Organizations often think of a data center audit as an operational exercise. Verify assets. Update documentation. Count cabinets and cross connects.
In reality, the greatest value of an audit isn’t operational. It’s financial.
Data centers represent significant capital investments, often valued in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. An independent physical audit is a relatively small investment that helps protect those assets by uncovering hidden costs, validating infrastructure, and providing trusted information for high-value business decisions.
At Silverback Data Center Solutions, we help organizations establish an accurate, verified view of their physical infrastructure so they can move forward with confidence.
The Cost of Inaccurate Data
Data center environments are constantly evolving.
Equipment is deployed, relocated, decommissioned, and upgraded. Cross connects are added. Cabinets are repurposed. Documentation changes hands. Over time, billing records and infrastructure documentation can drift away from what actually exists on the data center floor.
Those discrepancies may seem minor until they influence lease negotiations, recurring operating costs, or a major transaction.
An independent physical audit provides the verified information organizations need to make informed business decisions.
Case Study: Saving Millions Through Infrastructure Verification
A global communications company was preparing to negotiate a new long-term lease for space within a critical carrier hotel. Initial pricing reflected significant increases over previous lease rates, making it essential to understand exactly what infrastructure the company was paying for.
Silverback performed a comprehensive onsite physical audit, verifying conduit paths and cross connects before comparing those findings against existing billing records.
The audit uncovered numerous discrepancies, including infrastructure that no longer existed or was no longer being used but continued to appear on recurring invoices.
Armed with accurate, verified documentation, the client entered lease negotiations with confidence instead of assumptions.
The result was approximately $3 million in avoided costs, representing roughly 30 times the cost of the audit engagement.
The greatest value was not simply the savings. It was providing leadership with trusted data that supported better business decisions.
Case Study: Increasing Asset Value Before a Sale
In another engagement, a large real estate investment firm was preparing to market a portfolio of carrier hotel properties valued at more than $1 billion.
Rather than relying solely on existing documentation, the organization wanted independent verification of its available revenue-generating infrastructure.
Silverback conducted detailed onsite audits to verify cross connect utilization, available capacity, and supporting infrastructure throughout the facilities. The resulting documentation provided prospective buyers with independently verified capacity information during the due diligence process.
The audit was expected to contribute between $13 million and $65 million in additional transaction value, representing more than 100 times the cost of the engagement.
In this case, the audit became much more than an operational deliverable. It became a strategic asset that helped maximize the value of the transaction.
Why Independent Audits Matter
An independent physical audit provides organizations with the confidence to make critical business decisions based on verified information rather than outdated records.
Common applications include:
- Lease negotiations
- Carrier hotel cost optimization
- Merger and acquisition due diligence
- Data center acquisitions and dispositions
- Capacity planning
- Asset verification
- Infrastructure modernization
- Financial reconciliation
Whether reducing recurring expenses or validating revenue-producing assets, accurate physical documentation creates measurable business value.
A Trusted Advisor for Critical Infrastructure Decisions
At Silverback, we believe an audit should deliver more than a report.
Our experienced field teams provide the independent verification organizations need to reduce risk, identify hidden costs, validate infrastructure investments, and support informed business decisions.
When millions of dollars depend on accurate information, trusted physical verification is more than a best practice. It is a competitive advantage.
Whether you are preparing for a lease renewal, acquisition, migration, or infrastructure optimization initiative, Silverback delivers the operational expertise and verified documentation needed to move forward with confidence.
Need confidence in your infrastructure before a lease renewal, acquisition, migration, or facility optimization project? Silverback delivers independent physical audits that help organizations reduce costs, validate assets, and make critical business decisions with confidence.
Contact our team at (888) 245-2344 or info@teamsilverback.com
