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Sean Brady is managing director of Cushman & Wakefield and one of the founding members of the company’s Global Data Center Advisory Group. Read his column to get the scoop on everything real estate, including site selection and things to consider when choosing a colocation partner.
As ever-larger facilities are required for hyperscale deployments, development will likely be the key to growth and a long-term return on investment rather than attempting to acquire and repurpose existing older assets.
Users that have made the decision to go to a third party need to select a colocation operator that offers remote hands, managed services, in-house cloud services that are connected to a telco hotel, POP access to major cloud providers, and Megaport or similar services.
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