Electricity is a top agenda item for datacentre operators. The UK grid continues to demonstrate its inability to self-heal and keep running without incident. There is simply not enough energy generation or storage capacity built-in to the grid. Robin Koffler, MBA CDCEP, Thamesgate
The main power protection for critical equipment within data centres comes from an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Typically, consultant engineers design the electrical infrastructure and then specify a UPS system that meets the required standard for power availability. There are various manufacturers and multiple
We live in a true information age now with cloud services taking a firm precedent over traditional IT networks. Terms like big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber security and cloud are frequently used when talking about the surge of information in
The National Grid has been struggling with demand this winter and there have been warnings that the Grid’s capacity to supply electricity will be at a seven-year low due to power station closures and breakdowns such as the fire at Didcot B last
Battery backup and generator systems are used everywhere from hospitals and IT datacentres to small UPS systems for backing up office PCs. PASS managing director Barry Atkins asserts that batteries need regular maintenance and checking to ensure that they are working correctly, that
Modern data centres are complex systems that need to operate within tolerances if their owners and/or users are to extract maximum efficiency and the best possible value from the IT infrastructure they contain. Dave Wolfenden from Mafi Mushkila explains
The beginning of 2015 sees the launch of a new distribution agreement between Finning UK and Ireland and Baselayer, a provider of modular data centre infrastructure. The new agreement builds on Finning’s current offering within the data centre industry, which includes the supply
In implementing and operating every data centre, from the smallest to the largest, IT professionals face a wide and ever-expanding range of challenges. Putting in place a coherent physical and power infrastructure, made up of elements that work harmoniously together is, says Paul
Facility teams and data centre managers know that to survive in a world where low cost cloud infrastructure dominates, they need to cut costs to the bone. The hardest thing to cut has always been the cost of cooling. As air temperatures creep
David Hughes, head of ABB’s Power Products division in UK and Ireland, takes a look at the EU’s tightening ecodesign legislation and explains how ABB’s amorphous core dry-type transformers already exceed the energy efficiency demands for Tier 2 standards that will be introduced
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