NETWORKING—SECURITY—UPS—STORAGE
Case study
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Track record maximum possible power with a
Compared to this, choosing a small footprint to free space for
suitable supplier to refurbish and more revenue-earning server
secure the new building was a racks. And, as ever, overall capital
relatively easy decision. Secure IT cost was a key factor. A two-unit
had a track record for offshore (2 x 400kVA) Parallel-Redundant
secure data centre construction, System and a three-unit (3 x
including secure computer rooms 200kVA) Parallel-Redundant (N+1)
that are fully-shielded modular System were both considered for
environments providing protection the installation. Eventually, the
and continued operational Parallel-Redundant (N+1) option
capability. Secure IT’s portfolio was adopted for its ability to meet
includes work for clients as project objectives – including an
diverse as Formula One teams estimated 35 per cent increase in
and major healthcare facilities. available rack space and optimum
resilience. Another advantage was
The facility’s first level of power the way it balances power
continuity protection comes from capability with the avoidance of
Guernsey’s dual electricity supply, expensive over-specification and a
65 per cent of which originates in greater need for power-hungry air-
a nuclear power station in France, conditioning. On a Great British
with the rest provided by Pounds-per-kVA basis, the still cope – it’s pretty much fail- 160kVA and three 200kVA
Guernsey Electricity’s own oil-fired solution was an obvious winner. safe,” Toms explained. The UPS transformer-based Master Plus
power station. A second-line of bridges the gap between a mains UPS, working in continuous true
protection comes from Cable & power failure and generator start- online mode. Because the
Wireless’ four 440kVA, one Bridging the gap up. This is achieved using a installation was designed to
600kVA and one 1MVA standby “With the N+1 solution, the UPS battery set capable of running for maximise power supply, while
generators. A highly resilient UPS units can share the load; and if 20 minutes. Another lesser-known minimising power and costly
solution has been installed, giving one goes down, the other two can function (but increasingly more cooling requirements and cutting
important) characteristic of a the facility’s carbon footprint, it is
modern UPS is that it continuously also as green a solution as
filters and conditions the voltage, possible.
keeping it to within specified
levels. This maximises
performance and minimises Optimum balance
equipment wear-and-tear in the Master Plus is claimed to offer a
face of the power sags, surges, high level of power protection,
brownouts and fluctuations that energy efficiency and built-in
can damage hardware and cause intelligence. For infrastructure
data loss or corruption – managers like Rik Toms, Master
particularly in a highly equipped Plus gives reduced capital and
environment. operational costs while meeting
compliance issues and maximising
Work started mid-summer in reliability. And because Riello has
2007, with a commitment that all helped the company reach the
“It’s not just that we need continuous uptime from our
facilities would be on-line by optimum balance between power
computer and business systems; as providers of secure
November. In fact, the project was supply and power requirement,
hosting, our customers rely on our ability to deliver it too.
completed in just 77 days due to the installation is also reported to
It’s a chain reaction – if we go down, they go down and so meticulous planning and out-of- be “pleasingly green” to meet
too their customers.” – Rik Toms, Cable & Wireless.
hours working. The total UPS today’s burgeoning energy-
installation consists of eight efficiency standards. circlesolid
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