Data Center
In this era, information and technology operations within a company is perhaps the most important aspect. Company depends on its own information system to ensure that business keeps running. If that system is inaccessible, company’s activities may come into a halt. To prevent that from happening, company must establish a reliable data center to keep the risks at minimum.
As everyone is better informed about data center quality, organizations (private and governmental) are paying more attention to accessibility in various conditions, safety, its impact toward environment, and adherence to certain standards. Company expects to be able to access their data under various circumstances, even in a disastrous event. They also want to keep their data in a safe environment to avoid possible security breach. Environmental impact is also a main concern these days. Such centers usually need very controlled physical settings. One of its main issues related to thermal or temperature control. It often consumes abundant amount of power. However, modern centers employ new technology to control temperature so it will not waste too much energy.
Accredited institutions provide certain standards for the design of data center. One of the most common standard systems is Tier standards. There are four tier levels in this system. Tier I includes one non-redundant distribution lane and non-redundant critical capacity parts. Tier II includes characteristics in previous level and adds redundant critical capacity parts as well as isolation and removal of critical capacity parts from service. Tier III includes characteristics in previous level with onsite energy generator systems, dual powered IT equipments with two redundant UPS feeders, and assorted separate distribution lanes serving critical loads for equipments. Tier IV includes characteristics in previous level and adds division for critical component parts and distribution lanes, assorted distribution lanes that are separated and active, as well as continuous cooling. The expected data accessibility is greater as the Tier level is higher.
Maintaining a center that meets those requirements is very costly. Organization can opt to buy or lease a data center. There are several institutions offering data services for organization that does not own one. NEX Datacenter is one these institutions. This company is Tier III center that has partnered with various enterprises across Indonesia to provide them secured and greatly connected IT operations. This center offers high level infrastructure that is energy efficient, very adaptive, highly accessible, and secured with strong power supplies as well as intelligent detection and suppression of fire. This center built its customer base on reliable, flexible, and transparent service delivery.