• Data Center

    Data is critical to any business and keeping it safe, updated, and easily accessible is crucial.

Data Center

Data centres have come a long way from simple old server rooms and have undergone many transformations. Data is critical to any business and keeping it safe, updated, and easily accessible is crucial. The data centre concept is a modern-day model, and the business is proving profitable for companies who provide redundant and offsite storage as a service. Strong IT infrastructure forms the basis of such storage facilities.

Data Centre Components

Data centres are made up of high speed, high demand networking communication systems with capability for handling the traffic for SAN (Storage Area Networks), NAS (Network Attached Storage), file/ application/web server farms, and other components in a controlled area. The environment control is about humidity, electricals, temperature, fire controls, and access. Communication with the data centre is provided by WAN, CAN/MAN and LAN links. The ideal data centre will offer round-the-clock accessibility, scalability, and reliability. Data centres are of 2 types:


Corporate and institutional data centres (CDCs)

Corporate and institutional data centres (CDCs) belong to a corporation.

Internet Data Centers (IDCs)

Internet Data Centers (IDCs) are operated by Internet Service Providers (ISPs).


Data Center Planning and Design Guideline


Data centre planning is a specialized service and may need a specialized professional or consultant to assist with the specialized equipment. The equipment used in the centre is complex and comes with a very specific requirement for optimal working. These parameters include heating, cooling, power and space. A typical data centre contains the following components:

  1. Infrastructure products (Computing and network)
  2. NOC or NOC communications and monitoring
  3. Power systems, generators
  4. HVAC and Environment control systems
  5. Fire Detection and Suppression systems
  6. Physical security and access control
  7. Circuit breakers
  8. Adequate lighting
  9. Grounding
  10. Racks, cables, cabinets for equipment, carrier circuits and equipment
  11. Telecommunications equipment

Data centres have to strictly adhere to codes and standards and must be carefully planned before implementation. The data centre design must also include site and its location and must meet all requirement of space, power, number of users, etc.

The data centre must also offer the flexibility and scalability and be equipped to respond to growth and change of any kind. Larger data centres are usually divided tiers or zones, each tier offering different functionality.