Hybrid models of operation have become the norm, creating new challenges for data center operators and colocation businesses. When an organization chooses to colocate their critical data center infrastructure in a 3rd party facility the lines of who is responsible for what aspects of the physical infrastructure and management systems can get quickly get blurred.

This debate will explore the challenges that both the end-user and colocation operator face in order to get the most out of their infrastructure investment and deliver win-win approaches to reliability, energy efficiency, availability, and capacity management.