As the heart of business operations, data centers must be future ready. Whether you need to upgrade an existing IT facility or build a new one, careful planning and execution are key to minimising risks and costs.

IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services is designed to help you create stable, security-rich, energy efficient, future-ready data centers and enterprise command-center facilities. The end-to-end services include a review of your existing data center’s reliability and points of failure, as well as a review of growth, floor space, and power and cooling needs. Through a single point of accountability, these global services are designed to help you:

• Define the requirements and environmental and technological considerations to optimise the long-term investment in a dynamic IT environment
• Determine the best locations based on business needs
• Design, engineer and select optimal components
• Manage construction
• Build systems and perform testing and commissioning.