-Trained workforce with a technical background -Highly populated area -Most data centers get their primary electricity from the wider municipal electric grid. The facility will then either have one or several transformers in place to take in the energy, while also ensuring the power coming in is of the right voltage and the right type of current (converted from AC to DC typically). -Require significant infrastructure to support the center’s hardware and software, including power subsystems, uninterruptible power supplies, ventilation, cooling systems, fire suppression, backup generators, and connections to external networks.