Standard Data Centre Audit
We use thodologies and input documentation based upon work by ASHREA, BICSI, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that is supported by the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research program.
Interviews with management and key personnel
Review of the general data centre layout
Definition of the data centre Tier and Class, as per the Uptime Institute Standards
Assessment of the IT equipment
Review of data cabling – copper and fibre
Review of data centre lighting
Review of mechanical-, HVAC- and cooling plant systems
Review of the electrical installation, including UPS
Review of the data centre management systems
Review of data centre security
Detailed report of findings, identifying strengths and weaknesses, including a summary of ways to improve and enhance the facility
Premier Data Centre Audit
Our premier data centre audit provides the following additional to the standard data centre audit:
A fully documented space, enclosures and inventory asset database
A comprehensive Computational Flow Dynamics (CFD) analysis to determine optimal airflow and to identify hot spots to provide a thermal profile for remediation, and establishing a baseline for continuous measurement
Review of operational practices - energy, space, thermal, airflow management, zombie servers, power measurement, monitoring systems, management systems and security
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