{"id":11900,"date":"2022-11-14T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=11900"},"modified":"2022-11-21T07:01:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:01:51","slug":"designing-data-centers-for-a-resilient-and-efficient-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/designing-data-centers-for-a-resilient-and-efficient-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing data centers for a resilient and efficient future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Ken Urbanek<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As keepers of mission critical information and mission critical operations, data centers must be resilient in the event of power or other infrastructure failures, so that clients have access to their information and operations at all times. While designs for data centers have some common concepts, each client will have their own unique needs and challenges. It\u2019s important for our clients to consider the following questions when designing their facilities:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Degree of criticality, <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the minimal percentage or fractional hours per year of down time your company can tolerate, directly correlates with revenue for data center operations. For mission-critical organizations such as 9-1-1 dispatch, down time could result in loss of life. Our clients\u2019 degree of criticality informs how many system redundancies, such as back-up cooling and back-up generators, we need to engineer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can affect the choice of location for data centers, making resiliency a significant requirement for critical facilities. For example, choosing to locate a data center above a 500-year floodplain is one of many key considerations for this type of large-scale mission critical project. Also, determining the hottest and coldest temperature of a given location, not only now but projecting into the warming future, critically impacts the design of the mechanical and electrical systems powering these types of projects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Energy efficiency <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">continues to become ever more important in the design and construction of data centers, which are inherently massive energy consumers.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the past, equipment racks located in aisles and rows throughout a data center were often open. Today, these high-density equipment racks need to feature hot or cold aisle containment, which captures the heat coming off the system itself and funnels it into in-row or other cooling systems to optimize efficiency. Additionally, energy codes, such as ASHRAE\u2019s 90.4 Energy Standard for Data Centers, require data centers to hit ever-evolving efficiency targets, something our clients need to consider when planning their facility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While there are many other factors that must be considered when designing a data center, these three questions will help the design team begin the planning process with precise end goals. Mission critical facilities are an important part of our infrastructure and must be designed to withstand a variety of challenges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information on data centers, read the full <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">St. Louis CNR <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">article I contributed to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/stlcnrmag\/docs\/cnr_ja22_full\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ken Urbanek\u00a0 As keepers of mission critical information and mission critical operations, data centers must be resilient in the event of power or other infrastructure failures, so that clients have access to their information and operations at all times. 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