Outages are a major fear for data centers. And for a good reason.

Unfortunately, many companies still roll the dice by purchasing critical power systems,assigning someone internally to keep tabs on the equipment, and simply hoping the system comes through when it needs to. (Spoiler: it often doesn’t.)

Scarce resources, a lack of skilled personnel, and increased edge computing (and the scattered facilities that entails) can mean even data centers with the best-laid plans have unintended outages. As the Uptime Institute survey pointed out, “good design, effective processes, and staff action” can go a long way in terms of outage prevention.

So, what does proper design, implementation, and management of a critical power system entail? At Concentric, our approach includes:

On-site assessment: An in-depth study of the facility gauges specific power needs basedon real-time data. It also identifies the critical assets that must remain operational during a crisis. Plus, an on-site assessment helps to identify and address potential risks.

Bespoke design: Professional engineers consult with data center stake holders to design a critical power system that accommodates the data center’s power needs and seeks to reduce the financial and operational impacts of an outage. One major benefit to this approach is that it provide a through line that ensures a unified approach to each step of the process, as opposed to a piece meal process and the dreaded “design by committee.”

Turn-key installation and support: There are advantages to trusting third-party power system specialists to assess, design, installation, and manage your critical power system on your behalf. Doing so brings greater stability to your operations, frees your team to focus on their roles, and reduces the number of vendors coming into your facility, which has been a legitimate concern during the pandemic.

Proactive service management: Once a critical power system is established, adedicated third-party power specialist steps in to monitor its performance and attend toany repairs, replacements, or fine-tuning as needed. True, proactive service management comes with its own price, but these costs are offset (and then some) by the larger costs incurred by preventable outages.

Replacement cycle management: Every component has an end-of-life timeline. A properly managed power system has oversight to ensure those timelines are being tracked and that key equipment is being replaced (and, if possible, recycled) to avoid outages.Ultimately, the key benefit of a managed power system is peace of mind. That is peace of mind knowing your investments aren’t undermined by preventable soft costs.

If you have any requirements or any kind of query regarding the data center solutions for your applications, feel free to communicate with our dedicated team at any time at marketing@everexceed.com.