So says managing director of property development and marketing company, Abacus Divisions, Org Geldenhuys. He points out those office parks like multi-billion rand Route 21 Corporate Park in Irene and Highveld TechnoPark in Centurion are prime examples of disaster recovery locations.

Geldenhuys says that Route 21 “offers redundant fibre optics and is well geared from a technology point of view. We are noticing an increase in tenants who are looking to house disaster recovery sites for their clients.” Such value added qualities lead tenants to see this as a way of reducing capital spend.

It’s clear that there is a trend among landlords to think smarter offering what could be argued as a full-service approach including shared networks and telephone infrastructure.

Geldenhuys alsoexplained that insome instances there are even server rooms and sophisticated security that is available for sharing. Ancillary services such as generators are also increasingly available to apportion.

Given the austere financial circumstance business finds itself in right now, multinationals and other corporates are itching for something more for their trouble than just conventional same-old,same-old that’s been offered by many landlords up till now. It seems that disaster recovery, for many, is scratching the itch.