Data Center Assessment Checklist

Use the Data Center Assessment Checklist to evaluate data center eligibility and compliance with industry best practices and security standards.

Data Center Assessment Checklist



Service & Support

1. Is shipping and receiving managed?


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2. Is there a chain of custody process in place for handling media?


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3. Is there a remote hands service available?


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4. Is there technical staff available?


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5. Is there access to managed service providers?


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6. Is there a rack and stack service available?


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7. Is cabling service provided?


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8. Is there a power cycling service available?


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9. Is there a staging area available?


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10. Is there secure storage or lockers available?


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11. Is there a meeting space available?


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12. Is there a break room available?


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Corporate Overview

1. Which year was the corporation founded?


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2. Is the company financially stable and profitable?


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3. Is the core focus on owning and operating data centers?


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4. Does the company have multiple data centers?


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5. Can the company provide references?


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6. Does the company have standardized data center hardware?


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7. Is the data center privately held?


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8. Is the data center publicly traded?


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Cost

1. What is the pricing structure?


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2. Is the contract term provided?


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3. What is the base price?


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4. What are the setup fees?


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5. What are the hourly fees?


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6. What are the service fees?


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7. What is the tax rate?


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Sustainability

1. Is the PUE score 1.59 or lower?


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2. Is the DCIE 67% or higher?


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3. Is there a renewable energy commitment?


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4. Is there a renewable procurement?


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5. What is the percentage of green energy?


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6. What are the emissions?


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7. Are there certifications or awards received?


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Business Requirements

1. Has the data center met the following requirements: • Legal • Regulatory • Statutory • Contractual


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Compliance & Certifications

1. Is the data center HIPAA compliant?


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2. Is the data center PCI-DSS compliant?


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3. Is the data center NIST Cloud compliant?


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4. Is the data center SSAE-16 compliant?


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5. Is the data center ISAE-3402 compliant?


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6. Is the data center ISO 27001 compliant?


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7. Is the data center NIST 800-53 compliant?


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8. Is the data center NIST 800-53 compliant?


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9. Is the data center ITIL compliant?


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Power

1. What is the total power capacity?


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2. What is the power density per rack?


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3. Is the UPS designed with a maintenance bypass, allowing live full replacement?


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4. Are there two independent substations in place?


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5. Is the substation feed dedicated to the data center facility?


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6. Are the substations fed by independent sources on the electrical grid?


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7. Do the substation feeds enter the property via diverse routes?


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8. Does each UPS have an A and B utility feed?


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9. Is the maintenance bypass UPS protected?


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10. Is there onsite underground storage for diesel fuel?


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11. Is the requirement for the data center's uptime specified as 99.99% or higher?


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Structure

1. What is the square footage of the data center?


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2. How many stories does the data center have?


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3. How many trucks or shipping bays are there?


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4. How many freight elevators are available?


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5. Is the data center a master-planned and purpose-built facility?


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6. Are the walls constructed to withstand winds up to 215 MPH?


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7. Do the walls have a minimum of 6 inches of concrete?


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8. Is the roof constructed with a minimum thickness of 6.5 inches of concrete?


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9. Does the raised floor have a point load capacity of at least 5,000 lbs?


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10. Is the data center using hot aisle/cold aisle containment?


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11. Is the data center using a water or air-cooled chilled water design?


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12. Is the data center located farther than one mile from a highway?


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13. Is the data center located farther than one mile from train tracks?


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14. Is the data center situated outside of moderate/high natural disaster risk zones?


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15. Is the data center easily accessible from both the airport and the highway?


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16. Is the data center located in the floodplain?


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17. Is there a fire suppression system installed?


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Security

1. Is the facility staffed 24/7/365?


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2. Is the facility protected by perimeter fencing?


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3. Is there centralized security at the loading docks and main entry points in the facility?


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4. Is there a digital video recording of all personnel at all times in the facility?


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5. Is the digital video recording of personnel activities archived?


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6. Are armed guards present?


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7. Is biometric verification used?


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8. Is there an authorized visitor list?


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9. Are keycards used?


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10. Are there any other certifications that the facility may have?


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Connectivity

1. Is the facility carrier-neutral?


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2. Is there a private data transport system between data centers?


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3. Is a blended internet service offered?


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4. Is there an internal meet-me-room (MMR) or telecom exchange point within the facility?


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5. Is the core network equipment protected from customer access?


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6. Are there dual paths established?


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7. Are there diverse paths established?


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8. Are there diverse entry points with a distance of at least 300 feet between them?


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9. Is data transport between facilities available?


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10. Is data transport both diverse and redundant?


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11. Are DDoS mitigation services available through partners?


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12. Is the 100% SLA on all elements of data center provider-supplied connectivity available through partners?


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Redundancy And Resiliency

1. Is there a disaster recovery plan provided, and are the results available?


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2. Is there a redundancy structure of 2N +1 available?


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