Intelligent Data Centres Issue 25 | Page 81

WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE THREE METHODS TO MANAGE CABLES AND ANY COMBINATION OF THESE CAN ACCOMMODATE JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF CABLE MANAGEMENT SCENARIO YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT . www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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We have designed the framework and structure around ZetaFrame to accommodate those higher weight loads so it has a 5000-pound static load rating and a 4000-pound dynamic load rating on casters . It also has a 4000-pound shipping load rating on a shock pallet .
Another feature is the integral bonding of the cabinet itself . You ’ re used to seeing green jumper wires or ground wires that connect the doors , sides and tops to the framework . With ZetaFrame , all of that is integrated . It ’ s an always-on approach to bonding .
Another feature of ZetaFrame is enhanced airflow management . That ’ s a key component of a cabinet and the entire efficiency of a data centre is based on how efficiently it can manage the airflow .
Another area we ’ ve simplified is the cable management approach . We essentially have three methods to manage cables and any combination of these can accommodate just about any type of cable management scenario you could possibly want .
The other one is the ability for us to completely configure a turnkey solution , under a single part number .
How important is proper cable management when it comes to the performance and effectiveness of organisations ’ networks ?
There ’ s a lot of elements that go into that but one obvious factor is keeping things neat and tidy . I look at it like insurance . Proper cable management with everything organised , labelled and running correctly is insurance for when something does go down and uptime is very important for any data centre .
The ability to quickly react to those situations and identify where the problem is and be able to trace it down and correct it as quickly as possible is really of prime importance .
What safety considerations should data centre managers take into account when it comes to cabinet infrastructure ?
These cabinets can be very heavy and there is certainly a safety element to that . To go to market with the load ratings that we ’ re advertising with ZetaFrame , it had to go through a number of industry standard and internal tests .
We had to be sure that the cabinet could support those loads , not only in the data centre anchored to the floor but also in a dynamic environment , whether it ’ s being wheeled up a ramp or on the back of a delivery truck going across the country .
The integral bonding also has a safety aspect to it . The ability to present a frame to be always on or always bonded is a really important and often overlooked safety element .
How important is speed of deployment for data centre operations ?
If not the most important , it ’ s right up there . It ’ s all about uptime and being online , having that capacity available and the ability for a data centre to quickly take a cabinet out of service and replace it for refresh is critical . The time for that switchover is very important to the overall operation of the data centre in the network .
Why is the cabinet ’ s ability to manage airflow so critical to efficient data centre operations ?
If you look at a data centre ’ s operational expenses , the electric bill is probably the number one , and the biggest contributor to that is the conditioned air to support all the compute .
You can have the most efficient set up in your data centre but if you ’ re ignoring the cabinet level and its efficiency then you ’ re really wasting money .

WE ESSENTIALLY HAVE THREE METHODS TO MANAGE CABLES AND ANY COMBINATION OF THESE CAN ACCOMMODATE JUST ABOUT ANY TYPE OF CABLE MANAGEMENT SCENARIO YOU COULD POSSIBLY WANT . www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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