Data Center - Build vs. Buy

How does IT management go about deciding when to build/operate a data center and when to let someone else do this work? There are a number of conditions, circumstances, ingredients, pressures, forces and politics of the moment that impact the decision process as much as pure technology itself.

This report looks at a number of things that impact making a buy or build decision around the data center. In many cases, these considerations are not mutually exclusive and the final decision will be a blend of these as well as some circumstances unique to a particular company. While these are applicable to most companies regardless of size, it is more likely that they will be in play for small to medium sized companies.