POD
SOLUTIONS
REFERRED TO AS:?
DATA Centres
REFERRED TO AS: Cells Modular Rooms High Density Zones Portable Modular Data Centres (Containers)I call this the “Raw Google Statistic”
CHARACTERISTICS
ENVIRONMENTS
COMPARTMENTALISED DATA HALL ENVIRONMENT
ONE AREA SEGREGATED INTO SMALLER HALLS Total 1000m²
Compartmented in 5 x 200m² AREAS
SPECIFIC MAXIMUM ENERGY LOAD PER HALL SCALABLE e.g. 240kW, 480kw, 640kw etc
240kW, 480kw, 640kw etc
REPLICATABLE ENVIRONMENT – DESIGN | BUILD
AISLE CONTAINED MULTI-RACK ENCLOSURE
SINGLE AISLE – TWO SYMMETRICAL ROWS OF RACKS WITH AISLE CONTAINMENT (HOT/COLD)
SPECIFIC MAXIMUM ENERGY LOAD PER ENCLOSURE SCALABLE e.g. 240kW, 480kw, 640kw etc
REPLICATABLE ENVIRONMENT – DESIGN | BUILD
UNIVERAL FORM FACTOR SHIPPING CONTAINER
20’ OR 40’ ISO9000 CONTAINER (PURPOSE BUILT)
SPECIFIC MAXIMUM ENERGY LOAD PER ENCLOSURE SCALABLE e.g. 240kW, 480kw, 640kw etc
REPLICATABLE ENVIRONMENT – DESIGN | BUILD REPLICATABLE ENVIRONMENT – DESIGN | BUILD
POD
CONTAINMENT RACKING COOLING POWER DATA CABLING
MANAGEMENT FIRE
MONITORING &
MANAGEMENT SECURITY
POD MORPHOLOGY - CONTAINMENT • BUILDING
• CLOSED CONTAINED RACKS
• UNIVERSAL FORM FACTOR CONTAINER
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
MODULAR | COMPARTMENTALISED SCALABLE
POD MORPHOLOGY - RACKING
• COMMON “INTELLIGENT” RACKS Allowing for management of :
server mounting
POD MORPHOLOGY - COOLING
Multiple solutions:
In-row cooling
Air-side economiser
Perimeter cooling
Engineered with:
Access floor plenum/or not
Overhead plenum | chimney
Hot /Cold aisle containment
POD MORPHOLOGY - POWER
Multiple power distribution solutions:
In-row UPS | battery | PDU
Centralised UPS | Battery | PDU
Engineered with:
POD MORPHOLOGY - DATA CABLING
Multiple cable distribution solutions:
Copper
Fibre
Fibre
Modular or pair managed
Engineered with:
POD MORPHOLOGY - FIRE
Multiple solutions:
Gas
Water (Pre-action | Mist)
Engineered with:
POD MORPHOLOGY - MONITORING & MANAGEMENT
Solutions:
MONITORING & ALARMING
Cooling
Power
Security
Security
Fire
MANAGEMENT
HISTORY
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
WITHIN THE LAST 2 - 3 YEARS SIGNIFICANT DRIVERS
ITS ALL ABOUT ENERGY DENISITY | ENERGY EFFICIENCY OTHER DRIVERS
OTHER DRIVERS
MODULAR | SCALABLE (‘IT ‘ MANTRA FOR A GOOD DECADE)
BUILDING ARCHITECTURE | WAREHOUSE | INFRASTRUCTURE MINIMALISM REPLICATABLE DEPLOYMENT
ONE DESIGN – OFF THE SHELF BUT SCALABLE
COMMON COMPONENTS
CONTAINMENT, RACKING, POWER, COOLING, CABLING, FIRE, MANAGEMENT, SECURITY
JUST in TIME - SITE PROVISIONING
SINGLE SUPPLIER – THOUGH MULTIPLE VENDORS
SINGLE SUPPORT CONTRACT
ENERGY EFFICIENCY GAINS (QUOTING 40% IMPROVEMENT)
REDUCED REAL-ESTATE FOOTPRINT
TCO (15 YEAR PERIOD)
OPEN ARCHITECTURE v POD = PROJECTED 30 – 55% REDUCTION
REDUCED:
PLANNING
STARTUP CAPITAL COST STARTUP CAPITAL COST REAL –ESTATE
PROVISIONING TIME
ONE SUPPLIER
ONE POINT OF CONTACT | MULTIPLE VENDORS
ONE SERVICE CONRACT SUPPORT
UPGRADE
MONITORING & MANAGEMENT REAL-TIME
PRO-ACTIVE PREDICATIVE
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT MAPPED TO POD
IT & FACILITY MANAGEMENT
CONVERGENCE OF BACKEND - FRONTEND ENGINEERING CONVERGENCE OF ‘IT & FACILITY’ PERSONNEL
CONVERGENCE OF COST Centres (GREATER VISIBILITY) IMPROVED RESPONSIVENESS TO
PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE NO 2ND GUESSING IN DESIGN
PUE, DCiE, WPSM, CADE
DEFINABLE | MEASURABLE | TUNABLE
ADAPTABLE TO EFFICIENT ENERGY SOLUTIONS ‘IT’ ARCHITECTURE
‘IT’ ARCHITECTURE COOLING
POWER
ADAPTABLE TO ‘GREENER’ AND SMARTER BUILDING DESIGN ENABLES ‘LEEDS’ AND EQUIVALENT RATINGS
IN BUILT ENGINEERED ENERGY EFFICIENCY PRINCIPLES RACKING
COOLING POWER
MANAGEMENT & MONITORING
CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT | GREATER CONTROL CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT | GREATER CONTROL
SCALABLE DURING LIFE CYCLE
STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
BUSINESS CORE COMPETENCY MARKET DIFFERENTIATOR
COMPETITION
PODS ADDRESS PROPERTY
GREATER BUILDING SITE SCOPE
SMARTER BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
JUST IN TIME | LOWER PROVISIONIONG COST ENERGY EFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY
SMART RACKS – POWER | COOLING | CABLING | FIRE COOLING SOLUTIONS – ADAPTABLE SOLUTIONS
POWER SOLUTIONS – ADAPATBALE SOLUTIONS
OPERATIONS
COMMON ENVIRONMENT
REDUCED IMPLEMENTATION TO OPERATIONAL REDUCED MANPOWER
MONITORING & MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONTRACT
SERVICE CONTRACT ONE STOP
THE DATA CENTRE PARADIGM TRENDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PRINCIPLES OF MODULAR | SCALABLE (TOUCHES EVERYTHING IN THE DATA CENTRE) HIGHER DENSITY COMPUTING | CLOUD (PROCESSING POWER)
STORAGE GROWTH
THE DATA CENTRE PARADIGM TRENDS
BUILDING ARHITECTURE EVOLVING | SUSTAINABILITY
RETRO-FITS (THE LEGACY)
REDUCED ‘TCO ‘
SHORTER ‘ROI’ PERIOD
THANK YOU
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