DCS provide three levels of data centre audit, but are happy to tailor our audits to meet your exact requirements, addressing specific issues etc.

High Level Audit (to 1 day onsite to review the following):
• Site location
• Mechanical and electrical layout
• Data centre layout
• Resilient services
• Provide detailed report of findings
• Identify quick wins to improve the environment
• Summarise longer term improvements

Standard Audit (1–2 days onsite looking at the data centre in more detail):
• Site location
• Data centre layout
• Resilient services (Data, power and water)
• Building design, structure and adjacencies.
• Mechanical and electrical plant
– Age of system
– Functionality
– Maintenance regime
– Scalability and flexibility
– Capacity
– Remaining serviceable life
– Power supplies
– UPS, generator/s and transformers
– Wiring
– Risk
– Hidden costs
• Data centre management
• Data centre security
• Data centre and Operational strategy.
• Provide detailed report of findings
• Identify strengths and weaknesses
• Summarise ways to improve and enhance the facility

Low Level Audit (3–10 days onsite, everything in the Standard Audit plus):
• Document every asset in the data centre, recording location, make, model, asset number, system name (if shown).
• Detailed records of plant, including analysis of data history.
• Review of operational practices
• Provide detailed report of findings
• Provide asset information in Microsoft Excel™ format
• Identify strengths and weaknesses
• Summarise ways to improve and enhance the facility