ADVERTORIAL FUTURE FACILITIES
Issue 12, Oct/Nov
TAKING THE HEAT OFF THE DATA CENTER OPERATOR
With the constant threat of thermally-induced equipment failure, the management of equipment and rack layout, and the pressure to keep everything running indefi nitely, you don’t need reminding that running a mission-critical data center is probably the toughest job in IT. But just because your data center is 24/7, it doesn’t mean you have to be!
THE REAL CHALLENGE ISN’T COOLING – IT’S CONTROL Imagine if you could try out every opportunity that life holds, to see how you’d cope or how you might end up. No doubt most of us would seize the chance! Well, for the data center operator, this is a possibility. Using the Virtual Facility (VF), anyone involved in a data center – from initial design right through to everyday operational management – can try out every available option before committing to one. In other words, you have complete control. As a concept it could not be simpler. But the results? They could not be more profound.
BASE DECISIONS ON THE LAWS OF SCIENCE – NOT RULES OF THUMB The Virtual Facility is an accurate 3D simulation of every aspect of your data center, from fi xed infrastructure down to cables and ducts and, ultimately, your IT hardware. Created using the 6SigmaDC software suite, your custom-built Virtual Facility becomes your testing ground, allowing you to evaluate options and make the right decisions at each step in the process, without risk to your actual data center.
A TRADITIONAL PROBLEM The goal of any data center operator is to extend the life of the data center indefi nitely. This is no easy task, especially as data centers are unable to cope well with the rapid growth in power densities of today’s IT equipment. Even small inventory changes can destabilise a data center’s fragile “ecosystem”, making the risk of thermally-induced failure greater than ever before.
This isn’t just a straightforward cooling problem, it’s a minefi eld. Which is why data center operators often waste a great deal of time and money over- engineering their cooling systems. You can’t blame them – after all, better safe than sorry... Yet it needn’t be this way!
A 21ST CENTURY SOLUTION Optimise data center conditions using Future Facilities’ groundbreaking methodology and not only do you avoid the risk of unplanned downtime, you also improve the performance and operational effi ciency of the data center throughout its entire lifecycle. Plus you can save money while you save the planet: energy requirements and therefore capital and operational costs shrink as the effi ciency and longevity of your data center grows.
The Virtual Facility simulations replace inexact estimations and rules of thumb with the same scientifi c principles as the equipment designer. The result? You gain the ability to investigate the past and present status of your data center, and predict the impact of any future changes - all in the knowledge that your real facility is safe and sound.
The Virtual Facility gives you ultimate control throughout data center design, operation, and management. You can:
• Test multiple variants of your room/equipment layout to solve cooling 86
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problems and optimise effi ciency
• Import/export detailed equipment models from drag-&-drop libraries to determine their impact
• Visualise thermal distribution and airfl ow at both room and cabinet level
• Facilitate communication between designers, building services, facilities managers, and equipment manufacturers
• Publish detailed reports at the click of a button • Design and manage the room and IT equipment as a single holistic unit for space, power, cooling and networking, and therefore extend the data center’s life.
You can create your very own Virtual Facility with Future Facilities’ 6SigmaDC software suite - a complete toolset containing everything you need to keep your data center in check. You can focus on any aspect of the data center you like using the diff erent 6SigmaDC software modules, and we’ll provide you with full support to make doubly sure your facility is a data center operator’s dream.
Get in touch today to fi nd out more.
Future Facilities Ltd. 1 Salamanca Street London SE1 7HX
Tel: 020 7840 9540 Fax: 020 7091 7171 email:
info@futurefacilities.com web:
www.futurefacilities.com
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