Spinworks understands that your data center is critical to every aspect of your operations. That awareness is a key component of how we approach your project—whether you are constructing a new data center or expanding your existing one.
In partnership with your facilities and information technology (IT) department, our hands-on experts will assess your company’s requirements— and develop a plan that meets your needs, budget and timeframe. We then oversee every aspect of your data center project.
The data center is the building, or portion of a building, that houses computer rooms and support facilities. Traditionally, there were no design guidelines for data centers. That changed in 2005 with the deploy of TIA/EIA-942: Telecommunications Infrastructure Standards for Data Centers, which was developed to ensure uniformity in design and performance. It was created for data center designers who are early in the building development process. A good part of the standard involves facility specifications, functional areas, and equipment placement in a hierarchical star topology.
The standard includes:
When planning a data center, plan plenty of “white space” or empty space to accommodate future equipment. The basic elements of the data center include: