{"id":33807,"date":"2019-09-17T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T09:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/?p=33807"},"modified":"2019-09-17T11:05:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T10:05:27","slug":"industry-expert-on-determining-the-locations-of-data-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2019\/09\/17\/industry-expert-on-determining-the-locations-of-data-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"CommScope expert on determining the locations of data centres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alastair Waite, Manager Enterprise Fibre Optic, CommScope<\/em>, discusses the determining factors behind deciding where to locate a data centre<\/em> for optimum efficiency and success. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to geographical area and a data centre\u2019s physical characteristics, location is everything. It\u2019s worth considering, for example, whether the data centre is located close enough to a customer to ensure it delivers minimal latency and maximum experience. Regulatory compliance is also now an essential consideration given that data will be stored on-site and being conscious of local data regulations and how they will impact your business is key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When\nit comes to the potential building itself, there are a wealth of factors to\nconsider. Does the square footage allow for the number of racks and cabinets\nyou\u2019ll require? Thinking further ahead, does the space allow for expansion in\nthe near future? It\u2019s also important to consider the existing infrastructure\nthat the building has in place already. If there is none, then the building may\nrequire retrofitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are all factors that a CIO must consider when choosing between investing in an own-build data centre, or choosing to use the services of a Multi-Tennant Data Centre (MTDC). To a certain extent, the use of an MTDC can reduce some of these planning headaches because forward-looking MTDC\u2019s will have already thought about how to overcome those problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not uncommon for some MTDC\u2019s to have low latency ‘On-Ramps’ for connectivity to cloud providers already built into their white space. MTDC\u2019s are also likely to have purchased real-estate in some of the most densely populated cities around the world, ensuring close proximity to many service providers and large corporate operations, which again enables lower latency.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power supply is also a key factor when determining location. The idea of power planning for a data centre may appear obvious, but Edge data centres have very specific needs. Power redundancy for instance will tend to be a given for traditional data centres. However, at the Edge it can often be too expensive or even, in some cases, unavailable. Applications and services which depend on ultra-low latency, such as self-driving cars, multi-player gaming and virtually everything running on a 5G network, are driving the need for Edge data centres. The functionality for these services will likely be hosted in an operator\u2019s central office, alongside more traditional services, such as FTTH, voice and video. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Edge data centres will connect with an organisation\u2019s regional data centres which will tend to house those applications for which minor delays in access aren\u2019t critical (such as email servers, SMS servers and less well-used video games). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideally, power should enter a facility via a number of different points. Providers should therefore consider whether that facility could be serviced by more than a utility grid. At the same time though, it\u2019s important to plan for the worst. Should a power outage occur, back-up generators should be able to support the data centre for at least 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power consumption should also be considered. While heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) are essential to the smooth running of a data centre, they are also one of the biggest consumers of power; half of all a data centre\u2019s power is currently used on HVAC. It\u2019s important therefore that service providers find a way of ensuring greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free-cooling\nor hot-aisle\/cold-aisle designs, for example, are simple, cost-effective means\nof controlling the temperature within a facility, while temperature sensors on\nracks are an efficient means of monitoring it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alastair Waite, Manager Enterprise Fibre Optic, CommScope, discusses the determining factors behind deciding where to locate a data centre for optimum efficiency and success. When it comes to geographical area and a data centre\u2019s physical characteristics, location is everything. It\u2019s worth considering, for example, whether the data centre is located close enough to a customer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":33808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,1489,93],"tags":[749,10026],"class_list":["post-33807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centres","category-insights","category-top-stories","tag-commscope","tag-edge-data-centres"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33810,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33807\/revisions\/33810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}