Published on 17 February 2009

Data center design business is attractive

Data centers are big business. The cost to design and build a data center can range within $400 to $1000+ per square foot. These figures are based on industry design/ construction averages. The price range to design and build a data center is typically based on the required availability. For instance if you require your data center to be available 99.99% of the time your data center cost will be on the higher side of the scale; the higher the availability the higher the cost.

Over the years, figures such as these have provided great success for established data center or mission critical facility design and construction firms. These same figures have also generated more design and construction players to the industry.

An increase in service providers typically provides competition and improved pricing for end users. Buyers beware. A low figure should not replace experience when selecting a data center design or build firm. A mistake made during design or construction can cause your data center extended downtime. Downtime for a data center can costs millions of dollars per minute. This is one step in your design and construction process that you should not skimp on.

To read further, please visit the Data Center Journal website:
http://datacenterjournal.com/content/view/2513/43/