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Site Selection for Mission-Critical Facilities

Overview When selecting a new site or evaluating an existing site, there are dozens of risk factors that must be considered if optimal availability is to be obtained. Geographic, site-related, building, and economic risks need to be understood and mitigated to lessen the downtime effects on your business. In this paper guidelines are established for selecting a new site or assessing an existing one. Common risks that affect the availability of a business are defined and techniques for minimizing these risks are presented.

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Publisher	American Power Conversion	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	10
Format	White Papers
Topics	Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Data Center

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