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Data centre audits
www.greenglobalsolutions.com.au +61 (0) 3 9561 7700 [email protected]
Green Global offers five audit types in order to meet virtually every requirement:1. Basic audit - energy, infrastructure & risk 2. Comprehensive audit - energy, infrastructure &
risk 3. NABERS audit – data centres & IT workload4. Green IT audit - including infrastructure5. IT & infrastructure audit - combination of 2 & 4
With the growth in cloud computing and big data, organisations are faced with difficult decisions to make in relation to ICT requirements. More often than not, the solution is to house a certain amount of IT infrastructure and data in-house and outsource some to a managed services provider or the cloud. The first step in making strategic or operational decisions related to your data centre is to truly understand what you currently have. Further to our advisory services in this area, Green Global Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of audits that would facilitate making an informed decision.
The Comprehensive AuditDuring the auditing process, Green Global will provide a comprehensive checklist of information and conduct a number of site visits leaving data loggers and/or additional measuring equipment in order to determine the capacity, reliability, risk and energy efficiency of the facility including analysis of the following areas:
• Electrical infrastructure• Mechanical and cooling infrastructure• IT loads • Facility layout• Building thermal envelope• Lighting systems• Fire suppression systems
The Basic AuditDuring the auditing process, Green Global will provide a checklist of information and conduct a site visit in order to determine the capacity, reliability, risk and energy efficiency of the facility including analysis of the following areas:
• Electrical infrastructure • Facility layout
• Mechanical & cooling • Lighting systems
• IT loads • Fire suppression systems
Green Global will produce a summary report that will provide an overview of the energy efficiency, risks and other areas for improvements identified with the facility.
NABERS AuditGreen Global are experts in NABERS audits for data centres and conducted the first ever NABERS for data centre audits in the country. NABERS audits can be performed for data centre infrastructure, IT workload and complete data centre environments.
Green IT AuditOur team are specialists in IT Infrastructure and offer a range of IT specific audits to complement our infrastructure audit capabilities. When combined these will provide a holistic understanding of your data centre or communications room. Our IT infrastructure audits incorporate the following:
1. IT Hardware – energy efficiency of the power supplies and physical IT infrastructure2. Software & Server Applications – applications and their suitability to the IT infrastructure3. Virtualisation & Consolidation – advice on consolidation and virtualisation of existing infrastructure
Green Global Solutions is a unique infrastructure and energy services company with a focus on sustainability. We deliver exceptional outcomes through a holistic approach to infrastructure and energy projects that integrate all components of sustainability; commercial viability, people and the environment into every aspect of our work. Working with our clients, we transform their computer rooms and data centres to meet today’s tough bottom-line savings goals in conjunction with regulatory and environmental requirements.
Our Services
• Energy, infrastructure, risk & NABERS auditing• Integrated engineering design• Procurement• Project management• Monitoring • Business cases • Energy management plans & procurement• Infrastructure advisory
www.greenglobalsolutions.com.au +61 (0) 3 9561 7700 [email protected]
The Comprehensive Audit - continued Green Global will produce a comprehensive report (approximately 100 pages) that will provide a thorough understanding of the key aspects of your data centre. These include:
• Comprehensive energy data analysis• Electrical discrimination study• Power quality & reliability monitoring• Heat load analysis• Temperature & airflow analysis• Control systems review• Computer modelling of energy consumption• Heat gain/losses computation• Lighting system review• Analysis of fire detection & suppression system• Risk analysis & mitigation strategies• Government rebates• Business case & financial analysis
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