As more companies look towards collocation/hosted/ and managed services for either their primary data center there are considerations, both short and long term, when selecting a provider. As this market grows continually more competitive, customers will demand long term planning to assure that their equipment and service is at least as good, if not better, than what they could provide in house. Higher performing cabling and space planning will differentiate providers and intelligent infrastructure monitoring capabilities provide a benefit to both the owner and the tenant.