Colliers Technology Solutions

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL

Colliers Technology Solutions Specialized Real Estate Solutions UPTIME ALL THE TIME In today’s digital world, the data center sits at the core of a company’s business operations.

Mission-critical facilities are the repository of a company’s most vital asset: information.

Colliers International’s Technology Solutions Group is the trusted advisor that clients rely on for their technology and facilities needs. The Technology Solutions Group’s operations and compliance experts empower clients with strategies for cost efficiencies and best practices. While most of our competitors approach technology solutions as just another office deal, Colliers’ method is holistic, delivering customized, relevant technology solutions.

RESULTS FOR OUR CLIENTS:

LEASE REVIEW & CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ›

Reviews existing leases and service level agreements

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Negotiates new agreements that support our clients business needs

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Creates scalable solutions and contract flexibility

Strong, scalable cost efficiencies

Greater contract flexibility

Higher levels of

CLOUD SERVICES & COMPLIANCE BEST PRACTICES ›

Examines existing IT architecture

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Makes cloud services recommendations

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Reduces or augments current footprint

data security

SITE ASSESSMENTS & COST ANALYSIS DATA CENTER ACQUISITION/DISPOSITION SERVICES

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Evaluates tech infrastructure

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Analyzes in-house and outsourced data center facilities

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Enables our clients to consolidate facilities

Counsels best practices related to data center locations

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Provides cash back to our clients through sale-leaseback scenarios

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Colliers Technology Solutions Case Studies WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY

The Westpac data center in Sydney, a 130,000 SF-purpose-built facility, was nearing full capacity and required upgrades to redundancy and resilience while remaining in full production. As the client put it “(We need to) change the engines on a 747 in mid-flight”.

Colliers was tasked with setting up a project team consisting of engineers, architects, general contractors and other specialty consultants. Colliers had complete oversight of the project team to complete the due diligence, design/engineering, preconstruction budgeting and construction administration. A land purchase and development agreement was negotiated from a municipality that was developing a technology park on a greenfield site.

> Our solution We assessed the risk of physically performing each upgrade and developed a mathematical risk model that excluded items that fell outside of the customer’s risk profile.

We implemented a detailed program, breaking the overall task into discrete work packages that could be performed under close supervision and control. Temporary switchboards, water tanks and generators were installed to mitigate risk during critical upgrade steps. > What was the result for the client?

The client was able to accommodate both organic growth and a staged consolidation of IT equipment. Extraneous and under-utilized facilities were closed, saving substantial operational expenses, while the equipment concentration created an additional 50% of new data hall space.

522 offi ffices in i 66 countries • US $1.8 billion in revenue • 12,300 employees • 2.5 billion square feet under management • US $68 billion transaction value Founding member of the World Green Building Council

> Our solution Colliers was meticulous in documentation and attention to detail throughout the process.

Colliers also supervised the project team through several rounds of value engineering exercises to ensure that the ultimate design delivered the best possible cost and on schedule. The facility was designed as fully scalable, with pre-planned expansion modules which allowed Northern Trust to costeffectively manage their growth requirements for the future.

Member of World Economic Forum 2011 ™

Ranked #1 real estate company (January, 2011) The second-mostrecognized commercial real-estate brand (2011 Lipsey Survey)

> What was the result for the client?

The project was delivered to Northern Trust at $5.0 million under budget. With Colliers’ oversight, construction was completed well ahead of schedule. The building received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Colliers was able to negotiate over $500,000 in state and local incentives for Northern Trust.

This document has been prepared by Colliers International for advertising and general information only. Colliers International makes no guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, regarding the information including, but not limited to, warranties of content, accuracy and reliability. Any interested party should undertake their own inquiries as to the accuracy of the information. Colliers International excludes unequivocally all inferred or implied terms, conditions and warranties arising out of this document and excludes all liability for loss and damages arising there from. This publication is the copyrighted property of Colliers International and/or its licensor(s). ©2011. All rights reserved.

Named Top 100 service provider more times than any other real estate firm

Ranked #2 in 2010 global transaction volume

CONTACT: TIM HUFFMAN Global Director | Technology Solutions Group tim.huffman@colliers.com +1 404 877 9288

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