Digital Realty Trust Knowledge Library » designing http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:26:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Virtualization and the Data Center, Part One http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/virtualization-and-the-data-center-part-one/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/virtualization-and-the-data-center-part-one/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:41:15 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=1286 Some experts believe that virtualization will reduce the demand for data centers. In the first of this two-part series, Digital Realty Trust CTO, Jim Smith and Mark Monroe of Energetic Consulting will provide an in-depth overview of the key trends and drivers of the growth and penetration of virtualization and its’ impact on the data center industry. During this webinar Jim and Mark will examine and explain a number of issues including:

  • The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
  • The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
  • The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
  • Is every application a “virtual” application
  • Virtualization’s impact on data center demand
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  • The operational definitions of the types of virtualization
  • The status of the adoption of virtualization within the IT community
  • The hidden drivers of storage and virtualization demand (they aren’t necessarily what you think)
  • Is every application a “virtual” application
  • Virtualization’s impact on data center demand

]]> http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/podcast-virtualization-and-the-data-center-part-one/feed/ 0 Case Study: Financial Services and Banking – Power Requirements http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/case-study-financial-services-and-banking-power-requirements/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/case-study-financial-services-and-banking-power-requirements/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:49:49 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=1264 Developing the requirements for a data center are the end product of a firm’s power usage. See how one company’s understanding of power measurement helped them get the facility that they needed.

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]]> http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2010/04/case-study-financial-services-and-banking-power-requirements/feed/ 0 The Applications Driven Data Center http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/10/the-applications-driven-data-center/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/10/the-applications-driven-data-center/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:58:27 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=1079 Normally developing anything to meet a “worst case scenario” makes perfect sense. With data centers this may not always be the case. In this video Michael Manos, Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President of Technical Services, discusses why you may not always want to design to your most restrictive scenario. ]]> http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/10/the-applications-driven-data-center/feed/ 4 Myth-of-the-Month: Data Center Density http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/07/myth-of-the-month-data-center-density/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/07/myth-of-the-month-data-center-density/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:41:43 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=870 This month Jim Smith dispels certain myths surrounding data center density. ]]> http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/07/myth-of-the-month-data-center-density/feed/ 1 The Real Data Center Timeline http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/02/real-data-center-timeline-webinar/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/02/real-data-center-timeline-webinar/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:00:46 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=23 Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President, Chris Crosby, articulates alternatives available to you in designing and constructing your new data center facility. This webinar defines the tasks that are associated with acquiring, designing and constructing a data center facility and the issues associated with each of them. It addresses the degree of risk inherent in each of these options to help assist you in choosing the alternative that best addresses your corporate needs.

]]> http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/02/real-data-center-timeline-webinar/feed/ 0 The Real Data Center Timeline http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/02/real-data-center-timeline-white-paper/ http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/2009/02/real-data-center-timeline-white-paper/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:00:07 +0000 Digital Realty Trust http://knowledge.digitalrealtytrust.com/?p=25 Digital Realty Trust’s Senior Vice President, Chris Crosby, articulates alternatives available to you in designing and constructing your new data center facility. This white paper defines the tasks that are associated with acquiring, designing and constructing a data center facility and the issues associated with each of them. It addresses the degree of risk inherent in each of these options to help assist you in choosing the alternative that best addresses your corporate needs.

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Building a data center is a non-trivial exercise with a great deal of inherent risk if each of the elements that are associated with its development are not fully understood and administered by experienced personnel. The basic components that characterize any data center development timeline fall into five (5) specific areas:

Site Selection and Acquisition
In this portion of the timeline companies must determine their requirements, and identify and procure the physical site.

Design
During the design phase of the timeline, firms must quantify their level of risk tolerance and determine if they want to build the required resiliency into the site. This period also focuses on developing the master plan, schedules, budgets, hiring consultants, contractors and obtaining necessary permits.

Construction
The construction portion of the timeline is the longest of the entire development process. It is also the area most prone to cost overruns and contingency payments due to equipment delays and use of non-standard components and processes.

Commissioning
Throughout the five (5) levels of commissioning all of the systems components are tested at their maximum load volumes and the inter-operability between systems must also be verified.

Close-Out
During close-out all punch list items must be identified and corrected. All operational procedures and processes must be documented and in place, and all support personnel trained and certified.

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