Data Center Optimization Solutions

The data centre is the single most critical physical infrastructure within today's IT environment. Without the ability to process and distribute data to
the individuals that need it, organizations will quickly shut their doors. New technologies such as blades and virtualization are putting enormous stress on existing data centre architectures. These technologies and others like them make even state-of-the-art data centres, built less than five years ago, inefficient in the way they distribute power and cooling. Organizations are finding they are spending more on power consumption than they anticipated. As a strategic arm of Comtel's consulting and services group, we have a dedicated team of data centre architects ready to assist organizations in streamlining their data centre to provide reliable and secure IT services. Comtel's data centre solutions also support green data centre initiatives.

It is estimated that power requirements for data centres could double by 2012. Power accounts for almost 50 percent of a data centre’s expense. Power consumption, heat and carbon output have increased side-by-side with processor performance increases. Almost 90 percent of data centres were built before 2001 and are not designed to handle the increased power requirements to run the newest IT hardware.

Blade servers, virtualization and other innovative technologies help reduce the amount of floor space a data centre needs, but disrupt the efficient use of power. These dynamics are forcing organizations to balance performance and energy costs within the data centre. Some regions are impacted more by the cost of power than others. Streamlining one's IT architecture can provide significant cost reductions as well as provide environmental benefits.

Comtel's Data Centre, IT Consulting teams, and LEED-certified professionals provide a wealth of experience in assisting organizations streamline their data centre environment to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Comtel’s Key offerings

If you are building a new data centre, moving between centres or rightsizing an existing data centre, Comtel provides offerings for any aspect of data centre change. Below is a high-level listing of offerings available to assist you with your critical physical infrastructure needs.

- Co-location Facilities
- Computer Room Air Conditioning
- Environmental Monitoring
- Fire Protection
- NOC Furniture and Audio/Visual Solutions
- Physical Access Control
- Power Protection and Distribution
- Rack Enclosures
- Raised Access Flooring
- Structural Cabling Solutions (copper and fibre)
- Video Surveillance