Data center advisory services
Our Data Center Advisory Practice utilizes a true consulting approach to provide you with solution that extend far beyond simple real estate transactions.
True data center consulting
As the digital economy continues its expansion, pursuing a robust, scalable, and cost-effective data management strategy is the key to business profitability.
Our Data Center Advisory Practice utilizes a true consulting approach to provide you with extensive solutions that extend far beyond simple real estate transactions, including market assessments, financial analysis, and data center deployment strategies.
Our knowledge of site location, fiber optics, utilities, incentives overview, occupancy costs and technology trends impact individual businesses—along with our understanding of provider offerings in the market—allows us to provide a unique service approach.
We handle requirements ranging from large free-standing data centers to "non-real estate" solutions, such as colocation, managed hosting, cloud services, interconnect arrangements, and cellular towers. We also are involved in emerging technology solutions, such as containerized and modular data centers. Our unique backgrounds and experience allow us to bridge the gap between "traditional" real estate decision-making and the highly evolved complexities of IT real estate today. We align data center strategies with your goals and objectives. We forge long-term relationships with our clients and go above and beyond, regardless of the size of your need. Our global network and principal-led culture, along with leading thought capital, helps ensure the best possible results for our clients.
Market analysis
We offer market expertise in many of the core data center markets globally providing real-time data so our clients can make sound decisions. Our research and data tool, Avant, compliments our market expertise providing unique perspective allowing clients to manage investments and make sound decisions.
Transaction services
We have an unparalleled level of transactional experience and technical expertise that supports underwriting and decision making for data center investors, operators and enterprises around the globe. Our professionals manage each transaction through a focused and streamlined process including market assessments, tours, financial analysis and deal negotiation.
Site selection
Our team of data center professionals across the globe provide streamlined solutions for our client's needs from site selection to negotiating leases and sale agreements, as well as MSA’s. Along with savings, we are able to secure better contractual terms, market incentives, SLA’s, and economics for your data center and IT requirements.
Provider selection
Our deep understanding of market dynamics and available opportunities allows our team to properly evaluate and engage providers offering colocation, managed services, wholesale, cloud, or hybrid IT services.
Valuation services
We provide a full array of underwriting and market analysis for clients. Understanding the potential outcomes, Avison Young can make recommendations so clients can effectively weigh alternatives and determine a strategy.
Capital markets - debt & equity service
We have developed a seasoned and focused group of investment professionals offering advisory, valuation and transactional services which allows our data center client investors, developers & operators as well as occupiers the ability to make informed decisions.
Facilities management
Our team delivers facility and IT services for data center occupiers, owners and operators. Our team manages IT and data center facilities in core markets around the globe and is a proven manager constantly using technology to create value across the client’s data center portfolio.
Network & connectivity
Our team of consultants and strategic vendor relationships provide clients a comprehensive view into global markets to ensure their connectivity goals are achieved efficiently, securely and in a cost-effective manner.