Riptide’s Data center facilities consulting services deliver hybrid infrastructure-ready data centers as an integrated aspect of the enterprise’ IT strategy. We help you determine how many data centers you’ll need, where they should be located, how large, and what type they should be. We probe your strategic options of building and owning the data center, outsourcing it, or using a co-location service. Based on strategy, we develop the conceptual technology basis of design, growth modeling, sourcing options, and cost models. We’ll work with you as your trusted advisor for the entire transformation of your data center facility footprint.
Our data center designs are based on a deep understanding of industry standards and best practices, your IT architecture, overall infrastructure, and business objectives. These factors make up the framework within which we develop the optimal physical infrastructure for your data center, seamlessly merging the physical systems—power, cooling, racks, pathways, cabling, bonding, and identification—with the IT equipment they support, including servers, switches, storage, and monitoring.
Our Data Center Design services include:
• Planning. We perform a thorough analysis of your data infrastructure requirements.
• Designing. Our expert architects will design a data center based on the proposed layout.
• Construction. Our team will ensure that all stages of construction are well managed.
• Consultation. We provide ongoing support long after the project is complete
Key components of the data center that Riptide will implement for you include:
• DC Heating Ventilation and cooling (HVAC) Systems – including aisle containment, in-row vs. perimeter equipment, overhead vs. underfloor air distribution, Water-leak detection systems etc.
• Data center fire suppression systems and other life-safety systems
• DC Power & Electricals – Switchgear, generators, UPS systems and power distribution to the rack, outlet and device power supplies.
• DC CCTV & Physical access control security systems.
• Fire rated datacenter facility doors.
• DC structured cabling, cable trays, and cable management.
• Emergency power off (EPO) circuitry.
• DC Energy management, remote monitoring and control systems.