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= Things to consider when evaluating a Datacenter for hosting =
 * This is for a corporate datacenter hosting.
 1. What do we want to host ?
    a. Virtual machines ?
       1. How many ?
       1. Specifications, including storage requirements ?
    b. Equipment in racks ?
       1. Number of racks ?
       1. Size of racks ?
 1. Facilities and a physical availability of infrastructure.
    1. Physical risks ?
       a. Earth quacks ?
       a. Floods ?
       a. Lightning storms ?
       a. Fire ?
    1. Security and physical access control ?
       a. Authorization of access ?
       a. Logs of access for auditing ?
       a. Alerting of access.
       a. Caged environment ?  Who has access ?  Emergency access ?
    1. Power and backup
       1. Dual power from separate ups and generator backup to each rack ?
       1. Ability to do live maintenance and electric upgrades with out taking down both feeds ?
       1. How long can generators operate during grid power failure with just on-site fuel ?
    1. Data meet-me rooms for Telco providers ?
       1. Where will wan equipment be housed in caged area or central meet-me telco rooms ?
       1. Dual connectivity to external Telco providers ?

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