The Data Center Builder’s Bible: Designing The New Data Center: Specifying, Designing, Building, Migrating to New Data Centers

Every year more and more Information Technology teams are finding themselves needing to build a new Data Center and relocate their current environment to that new site. The massive challenge of building and migrating a Data Center to a new location requires a unique set of skills that are almost never available in a typical IT department. The stakes are huge. Fail in the effort for a seamless – as in invisible – migration can result in anything from a destroyed career to a failed business.

This book is part of a five-book series called The Data Center Builder’s Bible. The series takes you from the first moment you learn (or decide) that a new Data Center project is necessary, all the way through the completion of relocating all the essential technology and applications to the new site and returning your old site to the landlord.

This Book 3 of the Series, “Designing the New Data Center,” is a 300+ page (print version) deep dive into developing the actual Data Center design that will be used to build your Data Center. It covers critical aspects of the design process including:
•Overall layout of the Data Center, covering all functions such as Electrical, Mechanical and Telecommunications Rooms, Office Spaces, an extensive focus on the Equipment Room, etc.
•Designing the Electrical environment, including the electrical system architecture, Power Distribution, Electrical device selection, redundancies, diversities, designing for manageability
•Cooling methods and designs, including Containment for increased efficiencies
•An extensive discussion of the design of the Computer Equipment Room, including room layout, raised and slab floor designs, cabinet and aisle layout, cabinet design, power distribution and cooling alternatives, standards and code requirements
•Wide and Local Network design and how various architectures impact the design of the Data Center
•Structured Cabling design and specification
•Physical Security System requirements and design
•Fire Suppression systems
The approach is not at all theoretical – this book is a practical “how it’s done” guide, based on 30 years of Data Center design, construction, migration and operational experience by the author.