Intelligent Data Centres Issue 10 | Page 23

INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE POWERED BY THE DCA This new approach along with specially trained engineers who can perform tasks across multiple disciplines rather than the more traditional siloed approach to engineering delivery will ensure that the site infrastructure is kept in the optimal operating condition without the requirement for site-based staff. Additional predictive maintenance techniques ensure that any potential issues are highlighted and dealt with according to an agreed and scheduled plan www.intelligentdatacentres.com before they develop into problems in order to maintain site operational effectiveness. Finally Maintaining the Edge means looking after Edge sites properly in order to maintain the operational availability and integrity that customers expect. This requires a different set of skills and new approaches to the current traditional facilities management way of managing data centres. The typical Edge data centre will be unstaffed and follow a dark site operating model typically with a smaller footprint than traditional core data centres. At Future-tech we take this on board to ensure that we are not only maintaining the Edge, we are also here to help you gain and sustain your competitive Edge. ◊ Issue 10 23