Equipment supply

Consider the following factors when assessing your equipment requirements:

Supported services

Equipment Locations

Enclosures

• Type
• Capacity

Computers

• CPU
• Speed
• Number of processors
• Type
• RAM
• Amount
• Type
• Network Card
• Number
• Speed

Storage

• Amount
• Access speed
• Fault tolerance
• Controller type

Routers

• Make and type
• Fault tolerance
• Port speed

Switches

• Make and type
• Fault tolerance
• Port speed

Availability and Redundancy

• Availability Level
• Storage Redundancy
• RAID Type
• Configuration

Cabling

• Cabling types
• Cabling lengths

Contractual Implications

• Contract length
• Penalty clauses