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Understanding Data Center Tiers

What is a data center Tier? The Telecommunications Industry Association, in 2005, published the Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers (ANSI/TIA-942) and since then has been amended in 2008 and again in 2010, giving Data Centers 4 Tiers. Tier 1 being the most basic and Tier 4 being the most redundant, complex and expensive. Here is a basic breakdown of the Tiers: Tier 1 = Non-redundant capacity (single...

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Data Center Security

A company’s data center  is the lifeblood of its operations. Data Specialties Inc. recognizes that the information stored and continuously passing through the data center represents our clients’ most valuable commodity. Our data center security systems help protect the data from intrusion or theft. Data Specialties Inc. incorporates proven and reliable structural components into our clients’ data centers. The benefits of our designs and the reliability...

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Data Center Network Cabling and Communications

Today, a company’s voice and data networks are the conduits by which transactions are completed, decisions made, strategies enacted and records kept. Such mission-critical voice and data systems must be professionally installed, upgraded and protected. Data Specialties Inc. appreciates how important voice/data cabling is and secures ongoing training and certification in the latest equipment and installation methods provided by our partners and vendors. Data Specialties Inc. inspect...

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Data Center Monitoring (DCIM)

Data Specialties Inc. incorporates proven and reliable systems into our clients’ data centers. We also understand that the operation of the facility itself will have the greatest impact on uptime, which means that those systems will need a human interface. For that, data centers require state-of-the-art monitoring systems. Whether onsite, remote 
or co-location, we provide the monitoring capabilities our clients need to ensure that
 their data...

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Data Center Cooling

Data center electrical systems, as well as the computers and other equipment they supply, generate thousands of watts of heat. Using computational fluid dynamics, Data Specialties Inc. excels in pinpointing the sources and flow of heat within a data center and installing the mechanical systems necessary to keep the facility running within a safe, cost-effective and manageable temperature range. Data center cooling is critical for...

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Data Center Maintenance

At Data Specialties Inc., our work doesn’t end after we have designed and built your data center. We understand that systems provide reliability, but the true key to uptime is the proper maintenance and operation of the facility. Data Specialties Inc. provides preventive maintenance to provide the support needed to ensure a fully operational facility at all times. No company has more experience supporting the reliability...

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Data Center Construction

As the final stage in our data center design/build projects – or as a construction management contractor – Data Specialties Inc. provides turn-key services to meet the client’s performance requirements and to deliver a facility built to the approved design specifications. Today's mission critical facilities provide for around-the-clock performance, 365 uninterrupted days a year. Data Specialties Inc. brings each client the experience of completing projects nationwide,...

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Data Center Pre-Construction Services

Data Specialties Inc. has found that proactive involvement during the pre-construction phase has the greatest potential influence on a project's final outcome. At the core of our pre-construction service, approach is the belief that your project will benefit from our years of experience. Data Specialties Inc. has had the opportunity to learn from every project we've been involved in over the past 23 years, and we...

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Data Center Design

Working with the engineering community, Data Specialties Inc. provides professional data center design/build drawings and specifications for the construction of the client’s new, expanded, consolidated or relocated facility. Data Specialties Inc. data center design and construction documents include technical details, schedules, diagrams and specifications necessary to set forth the requirements for construction. The guiding principals of our design philosophy provide for a modular, scalable approach in...

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Data Center Assessment

You have questions, and we have answers. Data Specialties Inc. provides a full line of data center assessment services that give you control over your data center facilities. Our team of data center professionals has the experience and expertise to identify issues and risks related to your operation. We can also point out all of the things you and your team are doing right. Our consultative...

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