An unusual request was the NOC didn’t look “techy enough”, whatever that means. Despite the ability to control the entire data center including fuel, security access, and all 40+MW from a single workstation, the place lacked a vibe. So I added some “blinking lights”, people love some blinking lights. I will say the clock was pretty neat, directly GPS connected Stratum 1 time clock! It’s understandable that the NOC’s appearance may be important to some customers or stakeholders, even if …
Category: Design
The evolving data center leads me to these subtle but effective changes: …
Despite an intentional design with ladder rack and overhead ladder rack, people LOVE to take shortcuts. Hint: one cable is not like the others. The technician was not happy when I called him back to fix this. Cables need to go either vertical or horizontal but not both. Why? Well if someone goes to move the cable they could cut or disrupt cables. Like the song says, “you gotta keep them separated”. …
Using a lockable pull box fixed to a conduit allows access for pulling in the fiber. Then fix EMT to the ladder rack and bingo: secured conduits. …
ACC7 is by far the most advanced data center in the world. Offering 41.6MW at an amazing 1.15 annualized PUE and later the winner of Uptime Institute’s 2015 Brill Award for Efficient IT in the category of Data Center Design. This was also a full slab only building and required hot aisle containment, paving the way for the rest of the industry to follow. I really enjoyed building this data center because the facility network was dialed in perfectly to …
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