SECURE, DEPENDABLE DATA CENTER FACILITIES

Since Information Technology is critical to a business, most companies have a goal of attaining highly available, stable and efficient systems. This puts a tremendous burden on the data center that supports those systems, because it in turn has to be highly available, stable and scalable to meet ever changing business needs. If systems go offline, business operations are at risk and recovery costs can be immense. Add to that the high costs to build and maintain a data center, and it becomes clear that designing a new or renovated data center is one of the most important technology initiatives an organization will undertake.

Designing a Data Center requires a strategic vision as well as detailed technical and operational expertise. Knowing exactly how this facility fits into the overall business strategy, how it will support disaster recovery objectives, how it meets defined uptime and availability criteria and how it will cost effectively meet operational requirements are only a few examples of the key issues that must be addressed. There are also myriad technical considerations to be addressed: power loads and distribution, cooling loads and air flow, cabling design and management, equipment layout and orientation, physical security of systems and identifying appropriate levels of system redundancy.

DILIGENCE, AUTHORITY ABD GUIDANCE

Data Centers are highly specialized environments. Understanding how to balance between cost, benefit and risk, provide for growth and flexibility to meet future demands, while remaining sensitive to initial capital investment and ongoing operational expense, are critical aspects of the design process. Based on our vast experience in technology strategy, disaster recovery planning, and Data Center and technical infrastructure design, HILDEBRANDT BAKER ROBBINS is ideally suited to assist and advise throughout the process. We look at the technologies to be supported, their intended application and the physical environment to develop an optimal overall design.

Assistance starts early – clients engage us in site selection and lease negotiation activities in order to maximize their advantage in selecting a particular space, help minimize cost, and verify that critical telecommunications service needs will be met. Whether your needs start at the strategic level, or are centered on maximizing infrastructure within an existing facility, you can rely on us for an unsurpassed level of knowledge, ability and service, and a strict adherence to budget and client objectives.

PLANNING AND DESIGN EXPERTISE

Because we are unaffiliated with hardware and software vendors involved in a Data Center initiative, HILDEBRANDT BAKER ROBBINS offers objective, independent advice. We utilize detailed methodologies to create comprehensive designs that account for the unique elements of your systems – redundancy requirements, space and growth planning, communications and networking needs – matched to best-of-breed industry practices for performance and operations management. A long-standing corporate member of BICSI, we employ many RCDD certified consultants - the worldwide certification and gold standard for Information Transport Systems (ITS) professionals who design technology infrastructures and facilities.

IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

HILDEBRANDT BAKER ROBBINS has designed many efficient Data Centers, and is experienced in working cooperatively with space planners, architects, general contractors and engineers to ensure project objectives are fulfilled and the building design optimizes technology functionality. A few of the many factors we consider in effective design are:

Advanced in-house CAD (computer-aided design) software is used to prepare project drawings, enabling detailed coordination with architects and engineers, and translating your technology requirements into practical, buildable designs.