Network Techlab Blog Data Center - The Brain of a Company & The Place to Run critical processes

Data Centers are a form of value-added service that offers resources for processing and storing data on a large scale for organizations of any size and even professionals may have at hand a structure of great power and flexibility, high security, and also qualified in terms of hardware and software to process and store information.There are Two main categories of data centers:1. Data Center at Own Site a) Conventional Data Center b) Smart Data Center2. Data Center at Co-location.Data Center at own Side is owned and operated by private corporations, institutions or government agencies with the primary purpose of storing data resulting from processing operations, procedure and also in applications related to the Internet.Furthermore, a Data Center at Co-location is usually owned and operated by a provider of telecommunications services by operators of commercial telephony or other types of providers of telecommunications services. Its main objective is to provide various types of connection services, web hosting and equipment users. Services can range from long distance communications, Internet access, content storage, etc. The client hires the racks of physical space and infrastructure for energy and telecommunication, but the servers, systems, management, monitoring and technical support are provided by the client. This relationship can be relaxed and it is customary to establish a contract with the terms and conditions, clearly defining the scope of services of each side. Telecommunications equipment includes.One aspect that must be observed in hiring a service of Data Center, is the type of access (co-location) that the user will have from the server service provider. The type of access will be defined by which the server will be accessed if necessary.If the co-location is hired, the access is done by employees of the data center service provider, locally. If the co-location is remote, access is done through remote control software that will be chosen by the user. In this case the application is installed on the remote access server by staff of the service provider. Eventually one or more tools may need maintenance or there may be a need to install new applications. In such cases, the user must request the service provider to arrange whatever is necessary for the operation. While hosting the server, the user signs a term stating the legality of all software installed on your server.There are lot of things to consider when designing a data center, from external space and location to the design of the interior and the efficiency of the building. Having designed and built hundreds of data centers and computer rooms, the NTIPL team are well positioned to give helpful advice to any organizations planning a new data center in the near future. Here are their top tips for designing a cost effective and energy efficient date facility.Risk Factors of Data Centers:A) Natural Origin 1- Heat 2- Cold 3- Flooding 4- Earthquake 5- Lightning 6- Air Pollution ContaminationB) Human Origin 1- Equipment Failure Vandalism 2- Unintentional Human Errors 3- Sabotage 4- Terrorismc) Data Network Origin 1- Network Saturation 2- Virus HackersDowntime and Its Consequences:1- Google's 5 minute downtime in 2013 was reported to have cost over 500k USD and caused a 40% network traffic dop.2- Based on 2012 sales figures; Amazon would lose USD 1,104.00 per second. Amazon went down due to an unusual strong thunderstorm in Northern Virginia and generators failed to operate properly.3- Amadeus flight reservation system downtime caused over 400 flight delays in Australia4- "hosting.com" downtime affected 1,100 customers because of a human error during preventive maintenance of the UPS systemsNTIPL Role in Building a Data Center :1. Location of Data Center :The choice of location for installation of the Data Center should be made taking into account the region, consistent with the Code of the City zoning, land size, easy access for delivery of equipment, high areas without flooding, existence of infrastructure basic sanitation, water, telephone and electricity.Criteria For Site Selection of Data Center:• Being close to points of presence to access networks of optical fiber enabling the connection of two different trunks.• Availability of energy with the possibility of obtaining two power inputs• Scalability, to allow increased building area over time.2. Architecture of Data Center :Data Center is usually divided into three areas of physical security in increasing order of restriction of access:Zone I: Public areas including the Lobby, the area for visitors and administrative areas.Zone II: Areas of Data Center Operation.Zone III: Equipment rooms, the heart of the Data Center, where the servers are located, the "shaft" of cables, power distribution units (PDUs), batteries and air conditioning machines.3. Construction of Data Center :The construction should provide a solid structure composing secure facilities that complement and protect equipment and information residing in the Data Center.Electricity: The Electrical segment consists of the Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), the Emergency Power System and Power Distribution Units (PDU). The uninterrupted power system (UPS) has the function of providing energy for all data center equipment, including safety equipment and fire detection and alarm. It consists of sets of compounds by UPS batteries, rectifiers and inverters. These UPSs, redundant, connected in parallel, ensure a continuous supply of power even in case of failure of power transformers, power input or a set of UPS. The banks of batteries are sized to feed the loads for a period of 15 minutes. This time is sufficient for starting and connection of diesel generators in case of power failure of the Concessionaire.The power system consists of a group emergency diesel generator which will come into operation and connect to the electrical system of the Data Center automatically.Generators are rated to withstand all the loads necessary for the operation of the Equipment Data Center during a power failure of the Concessionaire. The goal is to assist the operation 24 hours x 7 days a week, considering the conditions for preventive maintenance, adding new components and replacement operation after unplanned outages.The power distribution units (PDU) are responsible for conditioning the signal to feed multiple devices at Data Center.4. Air conditioning in Data Center :The segment of Air Conditioning has the function of maintaining a controlled temperature and humidity in the premises of Data Center. The segment includes the air conditioning system for cooling units and air handling system Distribution of Air Conditioning. It should be connected to emergency power generators.The Cooling System to provide heating, cooling, humidification and de-humidification of the building.The Air Treatment System must be separated into three types of area: Room Facilities: Data Center, area offices, equipment rooms Air Conditioning and Electrical. The separation is due to differences in sensible heat and latent heat of each area the conditions of temperature and humidity.The Distribution System of Air Conditioning Equipment Room to the Data Center will use the system to supply air for the full set beneath the raised floor. This system involves inflating the raised floor at a minimum height of 60 cm., That depending on the amount of conduit, tubing, mats, etc., should have its height adjusted so as to allow air to circulate throughout the room Data Center. The goal is to operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week.An adequate cooling is essential to maintaining performance and safety of operation of data center services.5. Fire Protection System in Data Center :The Data Center is a facility for electronics essentials such as servers and other types of computers and telecommunications equipment. In addition to meeting standards of the local fire department, the fire protection system should seek to avoid damage to the equipment in case of fire.One of the best solutions for the firefighting equipment rooms is a combination of the Combat System with Pre Action Sprinkler (with dry pipe) above the raised floor system and Fire Fighting for Gas FM 200 below the raised floor.The combat system with gas will be connected to a sensitive detection system and be the first to be fired. The gas is spread throughout the area, leaving no residue to damage sensitive equipment or to order a cleanup cost of the equipment.The system of pre-action when triggered, triggers the discharge of water only in the sprinklers that have been operated by heat over the fire.6. Supervision and Control System in Data Center :The control and supervision system continuously monitors the various segments of Data Center tracking items such as:• Control of loading and parallelism of the generating sets• Supervision and control of medium voltage panels• Integration with system of generators• Integration with system rectifiers• Supervision and control panels for low-voltageThe system consists of computers with the latest technology capable of withstanding continuous use, appropriate systems for supervision and control. The same are redundant to each other, allowing high flexibility and performance system.The Data Center also has a system of closed circuit television and access control that controls the entry and exit in various rooms and areas of physical security at Data Center. With increased role of data center for business operation, the organization must be able to maintain high standards, integrity, and functionality. Fortunately, not many companies have their own data center IT professionals to design, plan, and maintain the needs of a data center. With this high demand for data center services, especially in conventional data centers, NTIPL supplies their skilled expert team to handle our clients needs for their successful data center operations.Save