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Data Centre
Design, Construction and Operations
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Site selection - is among the most important initial decisions for data center companies, laying the groundwork for resilience, security and business continuity even during a natural disaster or other crisis event. Determining the location of a data center is one of the crucial decisions for a company as it is based on strategy and goals of a company. Our data center site selection survey is a cost effective way of determining the suitability of an identified location or building before considering a large capital data center investment. With our data center site selection survey you’ll have all the information you need to decide on the purchase of premises or commitment to a lengthy business lease.
A data center feasibility study - is an analysis that takes all of a project’s relevant factors into account – including economic, technical, legal, and scheduling considerations – to ascertain the likelihood of completing the project successfully. By spending time on a feasibility study, organizations are armed with all the information they need to decide the best route forward. We provide feasibility study services to our clients to assess the impact of any change in data center infrastructure in terms of risk, cost and returns is the first step in determining whether a planned data center project is the correct approach for the organization. It will also identify any areas for further investigation. This ensures our client’s investment in the project is worthwhile.
Data center design - is a process of designing and modelling a data center system’s architectural layout, IT resources, and complete infrastructure. It enables the logical conception of the data center before the development or deployment in the organization’s IT environment. Our data center designs are based on a deep understanding of industry standards and best practices, your IT architecture, overall infrastructure, and business objectives. We work with some of the most experienced design firms in the industry to guarantee a seamless transition from our facility assessment to complete design documents.
Project Management - the success of any data center project is determined by the strength of the planning and process design and implementation. To deliver a truly successful data center project that achieves the goals of business it serves, the project should be managed as a single system implementation, this involves clearly defining the business objectives of the project, then structuring facilities, IT design, build and management processes around these objectives. Our project managers will work with stakeholders to develop a program that accommodates and overcomes all associated constraints. Our management process creates a highly efficient data center construction management approach utilizing our team of expert construction managers and highly qualified build teams.
Certification - certification of a data center infrastructure increases the confidence in the ability to provide secure and reliable data management services. Throughout the data center industry, there are varying levels of uptime specifications and ratings which indicate how much of the time the data center is expected to be fully operational. Our data center certification consultancy is focusing to help you on preparing all criteria to meet data center classification standard in order to certify your infrastructure; compliant with the requirements according to national and international standards, such as ANSI/TIA 942 (Telecommunications Industry Association) and Uptime Institute with a range of Rating/Tier 1 – 4.
Colocation - a colocation or “colo” data center refers to the renting of space for servers and other hardware at a managed data center facility. Colocation services provide physical server housing and networking connections in addition to redundant power and cooling resources to protect your infrastructure, while you continue to control your hardware and concentrate on running your business. We represent clients looking for colocation space, hybrid data center space or cloud service either for a disaster recovery site or to move their primary site. We will work with you to understand your full requirements and then work on your behalf to find the right provider/s in the right locations. We are not a colocation quoting service, our focus is helping you find the best data center solution for your needs with terms most favorable to your bottom line.
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Design and Facilities
What are the main components of a data center?
There are two principal aspects to any data center:
(a) The facility and
(b) The IT infrastructure that resides within the facility.
These aspects coexist and work together, but they can be discussed separately.
The Facility
Space - Power - Cooling - Security - Management
The facility is the physical building used for the data center. In simplest terms, a data center is just a big open space where infrastructure will be deployed. Although almost any space has the potential to operate some amount of IT infrastructure, a properly designed facility considers the following array of factors:
(a) Space: There must be sufficient floor space - a simple measure of square feet or square meters - to hold all the IT infrastructure that the business intends to deploy now and in the future. The space must be located on a well-considered site with affordable taxes and access. The space is often subdivided to accommodate different purposes or use types.
(a) Power: There must be adequate power - in watts, often as much as 100 megawatts - to operate all the IT infrastructure. Power must be affordable, clean - meaning free of fluctuation or disruption - and reliable. Renewable and supplemental/auxiliary power must be included.
(c) Cooling: The enormous amount of power delivered to a data center is converted into computing - i.e., work -- and a lot of heat, which must be removed from the IT infrastructure using conventional HVAC systems, as well as other unconventional cooling technologies.
(d) Security: Considering the value of the data center and its critical importance to the business, the data center must include controlled access using a variety of tactics, ranging from employee badge access to video surveillance.
(e) Management - Modern data centers typically incorporate a building management system (BMS) designed to help IT and business leaders oversee the data center environment in real time, including oversight of temperature, humidity, power and cooling levels, as well as access and security logging.
IT Infrastructures.
Servers - Storage - Networking - Cables and racks - Backup power - Management platforms
An infrastructure represents the vast array of IT gear deployed within the facility. This is the equipment that runs applications and provides services to the business and its users. A typical IT infrastructure includes the following components:
(a) Servers - These computers host enterprise applications and perform computing tasks.
(b) Storage - Subsystems, such as disk arrays, are used to store and protect application and business data.
(c) Networking - The gear needed to create a business network includes switches, routers, firewalls and other cybersecurity elements.
(d) Cables and racks - Miles of wires interconnect IT gear, and physical server racks are used to organize servers and other gear within the facility space.
(e) Backup power - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS), flywheel and other emergency power systems are critical to ensure orderly infrastructure behavior in the event of a main power disruption.
(f) Management platforms - One or more data center infrastructure management (DCIM) platforms are needed to oversee and manage the IT infrastructure reporting on system health, availability, capacity and configuration.
When a business decides to design and build a data center, the natural focus is on the design and construction of the facility. But IT leaders must also consider the infrastructure that will go into the facility to validate the project.
