Our data center consulting services are diverse, ranging from capacity planning driven by business requirements mapping to physical deployments within the IT stack, through implementation of specific solutions, such as cloud, managed services, disaster recovery, high availability, colocation, greenfield builds, etc.
With the platform of CBRE’s DCS organization as a backbone, we retain the ability to execute on data center and IT strategies derived from our consulting assignments – allowing us to procure the appropriate colocation, managed services, cloud, network or hybrid IT service – a unique ability that ensures an actionable and consistent approach to your data center and IT optimization efforts.
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Our services include:
- Strategic Planning
- TCO Analysis (CAPEX/OPEX)
- Options and Strategic Needs Analysis
- Consolidation and Rightsizing
- Business Case Development
- Capacity Planning
- Solution Acquisition
- Network Architecture and Procurement
- Data Centre Operations and Audit
Case Studies
Fortune 500 Financial Company
The Challenge
CBRE helped the client develop a data center strategy allowing them to right size capacity while growing and scaling efficiently.
The Solution
CBRE provided Consulting Services and Facilities Management with specific focuses on strategy, capacity planning, acquisition structures and facility due diligence. The client was out of cooling capacity in their primary data center and looking for expansion solutions. The CBRE team assessed the client’s capacity needs, facility requirements and IT growth roadmap to create a strategy that would meet their long term goals.
CBRE Strategy & Needs Assessment:
- 75% reduction in critical load, 81% less raised floor area
- Deploy Active-Active HA architecture in new data center
- Evaluate build-to-suit & modular solutions for expansion
- Avoid $40M in retrofit costs to existing data center
Fortune 100 Global Insurance Company
The Challenge
CBRE helped the client deploy and evaluate a “cloud” first strategy designed to capitalize on innovative technologies and CAPEX avoidance.
The Solution
CBRE provided Advisory & Transaction Services as well as Consulting Services for this project with specific focuses on strategy, cloud procurement, network architecture and contract negotiation. The client engaged CBRE to dispose of their two owned data centers and migrate existing capacity into colocation data centers with Active-Active architectures. The colocation sites were strategically located to leverage public cloud & adhere to latency requirements.
Critical Components to Cloud and Colocation Migration:
- Projected 45% savings over 10 years
- Procured and negotiated flexible cloud contracts for client
- Developed cloud architecture and deployment strategies
- Deployed a network hub in the nation’s largest cloud exchange
- Secured hybrid migration solutions with long-term contracts
Fortune 1000 Global Technology Company
The Challenge
CBRE helped the client consolidate their on campus labs & moved them off-site to reduce operating costs & improve energy efficiency.
The Solution
CBRE provided Advisory & Transaction Services as well as Consulting Services for this project with specific focuses on strategy, acquisition and contract negotiation. CBRE worked with the client to assess operational efficiencies and the cost of retaining the on campus lab vs. migrating to a purpose built colocation facility. After cost modeling justified the move to colocation, CBRE identified sites capable of supporting the client’s unique power and density needs.
Cost Cutting & Efficiencies Achieved:
- Achieved $5.7M savings per year
- Saved 20% by matching resiliency needs to infrastructure
- Reduced carbon footprint by 40%, saved 20MWh/Yr
- Reclaimed 60K SF of Class A office space from migration
- On-site project manager assisted through entire process
- Secured hybrid migration solutions with long-term contracts
