What data center professional should know about Data Center Facility Audit Services?

     Welcome back! We learn about How Data Center Design Validation can help you avoid costly and devastating mistakes? yesterday. Today we will walk you through the importance of Data Center Facility Audit Service and what data center professionals should know about it.

What is a Data Center? 

     A data center is a space to store and operate information and communication infrastructure. In a data center, there will be power quality controls and backup power system, data communications connections, cooling controls such as air conditioning and fire detection infrastructure and also high levels of security protection. A data center can be just a simple rack with computer equipment or it could be a room or even a building with many cabinets of equipment depending on the scale of business. Hence, depending on the size of the data center, a bigger data center will require higher consumption of power and energy.

Why the need for a third party data center service company? 

     To stay competitive today, one has to be flexible and scalable to manage their data center infrastructure. The question arises, ‘How can you ensure that your data is protected and secure?’ Many companies today employ a third party data center audit service company to help assess, audit, design and certify the data center according to a set of data center standards to ensure all data are protected and secured. Besides ensuring data being protected and secured, third party data center service company assist in cost management, optimizing application performance, overseeing risk and regulation, as well as uptime/availability are upheld accordingly. The third party data center audit service company also helps the data center conform to ANSI/TIA-942 standard. 

How can data center professionals ensure that all its facilities conform to the requirements of ANSI/TIA-942 standard?

     It is through the Data Center Facilities Audit that helps identify any non-conformities due to misinterpretation of ANSI/TIA-942 standards or sometimes due to cutting corners and bad workmanship. Data Center Facilities Audit is a thorough audit that helps verify facilities to adhere to ANSI/TIA-942 standards.

What can data center facilities audit review?

• site location
• architecture
• electrical
• mechanical
• telecommunications and many more

Any data center audit on the ANSI/TIA-942 standard must be conducted by a certified auditor who holds CTEA (Certified TIA-942 External Auditor). 

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