Data Centre Essentials

Acronyms & Symbols¿xi
Foreword by Andrew Jay¿xv
Preface¿xvii
Acknowledgements¿xxi
About the Authors¿xxiii
1¿Introduction¿1
2¿What Drives the Need and the Various Types of Data Centres¿5
3¿IT Operations and the Evolution of the Data Centre¿51
4¿Economics, Investment, and Procurement of Data Centres¿139
5¿Site Selection¿23
6¿Overview of Infrastructure¿89
Power¿93
Cooling¿97
      Air cooled IT hardware
      Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC) of IT hardware
BMS¿106
Fire¿106
Security¿107
7¿Building a Data Centre: Stakeholders, Design, Construction, and Commissioning¿109
Stakeholders and Project Stages¿109
Pre-project¿110
Pre-design¿111
Classifications, Standards, and Certifications¿112
Design¿112
Bricks and Mortar versus Modular Build¿115
Procurement¿116
Construction¿120
Construction Design and Management 2015 (United Kingdom)¿120
Commissioning¿122
Handover¿124
Operation¿125
8¿Operational Issues¿127
Handover¿127
Legacy Facilities¿128
Operations Team¿128
Uptime and Failures¿130
Maintenance Processes and Procedures¿133
Managing Change¿135
Capacity Management¿136
Training¿136
Performance Optimisation - Beyond Reactive Maintenance¿137
9¿Sustainability¿163
Corporate Sustainability¿163
Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency¿166
Renewable Energy¿170
Generators¿171
Water Usage¿171
Heat Recovery¿172
Life Cycle Impacts¿173
      Whole life carbon assessment
Green Building Certifications¿175
Policy and Regulation¿176
Artificial Intelligence
      LCAs of AI
Conclusion¿176
10¿The Importance of Planning to Avoid Things Going Wrong¿177
11¿Around the Corner, What Could Happen Next¿199
Glossary¿203
Index¿207