Data Center World 2025
Best Practices for Design and Operation of a Data Center
Brevan Reyher (Senior Electrical Engineer, Ramboll)
Scott Wilson (Senior Mechanical Engineer, Ramboll)
Location: Room 202A
Date: Monday, April 14
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Workshop
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All Audiences
This workshop covers the best practices for data center facility layout, physical security, mechanical system selection and operation, electrical system selection and operation, and facility maintenance policies and procedures for a mission critical facility. We review critical facility code, design, and operational standards to specifically address facility conceptual design, space planning, building construction, and physical security best practices.
Takeaway
- Various codes and standards that are utilized in the design of a data center.
- Best usage of square footage for data center operations.
- Physical security best practices for a mission critical environment.
- Why the type of mechanical system in the facility matters.
- Electrical redundancy configurations.
- Pros and cons of a paralleling generator plant.
- Maintaining a critical facility.
- Site reliability and its link to maintenance in the facility.