While location, connectivity, power availability, security and resiliency are at the forefront of most colocation data center strategic discussions, design flexibility is emerging as a game changer and potential competitive advantage for your organization. Considering that today’s technology landscape is drastically different than it was even three years ago (and we’re now counting decades in dog years), we’re poised for large shifts in colocation design best practices. Virtualization — along with various cloud and SAAS solutions that have entered the marketplace — have provided businesses the ability to significantly consolidate their IT footprint and optimize their network’s capability.