COMMISSIONING SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE DESIGN PHASE.
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elcome to the age
W of AI. From chatbots and image generators to autonomous agents, the world is becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence and, therefore, reliant on the data centres that host AI workloads. These facilities are the beating heart of the digital economy.
But while headlines focus on megawatts and megadeals, resilience remains the invisible thread holding the whole ecosystem together. This is where independent commissioning earns its keep – not as a final box to be ticked during construction, but as a critical safeguard against failure.
More than a checklist
It can be easy to reduce a data centre to a checklist: power, cooling, racks, and space. But that attitude is simplistic and the simplicity is deceptive. These buildings are among the most technically complex environments in commercial construction today. Modern data centres are built to exacting standards that cover everything from power and cooling to
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COMMISSIONING SHOULD BEGIN DURING THE DESIGN PHASE.
WHY INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONING IS CRITICAL TO DATA CENTRE RESILIENCE
Straightline Consulting’ s Managing Director, Craig Eadie, discusses how independent commissioning is essential to ensuring data centre resilience. fire suppression systems, security, and fibre optic connections. A fault anywhere in the system can place the whole facility in jeopardy.
Every cable, valve and firmware update must function in precise alignment and a single oversight can trigger a chain reaction that leads to downtime, lost revenues and reputational damage. When your customer is a hyperscaler, the stakes are measured in milliseconds and millions. There’ s simply no margin for error.
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