DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT

​Benefit from the Company You Keep

Since 1992, Robert Heiderscheidt and the MDI Companies have specialized in the field of design-build data center solutions. Beginning in 2010, MDI entered a new phase of operations: data center development. In addition to providing award-winning design-build data center services, MDI Access Inc. now helps clients leverage the value of their lease with tenant equity and de-escalating rents.

If you’re exploring new data center sites (or new delivery models like the cloud), MDI Access is the trusted advisor you need by your side. We'll calculate your current Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and present a comparison of future solutions, including the TCO associated with each solution. Armed with objective data, our clients can be more confident that they're making the best choice for their businesses, now and in the future.

​Watch the webinar above to learn more about tenant equity leases. Or, schedule a consult on our live calendar to discuss the topic. You can always Contact Us via our web page as well.

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Data Center Development Benefits:

• Major OP EX reduction without sacrificing security or control
  
• Achieve custom design not offered by major Data Center REITs
  
• Avoid major CAP EX outlay
  
• Enjoy eliable, redundant design

Development FAQs

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What is MDI’s “tenant equity” program?
IT groups utilizing 750 kW or more to power their data centers can significantly lower operating expenses when they retain an equity stake in the real estate that houses their data center. When the project sells, the tenant receives a check from the proceeds of the sale in an amount equal to their equity stake. Tenants typically receive their equity distribution within three years of signing a pre-lease. 

What is MDI’s “de-escalating rent” program?
This concept is similar to our tenant equity program. However, instead of retaining an equity stake in the real estate, the tenant is entitled to de-escalating rents as new tenants are brought to the development. MDI developed this program for tenants who like the tenant equity concept, but prefer not take ownership of real estate on their balance sheets. 

​What is my “Total Cost of Ownership”?
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is the annual yearly cost of running your IT operations. If you’re using a data center – on-prem, colo, cloud – you’re paying for it. TCO is the most important data point in determining whether or not to change the way your team utilizes and pays for data centers.

​Why MDI Access?

When you're looking for a trusted partner, experience counts.

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MDI Access has been providing clients with innovative, cost-effective infrastructure management and data center solutions since 1992. We've design/built and retrofitted more than 1,000,000 square feet of central office and data center space across the U.S., Canada and Asia. 

From multi-site rollouts to smaller scale deployments, our time-tested, five-step process remains the same: define, design, model, construct, commission.
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