Published on January 15, 2009
Change is the spice of life and this applies well
to data center technology. For example a data center which might
have been setup say a decade ago, might have been the best data
center amongst its contemporaries, boasting state of the art equipment,
hardware, air-conditioning equipment and so forth. Yet over the
years the data center industry may not have kept pace with the changing
technologies around it. The end result is a need for renovation
and upgrades.
There could be another scenario in which a totally
new data center might be planned either to replace the old or just
too progressively replace it in a phased manner. In both these cases
it is imperative that certain generic points be kept in mind by
the designers and data center management. Of course I need to emphasize
that this should only be taken as a generic guide whilst the exact
scenario might be different in each specific case. Despite this
fact, this article should act as a good guide for anyone thinking
about designing, re-designing or renovating a data center.
To read further, please visit the Data Center Journal
website:
http://datacenterjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2400&Itemid=43
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