Data Center costs. Made actionable.
// COST BASIS
From local spreadsheets to controlled Data Center economics.
Collect budgets, cost exports, capacity snapshots and targets. Preserve the source.
Normalize without inventing amounts, categories or references.
Check IDs, links, categories, amounts, periods and capacity.
Choose Central Excel, Dataverse or SQL + API and export normalized migration files.
Plan, record, validate, close, report and retain evidence.
// QUICK START
Complete BUDGETS, COSTS and CAPACITY, then import the workbook. Use ALLOCATION_RULES and TARGETS when needed.
// BUDGET, FORECAST, COMMITTED AND ACTUAL
Budget is the approved envelope. Forecast is the current expectation. Committed is ordered or contractually committed. Actual is invoiced or booked cost.
// CAPEX AND OPEX
Use CAPEX for investment and OPEX for recurring operation. CostScope supports planning and operational analysis, not statutory accounting.
// PREVENTIVE AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE
Maintenance remains a simple Cost Entry. Use PREVENTIVE_MAINTENANCE or CORRECTIVE_MAINTENANCE and reference the detailed record kept in AssetScope, Service Center or supplier documentation.
// CONTINGENCY RESERVE
Contingency is a planning buffer for unexpected costs. It is not Actual cost until a real Cost Entry is recorded. Register the reserve under CONTINGENCY and record consumed costs under their real category.
// SCOPE
Use only FACILITIES, RACKS, CABLING, SECURITY or GENERAL. FACILITIES covers electrical, UPS, generators, cooling and other building infrastructure.
// COST PER RACK UNIT
Cost per Installed U divides the selected annual cost by Installed U. Cost per Occupied U divides by Occupied U. Always compare values using the same cost basis.
// MONTHLY AND ANNUAL REPORTING
Annual values are sums of source amounts, not averages of monthly costs.
// MOVING ONLINE
Use Central Excel for a controlled starter, Dataverse for a governed multi-user MVP or SQL plus an API for automated ingestion.
// DATAVERSE IMPLEMENTATION
Create SITE, BUDGET, COST_ENTRY, CAPACITY_SNAPSHOT, ALLOCATION_RULE and TARGET. Use business IDs as alternate keys and controlled forms for data entry.
// SQL AND API IMPLEMENTATION
Add IMPORT_BATCH and VALIDATION_ISSUE for traceability. Expose controlled endpoints for costs, capacity, unit economics and reports.
// MONTHLY OPERATING MODEL
Update capacity, load costs, validate references, close the period, publish reports and retain evidence.
// BACKUP AND AUDITABILITY
Do not use browser storage as the production source of truth. Retain source exports, migration batches and monthly report extracts.