Data Center – A Facility That Can Minimize Cost of Ownership And Downtime

NOIDA, India - Sept. 3, 2015 - PRLog -- • The data can be information or figures organized around a particular body of knowledge or relating to a particular business.

• This is a facility having mission critical computer systems and allied equipment backed by environmental controls, redundant/ backup power supplies, high security and redundant data communication connections.

A Data Center is the brain of an organization and a location where the most critical processes are run.

• This facility must necessarily deliver top grade performance, because every    enterprise’s success depends on smooth software operation.

For an IT company transition to a data center can be a logical step from economical and other considerations.

• Choosing the best data facility entails comprehensive work and can include;

Researching several data center solutions

Making numerous site visits

Discussions with the company officials regarding features and  benefits of their colocation services.

Experienced IT professionals have the following tips to offer while selecting a reliable facility

• The data facility must be fully redundant

It must have basic backups for all critical components of the facility, for example, power, air-conditioning and fire suppression.

The facility must have abundant telecommunications infrastructure

It is essential that customers must benefit by best-in-class uptime. For this reason the facility must have flexibility to access other networks such as national, international, wired, wireless, public, private or others.

Service Level Agreements

Service Level Agreements or SLAs guarantee critical requirements such as uninterrupted power supply, stable temperatures, and unwavering uptimes. SLAs have become critical while choosing data services, and according to IT executives it is one of the most decisive factors while selecting a facility.

• Security

Building security must have state-of-the art systems and technologies (including finger print recognition, electronic access and retina scan) and guards on duty 24 x 7.

• Must be scalable

It must be capable of meeting a company’s long term business needs in future, so it must have expandable space when required.

Energy saving

• Saving energy in a data center is gaining importance by the day, because energy conservation is of top priority for the government.

• Engineers and Information Technology professionals have identified three approaches to make a data facility more energy efficient.

Minimizing IT load – Action plans for reducing IT loads can include smarter data storage,    server virtualization, consolidating servers, and purchasing energy efficient equipment.

Optimum management of air flow – Efficient delivery of cold air from AC units and equally efficient removal of hot exhaust air from servers can save significant energy. Strategies can include using variable speed drives, appropriate orienting of server racks, and proper deployment of devices to deliver cold air exactly where it is necessary.

Efficient control of temperature and humidity – High temperatures and excessively damp or dry conditions negatively affect data facility equipment. This is a singular reason to control temperature and humidity. But optimum control is also possible by deploying energy efficient equipment.

To summarize

• A good data center has adequate flexibility in terms of scalability and connectivity.

• It has put in place high-class security, and has redundant and leading edge infrastructure to provide at least 99.95% uptime.

• It has dedicated staff to support client requirements.

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