How to Help Data Centre Customers Scale Faster During an On-Premise Relocation
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As data centre customers and their systems grow, server racks inevitably require changes in terms of hardware as well as on-premise relocation to accommodate that growth. Uptime is always a factor for these companies, so faster scaling is always a concern for DCMs. The goal is to enable faster, more efficient moves where data centre relocation causes limited disruption to the centre overall as well as the client’s compute needs.
Relocating a client’s servers within a data centre requires careful planning and execution. That all starts with creation of a detailed move plan that includes the equipment move sequence, back-up operations during the move, installation & testing, and ongoing operations.
The sequencing plan, which outlines the specific equipment relocation steps, is very dependent on the need of the client in terms of scheduling and operational access. As a consequence, it’s almost like a highly choreographed dance as to how each device will be positioned within the racks and how each rack module will be positioned within the overall raised floor space in a given time frame.
Here is where speed, economy of movement and physical disruption as well as flexibility all converge to enable faster scaling through the use of the right lift servers. Typically in a data centre there are installations with very heavy equipment (massive 15U – switches, Blade frames), which makes installation of the device to the rack nearly impossible without the proper lifting equipment.
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