Start with the workload and the first phase
Start with the workload and the desired first phase. GridColo’s service framework helps organize those choices into a proposal, with infrastructure and support considered together.
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The right starting point depends on the work your organization wants to purchase and the work it wants to control. A colocation service, dedicated environment, powered shell, and powered-land arrangement can each support a deployment, but they create different fit-out, operating, and commercial responsibilities.
Start with the workload and the desired first phase. GridColo’s service framework helps organize those choices into a proposal, with infrastructure and support considered together.
Use this as a guide to the starting conversation. The actual scope of each model is set by the proposal for a specific environment.
| Service model | Customer objective | Scope to confirm | Customer work to plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnkey colocation | Place customer equipment in an agreed facility environment with a defined path into service. | Space, power allocation, cooling envelope, access, connectivity interfaces, and included support. | Equipment, installation planning, network design, and workload administration. |
| Dedicated space | Gain separation and layout control for a larger or more controlled deployment. | Physical boundary, shared infrastructure interfaces, fit-out responsibilities, and expansion terms. | Layout decisions, customer-specific fit-out where agreed, and equipment operation. |
| Powered shell | Design and deliver more of the internal environment from a defined base building. | Building condition, delivery interfaces, capacity basis, pathways, and unfinished scope at handover. | Interior design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and acceptance of the fit-out. |
| Powered land | Take a direct role in developing the facility on a parcel with defined infrastructure pathways. | Property rights, permitted use, infrastructure demarcations, and committed versus pending delivery. | Design, construction, commissioning, and the long-term operating relationship. |
Service model: Turnkey colocation
Service model: Dedicated space
Service model: Powered shell
Service model: Powered land
Connectivity, remote hands, logistics, monitoring, and managed support are services to scope alongside the physical deployment. They are identified as included, optional, or separately contracted rather than bundled automatically.
Service configuration, provider responsibilities, availability, and commercial commitments are confirmed for the proposed deployment.
NEXT STEP
Share your location, capacity, power, cooling, connectivity, and timing requirements. We will review the fit and what still needs confirmation.
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