INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE DESIGN - NDY

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INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE DESIGNKATHERINE FARRINGTON

4/11/2014


FORMAT OF PRESENTATIONContents

» Introduction and Background

» The evolution of integration

» Key Drivers

» Key Success Factors

» Summary

» Questions?


INTRODUCTIONNorman Disney & Young Consulting Engineers» Award winning Data Centre designers

» 550 staff worldwide, 55 in the London office

» Specialist communications staff

» Smart Buildings experience:

» Mission Critical

» Retail

» Hospitality

» Commercial

» Luxury Residential

» Health

» Infrastructure

» Currently 4 active Smart buildings projects in

the UK


BACKGROUND

» Buildings Consume 40% of the Worlds Primary Energy

» 90% of the Worlds data has been generated in the last two years

» 75 Billion connected devices by 2020

» By 2050 70% of the worlds population will live in cities

Sorces – SINTEF, Ofgem, Morgan Stanley,


WHY ARE WE HERE?

» Reduce Operational Cost

» Increase Building Security

» Save Energy

» Optimise Operations

» Improve Customer Experience


WHAT IS SMART?

Integration: Multiple functions over a common interface

Communication: Communication through open protocols

Information: Shared information across systems


EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATION


EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATIONBuilding information highway


INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE: KEY DRIVERSDesign efficiency

» Costs – capital and operational

» Shared resilient backbone

» Shared spare capacity

» Reduced space

» Reliable, robust and redundant configuration


INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE: KEY DRIVERS

1 Korber, Sabrina “Hackers’ next target? Maybe your facility’s control systems”, CNBC.com. 4 Nov 2013. Web. 13 Feb 2014.

Security

» Network Security

» 2013 – researchers hack Google’s Building

Management System 1

» Secure Remote access

» Visual verification of alarms

» Alarm management

» Virtual separation of systems


INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE: KEY DRIVERSOperations

» Centralization

» Single user interface & reporting

» Network management , Fault detection and

diagnostics

» Tenant systems visibility

» Backbone platform to add Data Centre Information

Management (DCIM)


INTEGRATED DATA CENTRE: KEY DRIVERSEnergy

» Data Analytics

» Automation

» Real time visibility

» Occupancy sensing


ARE YOU TOO BUSY TO IMPROVE?


KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: CLIENT

» A clear brief

» Understand drivers

» Establish systems

» Security

» Building Management Systems

» Power Management Systems

» Lighting Control systems

» Corporate IT systems

» Voice systems

» Wireless Systems

» Vehicle management systems

» Set up for technology

» Understand what can be achieved

» Procurement route recognizing integration

» Single responsibility for integration

*servers represent application – virtualization will reduce quantity of physical

servers


KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: DESIGN

» Education

» Early decisions and adoption

» Coordination

» Common cabling, protocols and equipment

» Interfaces schematic/matrix

» Budget moves

» Specification and scope written around

Integration

» Network design - Resilience, latency,

bandwidth, remote access all to be

considered

Smart Buildings Consultant


KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: IMPLEMENTATION

» Clear lines of demarcation

» Factory acceptance testing of integration

» Component sign off

» Coordination meetings

» Planned commissioning

» Stakeholder testing

Master Systems Integrator


CASE STUDY: VIRTUS LONDON 2Hayes, London, United Kingdom» Data Hall floor area – 64 000 ft2

» Load density/power requirement – target

2kW/m2

» Integrated network

» Virtus Intelligent Portal


SUMMARY

» The industry is changing

» Customers expect more

» Stay ahead – design and select you data

centers for the future

» This approach

» Reduces life cycle costs

» Increases Building Security

» Saves Energy

» Optimise Operations

» Improves Customer Experience


QUESTIONS?Norman Disney & Young Consulting Engineers

» Katherine Farrington

» [email protected]

» T: +4420 7553 9494

» M: +447917 461 562

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