Comments on: What’s The Secret To Becoming a Data Center Magnet? http://datacentermoving.com/dcmagnet/ Data Center Move Experts Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:25:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Blaine http://datacentermoving.com/dcmagnet/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Blaine Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.datacentermoving.com/?p=112#comment-414 Vince - Good point. I think many locations miss out because it's not obvious what they offer. Contrast that to areas that are actively promoting their suitability for data center site locations. Monsanto built a data center in St. Louis to withstand an F5 tornado, so we know that can be done. Vince – Good point. I think many locations miss out because it’s not obvious what they offer. Contrast that to areas that are actively promoting their suitability for data center site locations. Monsanto built a data center in St. Louis to withstand an F5 tornado, so we know that can be done.

]]> By: Vince http://datacentermoving.com/dcmagnet/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Vince Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:24:16 +0000 http://www.datacentermoving.com/?p=112#comment-413 I've often wondered why the midwest wouldn't be the most obvious choice for data center location. I've had this in the back of my mind for several years and thought of it again this past weekend. There are several large universities in the mid-west, so you ought to be able to find people to hire pretty easily. However, I don't think the mid-west can beat the Colorado front range for disaster avoidance from a weather perspective. Ice storms and tornadoes could become a big issue in parts of the midwest. Maybe Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico? I’ve often wondered why the midwest wouldn’t be the most obvious choice for data center location. I’ve had this in the back of my mind for several years and thought of it again this past weekend. There are several large universities in the mid-west, so you ought to be able to find people to hire pretty easily. However, I don’t think the mid-west can beat the Colorado front range for disaster avoidance from a weather perspective. Ice storms and tornadoes could become a big issue in parts of the midwest. Maybe Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico?

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