ADVERTORIAL WORKSPACE TECHNOLOGY
Issue 12, Nov/Oct
ECODESIGN™ & BUILD – THE FUTURE OF YOUR DATA CENTRE.
Workspace Technology Ltd Data Centre Solutions Division... energy effi cient by design.
ENERGY EFFICIENT BY DESIGN. Workspace Technology Ltd, one of the Uk’s leading Data centre Design and Build contractors are committed to ecodesign™ our portfolio of design philosophies and products aimed at all data owner/operators wanting to drive down energy consumption within their facilities.
It is widely recognised that with the trend for increased power consumption of IT hardware, data centres are increasingly becoming power hungry, costly to operate and major contributors to carbon emissions within the UK.
Energy effi ciency within the data centre is imperative to environmental and economic productivity and can no longer be ignored. Slowing the growth rate of power usage in both the IT layer and M&E layer of the data centre is necessary to reduce the rate of growth of greenhouse gas emissions as well as to counter the spiralling costs of electricity.
TAKE THE HOLISTIC APPROACH. The data centre market today is awash with new products and ideologies aimed at increasing data centre energy effi ciency. In reality elemental changes do improve effi ciency levels but generally have limited impact and also each client has unique demands and drivers for their data centre on top of energy effi ciency so what is right for one client necessarily isn’t right for another.
It is therefore important that a holistic approach is taken when considering effi ciency improvements. Energy effi ciency is of course crucial to all data centre owner/operators today however this cannot be at the expense of existing commercial, strategic
and technical drivers so therefore it is important to consider carefully how to design a more energy effi cient infrastructure.
Such a holistic approach must begin by measuring and benchmarking your current infrastructure, considering both the M&E Layer as well as the IT layer to calculate current levels of energy usage using an industry recognised metric. It is also important to validate current and design resilience levels and facility SLA’s. Such a benchmarking exercise allows for tangible benefi ts, monetary and carbon savings to be considered for any proposed remodelled data centre designs.
At the heart of Workspace Technology’s ecodesign™ are 6 design principles which when deployed intelligently contribute signifi cantly to the effi ciency and performance of a data centre. The purpose of these 6 principles is to consider energy effi ciency across the entire facility and not at individual product level and certainly not at the expense of other design drivers.
Working with our highly experienced consultants and design team Workspace Technology can be your ‘trusted advisor’ and through a series of Knowledge Exchange Workshops, Audits and Design studies can work in partnership with you to investigate and understand how best to implement a more effi cient data centre infrastructure. An infrastructure which delivers entirely on your technical needs, your strategic plan and your CAPEX/OPEX demands designed from our extensive ecodesign™ Portfolio of ‘Best of Breed’ products and solutions, tailored exclusively for you and delivered as a turnkey design and build project.
By partnering with Workspace Technology Ltd you can embark on this tried and trusted journey to embrace the principles of ecodesign™ for your next data centre project be that a forced infrastructure change, reorganising/refurbishing an existing facility or indeed embarking on a new build facility.
At the heart of EcoDesign™ are 6 “Common Sense” design principles which when deployed intelligently contribute signifi cantly to the effi ciency and performance of your data centre.
1: Measurement 2: “Right Size” 3: Effi cient Cooling Technology 4: Segregated Airfl ow 5: Effi cient Room Layout 6: Effi cient Electrical plant
ENGAGEMENT PROCESS.
To begin your journey please contact Workspace Technology Ltd to arrange your FREE initial ecodesign™ Workshop with one of our
consultants to discuss your own requirements and let us begin to plan a roadmap to improve energy effi ciency with you.
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For further information contact: 0121 354 4894 or email
sales@workspace-technology.com quoting “Free Workshop”.
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