There were several drivers behind the UAlbany’s decisions to build a new data center. In addition to the concerns mentioned above about the potential flooding risk of the current data center, the ability to manage optimum temperature was also a factor. The current data center was built to house 1960s-era equipment and was not able to keep up with the cooling requirements of the more extensive computing equipment in use in the twenty-first century. The current data center also occupied what is considered prime real estate at the university, at the center of campus and near the Lecture Center, which experiences high foot traffic during the academic year. The new data center was constructed near the edge of campus, with little foot or auto traffic, allowing the space previously occupied by equipment