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”. …
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I’m always impressed with the scale of our buildings. When completed this will be the largest data center in terms of MW delivered (72MW!!) ever developed. Two full floors of data hall space at densities > 17kw/foot and future proof with liquid cooling. Stay tuned as we sneak a peek inside the walls of this beast. I often wonder how big these will get, perhaps 3 story one day. …
This pile of dirt is being transported from Ashburn to our Manassas site; aptly named “Mount Hossein”. Future site of LC3. This is looking across Waxpool Road at the intersection of Waxpool and Loudoun County Parkway, …
In the world of telecommunications and fiber infrastructure, Faran Kaplan is a renowned name and an invaluable mentor to many, including myself. Boasting an impressive resume with numerous electrical design patents to his name, Faran’s guidance and expertise have been instrumental in shaping my career trajectory. His impact on both my personal and professional growth is truly appreciated. A heartfelt thank you to Faran, my dear friend and mentor! https://www.linkedin.com/in/farankaplan/ …
Creating a new incident tracker database for the operations team. A carryover from the team at AOL back in the 90s, the data doesn’t change much but now instead of an access database which arguably the easiest database in the world while the same time the bane of IT admin’s existence, we are implementing as a website. Check out the UI below but the aim is to have all the equipment loaded up and issues tracked as events. Repeated events …
This is the undeveloped land for our first European data center located in Offenbach Germany, notably named FRA1. We are exporting our hyperscale data centers in anticipation GDPR and other data sovereignty laws will move data from the US back to their respective countries. That’s ok with us because we know how to build them big and FRA1 will be the largest construction project in Germany. Building a hyperscale data center in anticipation of GDPR and other data sovereignty laws …
I’ve seen it all now 🙂 A chamber/manhole coffee table earning an A+ in creativity. Courtesy of EUNetworks out of their London office. EUNetworks has been a great partner of ours in the Europe market, highly recommend them as a fibre (spelling?) provider. …
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. …
Looking west from the parking garage, future Metro site. …
People often ask me whether to choose underground or overhead options for fiber installations. My answer has consistently been: underground! Utilizing underground conduits allows for cable installation without waiting for walls to be erected, which can significantly expedite the project timeline. Moreover, clients and carriers generally prefer the added protection that underground conduits offer in comparison to basket trays. Here’s a weighted matrix I use when evaluating the two options: Criteria Weight Underground Conduits Overhead Basket Trays Client/Carrier Preference 0.30 …
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 …
Taking this picture now because in a few years all these fields will be data centers. Guess where these photos were taken by leaving in the comments. …
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