http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/29/data-center-boom-reaches-smaller-cities/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/29/data-center-boom-reaches-smaller-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Rich Miller Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:06:34 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/29/data-center-boom-reaches-smaller-cities/#comment-49 Re Florida and hurricane-prone areas: I gather there would be measurable costs related to insurance premiums, as most property/casualty insurers hiked their rates for Gulf area states after Katrina. In the case of corporate disaster recovery, disaster-prone areas are usually a non-starter. The risk equation depends on the use, though. Large data centers in El Segundo built by AboveNet and Exodus were passed over for financial firms looking for DR space, who apparently didn't like the earthquake risk. But when the markets for online video and MMO games took off, big facilities in the LA market became more attractive, and both were bought up quickly by 365 Main and Equinix. Re Florida and hurricane-prone areas: I gather there would be measurable costs related to insurance premiums, as most property/casualty insurers hiked their rates for Gulf area states after Katrina. In the case of corporate disaster recovery, disaster-prone areas are usually a non-starter. The risk equation depends on the use, though. Large data centers in El Segundo built by AboveNet and Exodus were passed over for financial firms looking for DR space, who apparently didn’t like the earthquake risk. But when the markets for online video and MMO games took off, big facilities in the LA market became more attractive, and both were bought up quickly by 365 Main and Equinix.

]]> http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/29/data-center-boom-reaches-smaller-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Mark Fontecchio Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:27:44 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2007/01/29/data-center-boom-reaches-smaller-cities/#comment-48 These studies by The Boyd Company have driven a lot of discussion in the industry about data center locations. The only thing I wonder is whether Boyd could factor in costs related to disaster-prone areas. Maybe something related to how often a hurricane hits a certain region in Florida, or how often and how damaging an earthquake in California could be. Because he concludes that Florida is a cheap place to build but advises against building there. These studies by The Boyd Company have driven a lot of discussion in the industry about data center locations. The only thing I wonder is whether Boyd could factor in costs related to disaster-prone areas. Maybe something related to how often a hurricane hits a certain region in Florida, or how often and how damaging an earthquake in California could be. Because he concludes that Florida is a cheap place to build but advises against building there.

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