DCA
GOOD HOUSE
KEEPING IS NOT
ESSENTIAL IT’S VITAL
Some might be lulled in to a false belief that ‘in
the grand scheme of things’, there are far bigger
issues than cabling when it comes to either
building or maintaining the smooth operation of
a modern data centre, however, it’s important to
remember the old adage that “you are only as
strong as your weakest link” or in this case ‘cable,
writes Steve Hone Operations Director, DCA.
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s a rule, any server must have
unrestricted airflow both in and
out to maximise performance
and prevent overheating. When you
consolidate those same servers into a
42Urack it’s even more important to
ensure airflow is unrestricted and poor
cabling is often the problem.
Let me put some context to this
statement- shut your eyes and picture
just for a minute your perfect data
centre and try to envisage just how
much time was spent in planning and
designing what you are absolutely
confident will be a data centre which
will meet the needs of both your
business and or your customers’ needs
for years to come.
Think about how excited you were when
you looked out your office window to see
a never ending line of trucks pulling up
delivering all the physical infrastructure
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