There can be many reasons for building a new data centre for your company. This not only helps you with meeting the company’s needs but also ensures that all of your data stay safe. But building a data centre without any prior knowledge can be tough. You need to first consider the type of data centre you want to build, followed by the technology and types of machinery that you want to put in and the regulated temperature under which the machines can operate consistently without any faults.
In this article, I will tell you all the little things that you need to build a modern data centre.
Location and Power
When building a modern data centre, there are two major possibilities for the centre. Number one is to make the whole centre from the ground level, which means that you can build the centre just the way you like it. This helps you to reach a higher level of certification and better energy efficiency. Number two is to place your data centre into an already existing building that will help you with your purpose. Generally, any good data centre should be built in a location with high-quality access to both strong internet connectivity and electrical energy. Data centres need uninterruptible access to energy and internet connectivity, thus having two independent routes of energy is ideal. Also having a high-quality power-efficient UPS unit is recommended.
Cooling
One of the major parts of any data centre is its cooling. Modern engineering technology has found free cooling to be the most effective. This happens when the outside cold air helps to keep the machines cold even when the temperature difference between outside and indoors is only a few degrees. Companies can also use the traditional DX or direct expansion cooling technique.
Keeping the data safe
Keeping the data safe and protected from both physical and virtual damage is the most core duty of a data centre. Thus monitoring every single room and component is necessary. Automatic fire alarms and fire extinguishers, surveillance cameras, coded doors, and well-maintained security workers are essential. Monitoring the temperature of your machines is also important to prevent any fire outages.
If you want to know more about building a modern data centre for your company that will serve all your purposes, you can always rely on industry-leading Stendel Reich data centre architecture.
