Datacenter Global Switch

Global Switch designs and operates their data centers on a N+1 basis. This means that Global Switch provides one standby unit in addition to the normal (N) operational requirement. Where one primary main power feed is normal, Global Switch provides two separate feeds. Where one standby generator unit is required, Global Switch provides an additional backup. To Cyso Managed Hosting N+1 is the minimum standard for its data center choice.

• primary HV power provision
• LV switchboards for power provision to the room
• 800 watts/sq m power for a typical data room
• on site sub-stations
• standby generators with a minimum 24 hours autonomy at full capacity
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
• sufficient fuel on site to run for days, together with priority re-fuelling contracts
• planned preventative maintenance programmes
• process oriented engineers and on site controllers available 24x7

• Room Air Conditioning Units (RACU's)
• regulated humidity within a constant range
• chilled water HVAC system with no environmentally hazardous refrigerants
• flexible chilled water arrangements to cater for Direct Piped and Down Flow Air Conditioning Units
• adjustable floor grills to achieve balanced air flows
• planned preventative maintenance and 24x7 on-site engineers
• critical Service Level Agreements (SLA's) on cooling provision

• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus systems (VESDA™)
• environmentally-friendly gas suppression systems using Argonite or Inergen
• gas and smoke extraction in conjunction with pressure relief systems
• fire alarms and wet-pipe sprinkler systems in ancillary areas
• fire detection and suppression systems linked to BMS
• on-site 24x7 monitoring

Global Switch manages and monitors all their critical building services using highly sophisticated Building Management Systems (BMS).

• audio and visual alarms in the event of discrepancies from the 'norm'
• customer infrastructure interface to monitor individual room/suite systems
• monitoring and management of power, cooling and humidity
• power monitoring for consumption statistics and billing
• leak detection from cooling systems
• generation of system performance and facility data