About Data Center Solutions

Whether a hyper scale data center with thousands of servers and storage units or a small-scaled, regional version in data centers, servers need to run 365 days per year, seven days per week and 24 hours per day. Therefore, the prevention of downtime is crucial. It’s all about continuity and keeping your data safe. That’s why both digital and physical security play an important role. It is no surprise that we have high requirements for data center doors. BCTL supplies secure, complete entrance solutions for data centers.

Importance of Data Centers

Almost every modern business and government offices need their very own data center, or they may opt to lease one. Big corporations and government institutions may choose to build and manage them in-house if they have the resources. While others choose to rent servers at ‘colos’ or colocation facilities. Some business owners also have the choice to use public cloud-based services.

Corporations that handle education, finance, telecommunication, retailers, and social networking services process tons of information every day. These businesses that produce and utilize data requires data centers in running their operations. Without these centers, they will suffer the absence of speedy and secure access to data. This failure in delivering services will ultimately lead to the loss of clients and profits.

 

Now, we must remember that all of this information needs to be housed somewhere. Nowadays, cloud storage is gaining momentum, not just with business owners but with local consumers as well. The idea of running or storing our data and resources at home or work computers is getting replaced by offshore storing mentality. Many firms are also migrating their professional applications to data center services to minimize the cost of running an in-house server.

That is why data centers are an indispensable resource for a business that wants to run their operation without worries. The importance of data centers in the modern world has increased ten-fold due to the rising demand of information trading.

Types of Data Centers

With how data centers are indispensable in running big corporations and with even small-medium enterprises joining the trend, choosing one to fit a business model is essential. There are different types of data centers and service models. Here are four main types of data centers:

Colocation Data Centers

Colocation data centers or most commonly known as “colo” is a company that rents space within a data center that they do not own and is housed outside the company’s premises. The colocation data center provides the infrastructure like the building itself, cooling, bandwidth, and security, among others. While the company produces and maintains the components, which include the servers, storage system, and security firewalls.

Enterprise Data Centers

Enterprise data centers are established, owned, and managed by companies. These data centers are operated under a single purpose and that this optimized service for their end-user clients. Enterprise data centers are often located inside corporate compounds.

Managed Services Data Centers

These data centers are operated by a third-party entity or a managed services provider instead of the company. The company rents the equipment and infrastructure to cut costs.

 

Cloud Data Centers

Cloud data centers are an off-premises form of a data center. The most common cloud hosting services are Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), and IBM Cloud.

 

How Reliable Is a Data Center Facility

Business owners are in constant need of reliability when in terms of maintaining a smooth operation. Good thing that a Data center is built to withstand a 24/7 service easily. However, the components require a significant amount of infrastructure support in both hardware and software areas.

These include power subsystems, stable and uninterruptible power supplies, proper ventilation, high-quality cooling systems, fire suppression, reliable backup generators, and connections to external networks.

The business world is moving at an incredibly fast pace that matches the overwhelming demand for information. With the ever-changing requirements of the modern business model, many companies place their confidence in data centers, as these facilities play a crucial role in reaching their IT specifications.

Data centers are more than just a safe and secure facility with space that is equipped with reliable power, and network. They are becoming a valuable addition to many businesses as they prove to be a dependable extension of their IT team. That is why data centers in modern business set up are increasingly becoming an indispensable factor for success.

 

Data Center Infrastructure Products

Data Center Airflow Management

When optimizing your data center for efficiency, one important factor to consider is proper management of air. The mixing of cold and hot air should be prevented in order to improve overall efficiency. This can be done through various airflow management solutions, customized for your data center’s needs.

Data Center Cooling Solutions

Cooling solutions for IT equipment, from small network closets to enterprise data centers, today’s smaller server room environments are dealing with the growing needs for server rack densities. At one point in time, building HVAC systems were sufficient enough to handle the cooling requirements of these smaller computer rooms.

Data Center Containment Systems

The amount of energy used to maintain acceptable temperatures in the data center can be greatly reduced by containment. Data center containment is the separation of cold supply airflow from hot air coming out of equipment exhaust. By separating the air, you are able to save revenue by reducing your energy consumption, and improve overall equipment performance and efficiency.

DCIM

When it comes to a reliable, integrated data center infrastructure management (DCIM) strategy, having a firm comprehension of lifecycle asset management and monitoring facilities is key to a complete solution. Identifying goals and necessities to deploy a full DCIM system for rapid evolution involves in-depth knowledge of each evaluation stage.

Digital Signage

Digital Signage is a system network of content, devices, and cables to meet the goal of presenting relevant and appealing information, both pre-made and live, to more communicate within a high functioning and user-friendly environment.

Integrated Solutions

An integrated solution addresses your IT needs without building new data center space. It provides you with precision cooling, UPSs, power management, monitoring and control technologies, and fire suppression all in an enclosed system. These systems are quick to deploy compared to conventional DC build, efficient to operate, built for flexibility, and easy to manage.

Integrated solutions are available in different configurations. Three to six-rack configurations for up to 20kW of total capacity; and six-rack to ten-rack configurations for up to 36kW of total capacity. The solution allows the flexibility of starting small and expanding over time.

Features

• Room-neutral design – allows this system to be placed virtually anywhere, even in environments where people are working
• Secure – Lockable cabinets and access-triggered alarms work together to put you in control of your environment
• Integrated fire suppression – saves 66% over room-based systems by avoiding room upgrades
• Reduces cooling power usage through contained airflow, and high efficiency technologies.
• Low-voltage cable entry in top and rear of plenum
• Sealed plenums and contained airflow – provide greater cooling efficiency
• Deploys in weeks, not months.

Benefits

• Reduce annual energy costs up to 25% through high-efficiency power, dedicated cooling and management technologies, and containment
• Reduce maintenance costs with reliable design and efficient operation that minimizes wear and tear and requires less servicing
• Integrated back-up fans – operated by UPS in case of outage
• Save up to 28% on room upgrades compared to upfitting a room as a conventional data center
• Simplify implementation through an integrated design
• Easily operate and manage infrastructure systems through integrated controls
• Ensure continuity of business operations with single system startup, warranty, preventive maintenance, and repair

Digital KVM

Digital KVM solutions (also known as IP KVM switches or KVM over IP switches) provide secure bios level access and control of servers and network devices utilizing a browser via the network. This can be on the company LAN or across the world. These non-intrusive, hardware-based enterprise KVM solutions allow both in-band and out-of-band access to all servers connected to the KVM over IP switch.