Modular, Pay As You Grow, Data Centers

Trends & Case Study

Current Trends

Re-centralisation of computing facilities

• Virtualisation

• Grid Computing

Willing to spend to save (TCO reduction)

• Modernisation

Pay As You Grow

• Start small

• Low CAPEX

Customers want solution not vendors

Most large DC facilities are running out of power / space

Power and space at a premium in built up areas

Bad News Good News

Credit crunch !

Focus on reducing computing costs

• IT Hardware

• Software

• Physical infrastructure

• Energy

Increased regulation

• Basell II

• SOX

• Cauldicot

• Insurance

• Kyoto

Increased Threats

• Economical

• Environmental

• Physical

Traditional Data Center's

Organicly grown

Mixed technologes

Mixed power densities

• Poor cooling

• Hot spots

Within existing buildings / offices

• Expensive space

• Limited expansion

Poor physical security

• Standard construction

Poor location

Meets little or no industry standards

2000 - For every £1 spent on facilities, £3 was spend on IT

2010 - For every £1 spent on IT, £3 will be spend on facilities

Source – IBM Data

EN1047-2 Fire Resistance of Data rooms

TIA/EIA 942 Telecommunication Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers

EN 60529 Water and dust protection (IP 6 5)

ISO 1182Construction materials behavior to Fire

EN 23093 Fire Resistance classification of construction materials

ISO 14520 Gas tightness of room

EN 1627 Vandalism Security (WK3)

ISO 14644 Dust (Clean room standard)

ISO 17799 IT Security Infrastructure

EN 56709 Raised floor

Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Ensure data protection and audit guidelines

Basel II – Huge implications for Banking, Finance, Brokering, Trading, Insurance etc..

Data Center Standards

Temperature rises > 300°CRel. Humidity up to 100%

Nothing survives within the Data Center (HW, tapes,...)

Water condensation in plenum => shortcircuits

-Environmental Contamination (human hazard): 1 kg PVC burned (at 300ºC) causes 5.800 m³ of acrid gas.

-80% of Fires affecting Data Centers, come from the outside.

Water flooding Risk: ceiling is not water proof.

Fire & Water in Conventional Data Centers

Source – Swiss RE

Flames > 1100ºC

Water Steam emitted by wet materials walls (gypsum and brick walls RF120)> 150 liters of water / m3 of concrete wall

Temperature rises < 50°C (max 70ºC as per EN1047)Rel. Humidity up to 70% (max. 85% as per EN1047)

HW operates normally.Tapes and disk preserved.

Flames > 1100ºC

NO Water Steam emitted as wall materials are dry (no wet material).

NO Water condensation in plenum: Sealed Room.

- NO Environmental Contamination (NO human hazard): NO burning possible as internal temperature is below 70oC

HIGH SECURE DATA CENTER structure (Fire resistant 120 min.)

NO Water flooding Risk: concrete ceiling is not water proof,but Secure Data Centre is.

Emitted steam remains out of theSmart Shelter.

The Solution

30db Reduction in HF EMC Fields.

EN 1047 Testing

Case Study

• Existing data center in converted church.

• Listed building with limited space for expansion

• Customers wanting traditional co-location & hosting as well as bespoke products.

• Limited power on existing site

• Lots of commercial properties with power and connectivity but poor physical structures / security

Problem

Solution• Purchase low cost commercial property with available power.

• Build 100% capacity in electrical and cooling back bone infrastructure.

• Develop modular build and growth model.

• Build data center using high security modular construction methods.

Case Study – The SiteDisused Shoe Factory

Case Study – The Site

Leaking roof with asbestos but solid level floor

Case Study – The SitePhased Design

Chiller &

Generator Compound• Deploy 50% power and cooling capacity with N+1 redundancy plus 100% backbone capacity.

• Install comms

• Build traditional data center for co-location hosting clients.

• Build demonstration custom facility.

• Build NOC, offices & meeting facilities.

• Migrate from existing facility.

• Occupancy threshold or new custom client triggers new build.

UPS & Power

Phase 1

70Racks

Phase 2

70Racks

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

200m2 Data Center Delivered on a truck

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Unloading and Ready to Build

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Laying Room Track & Build Start

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

15m2 Communications Room build in 2 days !

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Building frame for main data center space

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Door frames and panels being installed

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Walls and all cable entry points in place

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Ceiling Installed & Raised Floor

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Lighting, Fresh Air System, Over Pressure System & Cable Glands

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Communications Room and Data Center Complete – Offices to be built round this room at a later date.

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Room complete and ready for internal fit out

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

WK4 Secure Vault Doors with Retina Scanners

Secure cable and pipe access

Chiller and Generator Plant Area

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Fully operational

SmartShelter Built in Warehouse

Plan for warehouse next door – 2 story data center to maximise available floor space.

Mobility & Outdoors locations

• The future is MOBILE:

– A traditional DC does not meet everyone's needs• Short term projects• Disaster recovery• Remote locations• Hostile environments• Space limitations• Expensive real-estate will push DC out of

traditional urban environments

Containerised Solutions

• High security, high density, truly mobile data centre.

• Plug & Play• Containerised DC• Includes:• Precision cooling• Fire Detection & Suppression• Racks• N+1 redundancy

Containerised Data Centers

Fan coils

Fire detection and extinguishing

Racks

Smart Shelter water tight and fire proof internal enclosure

UPS

PDUWater chiller

Containerised Data Centers

Containerised Data Centers

Services & Solutions Available From Zycko

• Data Centre Consultancy & Design• Data Centre Audits• EMI Consultancy & Testing• EMI Shielding Solutions• High Security (modular) Data Centre Construction

• Modular wall systems• Turn key solutions (working with resellers)• Proven track record with 300+ projects

Methodology by PMI

17 Engineers / Project Managers in EMEA, specialised in:

- IT infrastructure (5)

- Electrical and Semicon (5)

- Telecommunications (2)

- General construction and electro-mechanical installations (4)

- Risk Engineer (1)

Official Memberships

REFERENCE CUSTOMERS

Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi

EDS

Contact

Simon BradyDirector

AST UK Ltd5 Cooperage Way Business Village

Carsebridge RoadAlloa

ScotlandFK10 3LP

Tel +44 1259 222322Mob +44 7771 873361www.ast-global.co.uk

Simon@ast-global.co.uk