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Data Center Advisory
for owners, developers & investors.
We act as your strategic advisor and owner's representative across concept, site, capacity, vendor, and programme decisions. India–UK practice. Vendor-neutral.
In short
Strategizes Data Center Advisory sits on the owner's side of every technical and commercial decision — concept design, site selection, capacity planning, EPC and MEP vendor evaluation, and PMO / owner's-representative governance. India–UK practice. Vendor-neutral: no referral fees, no reseller relationships, no OEM alignment. Engagements range from 6-week site diligence to 24-month owner's-rep programmes alongside construction.
Owner's Rep
We sit on your side of the table, not the contractor's.
Vendor-neutral
No referral fees. No reseller relationships. No conflicts.
India–UK
Cross-border perspective on developers, investors, and regulators.
[ PRACTICE AREAS / 001 ]
Six practice areas across the development lifecycle.
[ THE PHYSICAL LAYER ]
Racks, power, cooling, capital. Decided once. Lived with for a decade.
A data center is a twenty-year commitment negotiated in a series of eighteen-month windows. Rack density, cooling topology, MEP redundancy, phasing of power — these choices compound. We sit on the owner's side of every one of them.
[ THE COMMERCIAL LAYER ]
Independent of the EPC. Aligned only to you.
No reseller relationships. No referral fees. No OEM alignment. We evaluate MEP plant, switchgear, cooling systems, and EPC bids on their merits — and on their real lifecycle cost to you.
[ WHEN TO ENGAGE / 002 ]
The five moments owners typically bring us in.
Before land is signed
Independent site scoring across power availability, grid timelines, water, fibre routes, regulatory posture, and community risk. Before commercial commitments are made.
Before an EPC is chosen
Bid evaluation, MEP topology review, lifecycle-cost modelling, and contract structuring — so the winning bid is the right bid, not just the lowest.
Before capacity is phased
Demand modelling against power availability, tenant pipeline, and AI/high-density mix. Phasing decisions that don't strand capital or capacity.
Before an acquisition closes
Technical and commercial due diligence for infrastructure investors — assets, contracts, OPEX assumptions, and residual risk.
During construction
PMO and owner's-representative governance across programme, quality, commissioning readiness, and contractor coordination.
After commissioning
Operational audits on PUE, WUE, uptime posture, and readiness for AI/HPC retrofits.
[ FAQ / 003 ]
Data center advisory — answered.
- What is data center advisory?
- Owner-side advisory that guides developers, operators and investors through the technical and commercial decisions of building or acquiring a data center — from concept and site selection through vendor evaluation, PMO, and commissioning.
- Who is this for?
- Data center developers under construction, colocation operators expanding capacity, hyperscalers entering new geographies, and infrastructure investors conducting technical and commercial diligence.
- How is this different from an EPC or MEP consultant?
- An EPC or MEP firm delivers a facility. We sit on the owner's side of the table — evaluating their designs, bids and commercials on your behalf, independent of any vendor relationship.
- What decisions do you help with?
- Site selection and land acquisition, power procurement strategy, capacity phasing, MEP topology, EPC and OEM vendor selection, contract structuring, programme governance, and commissioning readiness.
- Where do you operate?
- Primary practice across India and the UK, with engagements across Europe and cross-border investor mandates.
- Do you take referral fees from vendors?
- No. We hold no reseller relationships, take no OEM referral fees, and have no EPC alignment. Every recommendation is made on the owner's economics.