Enterprise Data Center Planning Leads to Conflict?
Enterprise data centers can become sites of conflict between data center operatives and facilities management.
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Data Center Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Worksheet from WiredRE 2013
WiredRE has produced a simple Total Cost of Ownership (“TCO”) worksheet for your use. The purpose of the tool is to make simple TCO calculations and scenario analysis for quick and reliable decision making. The worksheet was intended for wholesale deployments, but it may also be useful for calculating retail or hybrid retail service offerings. … Read more
Data Center Design Architecture Constants
External data center design can vary dramatically from one location to another, however, all facilities have common outward elements.
Colorado Data Center Obtains Financing, Construction Begins
According to recent press, the Vineyard, in partnership with Iron Point Capital Partners and T5 Data Centers, has started construction of a US$800m data center in Colorado, the first phase of which will be complete in Q1, 2014. The 64-acre site will deliver 100MW of available power with sustainable, eco-friendly design and power rates of … Read more
Data Center Design Approaches and Certification
Telecom service providers, data center users and colocation providers all rely on data centers and continuous uptime of 24 x 7 x 365. While the uptime goal is the same, data center design approaches are numerous and multiplying. Many new firms have self-taught “experts” holding the reigns to millions of dollars of long-term investment capital. … Read more
Data Center Design and Construction Costs
GETTING THE UPPER HAND IN DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION COSTS – Data center expansion decisions are risky and rarely simple. The number of technical and financial trade-offs to consider are vast, making perfection unlikely. Now include the dynamics of various stakeholders leveraging their power in the decision making process or attempting to protect their careers. It’s … Read more
California Data Center Construction Completed by Swinerton
Swinerton Builders, one of the nation’s oldest and most trusted construction firms, tapped into the talent of its Critical Facilities division on the recently completed Phase 2 of a 93,000-square-foot build-out for Latisys, a national IT infrastructure services provider with a large data center in Irvine, CA. Backed by 125 years of construction expertise, Swinerton … Read more
DATA CENTER DESIGN PROCESS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Developing a data center design goes beyond redundancy, efficiency and density requirement. There are a number of methods used today to design and build mission critical infrastructure. These methods include design bid build, design assist and design-build. Which can then be incorporated with the contract processes of CM @ risk, GMP, GC&Fee and others. Each … Read more
Data Center Design Research by Deerns
Research by Deerns has has produced numerous smart “add-ons” to data center infrastructure. What’s an “add-on” you ask? Could it be a “modular” solution? Whatever the definition, the research is leading to dramatic reduction in PUEs…see this white paper, Data Center Design Research by Deerns GC-DC 20110913 v1.0
Data Center Design Services – Wired Real Estate Group & Deerns America
WiredRE to offer Data Center Design Services Wired Real Estate Group Inc. (“WiredREâ€) today announced an alliance with Deerns America to offer data center design and data center project management services. As a leader in data center real estate, WiredRE is an early stage participant in some of the nation’s largest developments, including Vineyard Data … Read more
