In a recent piece for Data Center Knowledge, Phil Rafferty discusses the three considerations organizations should look at before they embark on a new data center, and how getting a clear picture of what already exists can help determine if building a new data center is indeed the right option. Ninety percent of the world’s data was created in the last two years, and more than...
Read MoreData Specialties Inc. once again participated in the Data Center World Global Conference for 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The theme this year was Data, Automation and Scale: Building and Managing the Data Center of the Future. ...
Read MoreWhat 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreToday, 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...
Read MoreData 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...
Read MoreAt 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...
Read MoreData 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...
Read MoreAn integral component of any data center design accounts for the geographic risks a site may pose. These can be seismic or weather related. One of the highest risks, however, is common to every data center: fire. Given the heat, equipment and electrical systems concentrated within each center, the possibility of a fire is a constant concern. Data Specialties Inc. makes smoke detection and fire suppression...
Read MoreData 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 data center monitoring capabilities that our clients need to ensure that their...
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