Over the last year, our road trip has evaluated the six steps in creating an effective TCO model to build or lease a new data center. We have reviewed developing the technical program, site selection, wholesale/collocation evaluations, and migration processes. In this month’s column, we examine the components of creating a cost/benefit TCO to justify a new project.
Since a large amount of capital will be needed, the final TCO report is often submitted to the board of directors’ level or senior management. Therefore, the final report requires both detail and summary components. Typically, the report will have the following table of contents: