide you with high level plans, a basis of design, a budget, and schedule guidance that form the foundation of a roadmap for your IT team and executives.
Our Point of View
Tying in your data center plan to your business will produce the strongest justification for your project. Ultimately the level of your data center investment must align with your organization’s business needs. We know that your data center is mission critical. It also must be vision practical.
Using the conceptual plan, Fodere can enable executive/board approval of your project. Then there is sufficient information to make a go/no-go decision before investing more financial and staff resources.
We Work Differently
We spend time upfront with our clients iterating on our SOW until they feel comfortable. In addition to empowering our clients to have significant input into the creation of our SOW, it provides an opportunity to see how we work and get to know us. This builds confidence in the relationship and results in a tighter, better financially targeted SOW.
Our clients seek independent advice to solve difficult issues. As a third-party, we are the outside voice and don’t bring organizational bias with us. Fodere’s guidance will always be aligned with your organization’s goals.