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The Top 9 Mistakes in Data Centre Design & Planning

Data Centre Design & Planning – Introduction

Mistake 1: Failure to take total cost of ownership (TCO) into account during the data centre design phase

Mistake 2: Poor cost-to-build estimating

Mistake 3: Improperly setting design criteria & performance characteristics

Mistake 4: Selecting a site before design criteria are in place

Mistake 5: Space planning before the data centre design criteria is in place

Mistake 6: Designing into a dead-end

Mistake 7: Misunderstanding PUE

Mistake 8: Misunderstanding LEED certification

Mistake 9: Overcomplicated designs

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