Tier Level RatingA cornerstone in designing data centres is to decide the actual Tier Level rating required for the actual application. Tier Levels are defined in a White Paper issued by the Uptime Institute describing the actual data centre availabilities expected.
The Tier Level mainly defines requirements for critical services such as electrical power supply and cooling supply. However, also other facilities such as building design, safety and security and fire protection are important items to consider.
EngineeringCOWI is the leading data centre design company in Denmark and possesses a large team of engineers experienced in designing data centres and familiar with all specialities required for a complete design.
COWI can undertake green field projects, converting exiting buildings and upgrading of existing data centres to a higher Tier Level and/or capacity. This has been proven by successful projects completed for a number of the large service providers in Denmark, including IBM, CSC, KMD and NNIT just to mention some of the larger players.
COWI is very experienced in assessing existing installations and identifying possible weaknesses and how these may be upgraded to meet today's requirements.
Load CalculationsWith the aim of optimising and coordinating the rating of the different parts of the critical facilities such as power supply and cooling supply, COWI has developed an extensive calculation tool. With this tool the limiting facility, unit or item is identified and thus the tool provides an important factor in identifying how an upgrade can be implemented in the most cost effective way.
Working on Live InstallationsUpgrading existing data centre installations while keeping the data centre alive is a very specialised job. COWI is very experienced in finding ways to complete installations with minimum impact on the existing data centre operations.
This also include cooperation with data centre operating entities and raised floor managers to describe works to be undertaken, describe risks to the business and describe mitigations applied.
