USA technology consulting . The business is multi-faceted by design , bringing a construction component , a technology consulting component and a data center strategy component as the client wishes . “ We build technology to make our customer ’ s business work .”

Strategic partnerships Large companies these days are constantly having to make vital investment decisions around IT . “ Moving from on-premises servers to the cloud or a colo has created the opportunity for us . We help customers that have large data center and technology portfolios to evaluate their options and translate their business needs into a technology strategy that works for them .” PlanNet is trusted by the very largest IT companies in Silicon Valley and around the world , as well as telecoms giants like CenturyLink to implement their data center construction .

“ We are also the quality assurance and safety engineers for these sites . Our construction business is formulated to deliver the service the customer needs , whether it ’ s general contacting , construction management of engineering assessments , or just staff augmentation in the construction management field .” There ’ s no standard way to approach a project . For one client which can ’ t be named but is building leading-edge data centers throughout the United States , PlanNet is acting as construction manager for a new $ 300 million data center in southern Virginia , directing the complete build out of the data center site work , shell , and MEP systems . It ’ s a large , longterm phased project , and the team leading the program planning , construction phasing and incremental commissioning is bringing lean construction and quality assurance skills to the job . “ Clients come to us either as a

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