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Regardless of the popularity of the cloud and availability of colocation spaces, many companies find that storing data at a remote location is a better option. Having a data center gives you total control over your company's IT infrastructure. Unfortunately, data centers also frequently have very high occupancy cost on both an overall and per square foot basis. Given that they're expensive to build, secure and operate, maximizing their efficiency can generate real savings.

The benefits of commercial real estate software goes beyond management of your corporate real estate portfolio. CRE software is an invaluable tool that goes way past what Excel does for many other commercial real estate managers.

In which city does your company spell success? The biggest corporate real estate decision that most companies make is where to place their corporate headquarters and what form it should take. While many companies simply grow outward from their original office, locating your headquarters requires weighing six different key factors:

The modern workplace is in a constant state of evolution. Team structures and strategies are fluid, and the dynamics of locations can change faster than ever. In the midst of all this, a company needs to be able to maintain space that reflects its identity and helps achieve its goals, while minimizing occupancy cost. More than ever, flexibility is the watchword for corporate real estate.

It's always a smart decision to use the tenant improvement allowance on something that has a tangible impact on your company's bottom line. Whether you're retrofitting an existing space or designing a new one from scratch, including energy efficiency upgrades is a wise way to use a portion of your tenant improvement allowance. These upgrades typically have relatively little cost in a new building project but can actually contribute to a lower occupancy cost over time.

 One of the most valuable lease terms that you can negotiate is the "go dark" clause. Go dark clauses give you the opportunity to vacate an unprofitable space. Together with a co-tenancy clause, they can give you the ability to not just shut down an unprofitable operation but also get out of paying rent for the location.

1. Choosing the Right Location 

Choosing the right location is about more than mapping. It's about knowing the realities on the ground - how people in a community move around, where the informal dividing lines between areas are and where the alternate commute routes can all impact the suitability of a space. Whether it's a retail center that needs evening drive traffic or a distribution center that can't afford to have its trucks stuck in traffic, a tenant's rep's local knowledge can steer you to spaces that will improve business' performance instead of hinder it.