Data Center
Data Center Essential Element
Written by Julianus Yu
Ramp
Constructing a ramp is the most common and practical way to get equipment in or out of a data center. The ramp must support the weight of the equipment, people, and mechanical devices used to lift the equipment (such as electrical powered pallet jacks).
Aisles
Aisles refer to the space between two rows of racks. Aisles and open space around corners and walls must be wide enough for moving racks and large, heavy equipment (movement that involves a forklift and few people). There must be enough space to remove and roll out a broken rack and roll in a new rack.
Guidelines for Planning a Data Center
Written by Julianus Yu
Following is a list of the key guidelines for design, construction, and deployment of a data center:
Plan in advance —The sooner you start planning, the quicker you will discover potential problems and have time to think of and implement solutions.
Plan for the worst—At least you will have thought of solutions to any impending problems.
Plan for growth —The data center most probably will be in use longer than originally planned. Relocation is cumbersome and companies do not relocate unless absolutely necessary.
Characteristics of an Outstanding Design
Written by Julianus Yu
A data center design that has these four characteristics will be less expensive and far easier to use, maintain, and expand.
Design must be simple —Simplicity makes it difficult to err. To make the work simpler for those using the facility, all cables, circuit breakers, servers, storage devices, network ports, and power outlets must be labeled. When tiles, ports, and outlets are all labeled, it is easy to install new equipment. It is also simple to service or replace existing hardware.
Consideration For Relocate Data Center
Written by Julianus Yu
When deciding to relocate a data center we should aware on a geographic location. After selecting a site, the next question is whether to build a data center in an existing building or buy suitable land and construct a building and data center. If you must buy a building, ensure that it has adequate space for equipment, HVAC, and generators, preferably on the first or second floor. However, the build-to-suit option has more flexibility, Here are some factors to consider;
Safe from Natural Hazards
Ideally a data center must be located in an area with no possibility of floods, fire, tornadoes, strong winds, or earthquakes. Since it is impossible to find such an area, you must identify the hazards that are most likely to occur within the data-center lifetime (10, 20, or even 30 years) and make provisions to mitigate their impact.
Primary Requirement For Building Data Center
Written by Julianus Yu
The data center’s primary service is to provide care and feeding for all equipment housed within it. The practical requirements of a data center are as follows:
- Provide a physically secure location for servers, storage, and network equipment.
- Provide 24 / 7 network connectivity for equipment within the data center to devices outside the data center.
- Provide necessary power to operate all equipment.
- Provide an environment where the temperature and humidity are controlled within a narrow range and air is exchanged at an adequate rate.
Next Generation IT Initiatives
Written by Julianus Yu
These are IT initiatives that are driven by the organization’s CIO, IT manager, and data center personnel, to ensure that the business-level objectives and goals are enabled by the data center and network infrastructure capabilities and capacities. Among the next generation IT initiatives we can count data consolidation, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, convergence, real-time enterprise, and more.
Data Center Consolidation
In order to significantly reduce costs, enterprises are moving to deploy less data centers, each consisting of more services, by centralizing the business’s applications, servers, hosting, and management. In addition, data center consolidation also enables organizations to meet regulatory and compliance, to drive globalization and to enable business continuity.
What We Should Know About Data Center
Written by Julianus Yu
A data center or datacenter (or datacentre), also called a server farm,is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression) and security devices.
Five Strategies for Building Data Center On 2010
Written by Julianus Yu
With 2010 around the corner, data center managers find themselves in an unenviable position – making planning and budgetary decisions in the face of a precarious economy. Confronted with lingering questions about the likelihood of an economic turnaround – and with the crystal ball murky – it consequently can be difficult to make concrete plans and decisions. But with organizational health at stake, blind guesswork is not an option.
First step: Don’t panic. As you get ready to prioritize data center activities for next year, keep in mind that this is an opportunity to showcase IT’s value to your organization. Make sure your approach is aligned, supported and connected to your organization’s overall business strategy. Be strategic and organized as you create program goals, and secure buy-in from senior leadership. The bottom line is even if you get approval from executive management to move full steam ahead, your project won’t go as intended unless you have done your homework. With that in mind, here are five tips to help you prioritize spending and cut costs without cutting corners:
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