Proper electrical commissioning can identify potential issues in design, equipment specifications, installation, functionality, performance, and environment that could result in failures or outages down the line.
Data center consulting company Capitoline reports that, after IT-related issues, fire incidents are the leading cause of data center outages, and they account for the longest periods of downtime — in excess of 24 hours on average.
Welcome to the new decade, where uber-scale is the new normal. I can’t even keep track of the new data centers announced last year. We seem to have mastered the art of data center power delivery systems at scales that were previously unimaginable.
ASHRAE, a global nonprofit membership organization with more than 57,000 members in more than 130 countries worldwide, has been leading the engineering and development of facility standards and guidelines for 120-plus years.
Over the last few months, I have heard various experienced and knowledgeable experts state (emphatically no less) totally contradictory opinions regarding quality assurance (QA), quality control (QC), and commissioning.
Acceptance/Maintenance Testing For Data Center Electrical Reliability Maximize life expectancy and establish priorities for repair and replacement of equipment.
Cloud adoptions by businesses have continued to grow in the last few years and the trend continues. However, according to the CISCO sponsored IDC survey, only about 14% of enterprises that already adopted cloud had some level of enterprise cloud strategy in place.
The increased focus on efficiency within the data center world brings higher demands for thoughtful, well-planned spaces to house current IT equipment with consideration given to future needs.