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Most problems in a data centre are decided on paper
We review the facility design while it can still be changed cheaply, tell you plainly whether it carries the workloads you intend to sell into it, and then help you build it out.
The review
A paid readiness review, before the build
Four to eight weeks, issued independently through AuditTrax Labs. The review is written by our assurance arm, not by the team that would like to win the build, which is the only reason it is worth reading.
- A plain verdict on whether the design is ready
- A remediation list in priority order, not an undifferentiated pile
- A target architecture and a costed build path
- Yours to act on, with us or with your own contractor
HOW LONG
Four to eight weeks
Depending on facilities and workload families in scope.
WHO ISSUES IT
AuditTrax Labs
Our independent assurance arm, separate from delivery.
WHAT IT COSTS
Priced on scope
A one-time fee, confirmed in a written proposal.
IF YOU BUILD
Fee credited
The full fee comes off the build price.
Scope
What we examine
The whole thing, from the power coming in to the workloads that will eventually run on it. A design that is fine for general compute can come apart the moment GPUs arrive.
Power
Distribution, redundancy, headroom and what happens at high-density rack loads.
Cooling
Air, containment and whether liquid is needed for what you plan to sell.
Floor and rack layout
Aisle discipline, weight, access routes and where growth actually goes.
Network design
Fabric topology, oversubscription and the east-west traffic nobody planned for.
Storage design
Tiering, throughput and whether it can keep accelerators busy.
Capacity headroom
What is left after day one, and what the second phase costs.
Segmentation and security
Tenant isolation, key custody and physical access control.
Workload fit
Whether the design carries the customers you intend to put in it.
The build
Then the build itself
Quoted separately, once the review has defined what it is. We are not trying to be your main contractor. We are the engineering judgement alongside them, and the people who sign off that what got built matches what was designed.
Fit-out support
We work alongside your contractors rather than replacing them.
Commissioning
Tested against the design, with the results written down.
Acceptance
A defined pass mark, agreed before anyone starts.
Platform layer
Optional, where you want the facility selling more than space on day one.
How an engagement runs
Assess, design, build, run
Each step is signed on its own and scoped by the one before it. Stopping after any of them leaves you with something usable.
Step 01AssessAn independent read of the design, priced against scope.
Step 02DesignA target architecture and a costed build path.
Step 03BuildFit-out support, commissioning and acceptance.
Step 04RunMonitoring, capacity and evidence under a service level.
Support
About the review
We already have a design consultant. Does this conflict?
No. The review is a second read, and consultants who are confident in their work tend to welcome it. We give you findings, not a competing design.
Can you review a facility that is already running?
Yes. The scope shifts from drawings to the estate as built, and the output is the same: a verdict, a remediation list and a costed path.
What if the review says the design is fine?
Then you have paid for an independent confirmation you can put in front of a lender, a regulator or a tenant. That is worth having.
Do you take on the construction?
Not the civil work. We do the engineering design, the commissioning and the platform layer, alongside whoever is building.
Next step
Tell us what you are building and we will tell you what it needs.
An hour with our engineers, no charge. Bring a floor plan, a workload, or just the problem.