To win in the game of e-business, companies need to have data centers that virtually never go down, are guarded against physical intrusion and can withstand natural disasters. Additionally, the mission critical data that flows across electronic infrastructure through a data center to the Internet must be secure from electronic attack. Anything less will place an enterprise at risk!

As no two companies have the same data center requirements, there are many questions Smart Building Solutions (SBS) considers with our customers before tailoring the right solution. Here are a few examples:

• Do you need a fully redundant facility (N+1) with 99.999% reliability (5 minutes of downtime per year)?
• Should you build and manage your own data center, or outsource this part of your infrastructure to a managed solutions provider?
• What does a minute of downtime cost your company?
• If you were to lose data, what would it cost you to replace it? Would you be able to replace your lost data?