Whether you call it a technology room, data center/centre, tech room, communication center/ centre, equipment room or MTR, this center is the heart of a company's infrastructure - and a vital component of every company's IT strategy. A data center not performing optimally leads to system downtime, loss of data and ultimately, loss of revenue. With the constant changes in legal and regulatory requirements, data centers have also become the focus of periodic audits and the major component of a business continuity plan. Understanding all of the operational requirements necessary to manage today's data centers make it difficult for companies to handle the many facets of this IT challenge.

Our Data Center solution can help:

• Evaluate the global corporate IT strategy and the technology facilities to support it.
• Design and implement a turnkey solution for all aspects of the data center.
• Create a Business Continuity Plan to ensure full functionality in the event of an interruption to production in the primary data center.

Align Communications has over 20 years of experience providing our Data Center Design and Build solution by planning, designing, building and managing technology rooms for the world's top firms. Whether building a new facility, expanding an existing data center or retrofitting an existing site, Align will assess and examine a firm's business needs, adhere to corporate standards, ensure flexibility and provide space for growth. Our BICSI-certified Registered Communication Distribution Designers (RCDDs) consider all architectural, mechanical, and electrical issues as we prepare a design that is cost-effective, redundant, scalable and maintainable.

Our method combined with expertise and the latest technologies enables us to consistently deliver comprehensive infrastructure buildout solutions. Each project we complete addresses current technology requirements and prepares you for the next generation of technology. The result on each project is a reliable, flexible infrastructure that addresses current requirements and is scaled for growth.

Gartner has identified Align Communications as an industry leading data center specialist. Our current focus is helping clients address the challenges presented by explosive growth in computing demand and the drive to higher-density computing in corporate data centers. Align Communications has developed a set of processes and a comprehensive toolkit of technology solutions that allow our customers to gain control of the growth in their data centers. Using technologies such as server virtualization, technology asset management, automated application dependency discovery, and computational fluid dynamics, we are helping our clients develop a clear understanding of their current environments, map a plan for the future, and ensure that their technology infrastructure can grow to meet business requirements. Click here to find out how Align can help your enterprise.