Appliance Deployment Featured Article

Just last week, appliance deployment specialist UNICOME Engineering (formerly NEI (News - Alert)) packed its bags and headed to Las Vegas for Data Center World 2013, where immediately the issue of insufficient available power options, in addition to a limited amount of room to grow within data center environments, was highlighted.

Where the challenge arises from is the fact that currently the racks being leveraged pack a lot more punch in terms of density and capacity and in turn, demand more power to run efficiently. Also, because of their robust capabilities, these products have grown significantly in terms of both depth and width.

So, how can a company looking to bring their product to market quickly overcome this problem? The appliance deployment provider believes the answer is to “design the data center from the rack-out and not from the building in,” a recent blog post revealed.

Breaking this sentence down into the steps that need to be taken uncovers the following: first, an organization must boast a high level of redundancy in order to easily begin to leverage newly introduced technology as it makes it way to market. Next, when creating a long-term plan for the data center, be sure to consider the physical location of these racks in terms of how much room you have available. Third, a vendor neutral environment is key as it will enable you to utilize solutions from multiple firms that can be seamlessly integrated. Fourth, a one size fits all approach typically doesn’t work since a user’s needs vary across the board, so this is a strategy to be avoided. Last but not least, take a closer look at a DC power architecture that could be just the ticket you need to not only eliminate space limitations, but cut down on the amount of power required to run important applications.

In fact, according to industry experts, when implemented, DC technology can ramp up energy efficiency anywhere from 10 to 20 percent. Also, since DC systems are much less complex than other offerings and because they need only a tiny amount of space to run successfully, a business can reduce facility and equipment costs by nearly 30 percent.

If you are in serious need of a revamped data center plan, UNICOME (News - Alert) Engineering has various platforms and densities ready to assist a wide variety of endusers in creating an optimized data center solution for almost any environment. To find out more, please visit UNICOME Engineering.