Leasing data center space? How it affects cloud service delivery

	Leasing data center space: How it may affect cloud service delivery
	Lynda Stadtmueller, Stratecast Building a data center is costly and time-consuming for cloud providers and managed service providers (MSPs). Depending on the location, the cost to purchase land and construct a facility in the U.S. can be as high as $1,500 per square foot. The project timeline can easily run five years, from the decision to build the facility until services are rolled out. So it's not a surprise that more service providers are choosing to lease rather than build data center space to run their cloud services. Although leasing presents the opportunity for considerable savings, cloud providers and MSPs must consider how leasing may affect cloud service delivery. Additionally, providers must be mindful of the growing role power consumption will play in leasing agreements. MORE ON LEASING DATA CENTER SPACE The art of cloud balancing: Interconnect data centers to be one cloud Cost-effectively load balancing, or "cloud balancing," traffic across multiple data centers carries implications for cloud providers' networks, storage and management. WHAT IS CLOUD BALANCING? Interconnection services can bolster cloud connectivity Lowering latency and ensuring the security of data is mission-critical for cloud providers. By providing a wide range of interconnection services, they can support the needs of the different business models and diverse customer infrastructures. MORE ON INTERCONNECTION SERVICES