Data Center Selection

I gave this presentation before a tour at DataCenter.BZ in Columbus, Ohio for LOPSA Columbus. It explores the types of data centers and what to look for in the best data centers.

Transcript

1. Data  Center  Selec,on   Warner  Moore   2Checkout.com,  Inc.  |  Sr.  Manager,  Enterprise  Architecture   wmoore@2co.com  |  hAp://www.linkedin.com/in/warnermoore  
2. League  Of  Professional  System  Administrators   Columbus  Chapter     Join  us!  
3. Your  data  center  looks  like  this,  right?  
4. Build  or  buy?   How  much  space  do  you  need?  How  long?   10  years,  $5000  per  month  –  600k.   Capex  or  opex?  Do  you  have  the  $$$?   How  HA  can  you  go?  
5. Services   •  Types  of  services   •  Equipment  provided   •  More?                
6. How’s  the  business?  
7. Risks  –  Awareness  and  reduc,on.  
8. Keep  your  data   secure.  
9. Availability   99.999%  
10. More  power!  
11.   61-­‐75°F     40-­‐55%  rela6ve  humidity.    
12. Carrier        diversity.  
13. Thanks!   Slides  will  be  sent  to  the  lopsa-­‐columbus  mailing  list.     Join  LOPSA!     Thanks  to  Wikimedia  Commons  and  stock.xchng  for  most   of  the  images.     Feedback  on  the  next  data  center  loca,ons?     Ques,ons?  Comments?