The University of Maryland’s Research Data Center (RDC) is a co-location facility managed by the Office of Information Technology and supported by the university’s Facilities Management group. It offers an improved facility infrastructure for non-OIT administered systems that would typically have to reside in office or building space not designed for that purpose. Costs associated with the installation of equipment in the space are the responsibility of the equipment owner; however, significant economies of scale are achieved through co-location.