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4 måneder dage siden
in Massive New Data Center investment in Wales on The Hot Aisle
Does anybody know of a procurement user group for efficient data centres in the UK .I am a member of the www.cips.org and I welcome any ideas.
Best regards
David Morgan
dmorgan@hp.com
Best regards
David Morgan
dmorgan@hp.com
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7 måneder dage siden
in Massive New Data Center investment in Wales on The Hot Aisle
I think this site is very helpful , I wonder if any body knows of a data centre in Derby of 50 miles of the City with the following ?
• Tier 3 data centre as defined by the Uptime institute ( I know this can be debated but this has been given to me
• 11,000 sq ft
• Within 50 miles of Derby
• Pre-built leased facility
• 100 watts/sq ft (by my calclations 2Kw a rack )
• Facility operational in 2009
I am sure if the site has higher power density less space will be needed.
Best regards
David Morgan
• Tier 3 data centre as defined by the Uptime institute ( I know this can be debated but this has been given to me
• 11,000 sq ft
• Within 50 miles of Derby
• Pre-built leased facility
• 100 watts/sq ft (by my calclations 2Kw a rack )
• Facility operational in 2009
I am sure if the site has higher power density less space will be needed.
Best regards
David Morgan
2 replies
Geraint Davies
David, give me a call on 07920 816853 and I'll give you one option that might work for you.
Cheers, Geraint.
Cheers, Geraint.
Anna
Hi David,
Node4 have their own Tier 3 Data Centre in Derby, with a second hall in the facility just opened, and all of the requirements you stated.
www.node4.co.uk
Node4 have their own Tier 3 Data Centre in Derby, with a second hall in the facility just opened, and all of the requirements you stated.
www.node4.co.uk
9 måneder dage siden
in The Hot Aisle Recognized as Top 10 Blog on The Hot Aisle
For energy efficiency as awarded by BREEAM or LEED where do these fit in with data centres PUE. What should a buyer use in selecting a data centre other than the usual requirements ?
Is it possible to buy electricity for more than 3 years in advance ?
Is it possible to buy electricity for more than 3 years in advance ?
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thehotaisle
David,
BREEAM and LEED are building standards aimed at ordinary buildings rather than Data Centers that have specific technical requirements. So for example we might find that BREEAM specifies a particular density of insulation for building roofs whilst a data center might benefit from very poor thermal insulation. LEED is similar in that it is not specific for Data Centers and might give inappropriate advice and guidance for maximizing energy efficient by being able to dump heat rather than conserve it.
PUE is specific to Data Centers and gives a reasonable approximation of the relative efficiency of the building assuming 100% utilization of the compute resource. A PUE of 2 means that each KW of plug load is matched by a wasted KW of cooling and power protection load. Often PUE is a range of values as for some data center designs, cooling load varies by time of day and season.
Try http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/05/15/how-effic... for a pretty good explanation (if I say so myself).
Hope that helps.
Steve
BREEAM and LEED are building standards aimed at ordinary buildings rather than Data Centers that have specific technical requirements. So for example we might find that BREEAM specifies a particular density of insulation for building roofs whilst a data center might benefit from very poor thermal insulation. LEED is similar in that it is not specific for Data Centers and might give inappropriate advice and guidance for maximizing energy efficient by being able to dump heat rather than conserve it.
PUE is specific to Data Centers and gives a reasonable approximation of the relative efficiency of the building assuming 100% utilization of the compute resource. A PUE of 2 means that each KW of plug load is matched by a wasted KW of cooling and power protection load. Often PUE is a range of values as for some data center designs, cooling load varies by time of day and season.
Try http://www.thehotaisle.com/2008/05/15/how-effic... for a pretty good explanation (if I say so myself).
Hope that helps.
Steve
That sounds like a great idea and I am pretty sure that there is not a current user group that would fit the bill (but would be delighted to be shown to be wrong). CB Richard Ellis are a very common starting point but they are so interlinked and involved in the Data Center and General property business that I feel we could do with a much more independent body.
Want to start one?
Steve