On-Demand Architecture for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure

Large Data Centres

Small & Medium Data Centres

Computer Rooms & Closets

David BlumanisAPC, Data Centre Consultant, Asia Pacific

Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI)

Essential foundation

of reliability

You have a large NCPI investment

Cooling Equipment: 6%

Power Equipment: 17%

Racks: 3%

Engineering &Installation: 19%

Space: 17%

Electricity: 27%Service: 13%

Typical 10 yr lifecycle TCO from $80K to $140K per rack

Source: APC White Paper #6

Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure Challenges

• Rapid changes in IT technology

• High density

• High operating/service costs

• Increasing availability expectations

• Server consolidation

• Regulatory requirementsIn response, APC is changing the way the world designs, installs, operates, manages and maintains Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure (NCPI)

The Business Value Equation for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure

Availability Agility

TCOValue

x=

What are the barriers to improving value by 10x?

10 XAvailability Agility

TCOValue

x=

• Equipment Reliability

• Mean-Time-To-Recover

• Human Error

Your entitlement: Reduce downtime by 90%

80% less

50% less

Case Study of Downtime Failures

Root Causes

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

EquipmentFailure

Human Error ConstructionRelated

DesignRelated

ExternalCauses

Consistent with Surveys which attribute 60% or more of failures to Human Error

Standardisation enables improved availability

• Modularise• Pre-test systems in the

factory• Hot swappable• Pre-Integrate Power-

Cooling-Rack Management & diagnostics

• One-Time Engineering• Unique training

requirements• On-site assembly• On-site testing• Custom programming

Standardise To Eliminate

Standardisation accelerates learning at all levels, reducing human error and increasing availability

Availability

TCOValue

x=

• Speed of Deployment

• Ability to Scale

• Ability to Reconfigure

Your entitlement: As much as 10 x the agility

100% easier

80% less time

100% easier

10 XAgility

Data Centre traditional design

• The Design Concept is built on standardised parts that can be scaled to meet the need?

• Construction Design incorporates a “Lego Block” approach of pre-engineered components?

• Construction is mainly done in a factory instead of on-site?

• Commissioning tests pre-integrated infrastructure systems.

What if……

20% lessAvailability Agility

TCOValue

x=

• Capital Cost

• Electricity Costs

• Service Costs

Your entitlement: As much 20% overall NCPI TCO

10% less

30% less

30% less

Waste due to oversizing

Reference: APC White paper #37

The Business Value Equation for Network-Critical Physical Infrastructure

Availability Agility

TCOValue

x=

Brayton International“ InfraStruXure™ gives control of the power to the IT professional. I can allocate the power the way I want to, without calling in an electrician.”

INDUSTRYManufacturing

APPLICATIONNew data centre

REQUIREMENTAdaptability and control

Markus M. Hill, Director, Technology & Information Services

High Point, NCUnited States

Olympus Corporation

“ Above all we wanted to avoid having to spend a fortune on initial costs before the server room was even filled.”

Masashi AsanoAssistant ManagerInformation Systems DepartmentTokyo, Japan

INDUSTRYTechnology

APPLICATIONNew server room

REQUIREMENTScalability

ADCS Inc

INDUSTRY

Finance

APPLICATION

New data center

REQUIREMENT

Higher availability with lower total cost of ownership

Cliff Rittel

Director of IT

Poway, CA

United States

“ With InfraStruXure™, the total cost of ownership was much lower. This was the deciding factor.”

Avon Old Farms School“ With only two systems people to support the entire campus, it’s an immense help to have such an easy-to-manage solution as InfraStruXure™.”

Deb CaseDirector of Information Technology Avon, CT

INDUSTRYEducation

APPLICATIONNew data CentreREQUIREMENTAbility to manage with limited personnel

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