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Modelling data centre contracts, churn and PUE

How to capture data centre revenue contracts in a financial model, with approaches to retail and wholesale colocation churn, power pass-through and PUE.

Webinar · Recording · Presented by Emilien Hardy · 14 September 2023

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Modelling data centre revenue

Digital infrastructure is growing fast around the world, and many financial modellers are looking for the best way to capture the commercial terms of revenue contracts in a transparent, efficient structure.

This recorded webinar sets out our recommended approach to modelling data centre revenue contracts. It also covers different approaches to churn in retail and wholesale colocation, power pass-through and power usage effectiveness (PUE).

What you will learn

  • The financial modelling challenges particular to evaluating a data centre
  • A modular approach to modelling client contracts
  • How to evaluate client contract churn and run the sensitivities for investment and credit analysis
  • Contracted capacity against usage, and the PUE that goes with it

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