CSI Technology Integrator’s Data Center Design Team can design and implement physical components for Data Centers ranging in class ranking from Class F0 to Class F4. Our team includes BICSI certified RCDDs (Registered Communications Distribution Designers), Technicians and Installers to ensure your Data Center is designed and installed according to best BICSI practices. Below is an outline of our holistic data center design process:
The Data Center Design Process
Identify the type of Data Center (Enterprise, Internet or Collacation)
Design the required electrical systems, cooling systems, telecommunications systems and automation control systems
The four essential steps of Data Center Design include Risk Analysis, Problem Definition, Solution Development and Implementation
Risk, Reliability and Class Ranking
Identify the components of a reliability class ranking determination
Determine a target reliability class given customer requirements
Use CSI Technology Integrator’s cost benefit analysis to communicate the pluses and minuses of higher vs. lower initial investment to the client
Site Location
Advise clients regarding data center site suitability
Identify best practices regarding power and telecom access feeds
Discuss the recommendations regarding appropriate data center property adjacencies
Building Specifications
Identify the typical support spaces of a data center
Identify the architectural parameters for a data center
Provide recommendations regarding a building’s suitability for a data center installation
IT Equipment and Racks
Identify the typical kinds of equipment housed in the data center computer room
Explain how equipment requirements can be translated into space requirements
Discuss the best practices for the storage of IT equipment in racks and cabinets
Computer Room Layout and Design
Identify the components of standard computer room cabling topologies
Explain the hot/cold aisle concept of computer room equipment layout
Describe the basic spacing recommendations regarding standard computer room layout
The 4 major data center infrastructure systems: Electrical, Cooling, Telecommunication, Automation/Control Systems
Data Center Electrical Systems
Identify the typical components of a data center’s electrical system
Estimate computer room power requirements
Describe how electrical system architecture relates to target class reliability rankings
Data Center Cooling
Estimate computer room cooling requirements
Identify the components of a typical computer room cooling system
Describe the relative merits of overhead, under-floor, and liquid rack-oriented cooling architectures
Telecommunications and Cabling
Identify the elements of a typical data center’s information transport system
Communicate the necessary information to access providers to setup telecommunications services
Design a cabling system topology in accordance with BICSI best practices
Automation and Control Systems
Identify the typical systems monitored by data center control operations
Know the basic components of typical data center building automation, monitoring and control systems
Describe how automation, monitoring and control systems relate to Class reliability rankings
Security and Fire Protection
Identify the operational, architectural and electronic components of site security
Draft a data center security plan and a disaster recovery plan
Explain the special requirements of data center and computer room fire protection
Green Data Centers
Identify the benefits associated with green data center design
Identify the metrics used to calculate data center efficiency
Identify steps to increase data center efficiency
Commissioning and Maintenance Planning
Identify the components of a data center commissioning process
Recall and create commissioning reports
Describe how to formulate a maintenance plan
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