Reducing Data Center Risk Through Strategic Infrastructure and Maintenance Decisions

Manufacturer standards

Proper personnel

Rack level containment

Computational fluid dynamics

Floor tuning and leveling

Zinc whisker remediation

Theft Prevention

There is only a very small percentage of data centers anywhere near the ‘perfect mark’. For everyone else, downtime due to environmental issues (contamination, overheating of equipment) are very real concerns. You will learn ways to both discover where the issues are and how to remedy the problems as efficiently as possible.

There are several types of containment options and numerous ways of addressing containment footprints in the data center. Every data center has different dynamics that can dictate the type of containment that is most useful and appropriate. There is no cookie-cutter or one-size/type/design-fits-all scenario. Computational Fluid Dynamics is one way of performing a thorough proof of concept prior to deciding on a containment solution.

Not all floors are created equal. There are many legacy data center floors that are too shallow for proper airflow, have zinc whiskers, or are just old and beginning to fail. Replacing these floors can be done with the equipment live, with no downtime, and without disrupting normal business procedures.