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Resilient data centre selection and design

Get free weekly news by e-mailThe threat of interruption or unplanned downtime can be greatly reduced through the careful choice of location and good design. IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services has provided Continuity Central with a comprehensive white paper which explores the principle design considerations and offers some useful checklists.


The paper includes:

• Data centre selection checklist
• Primary selection criteria – location
• Secondary Selection Criteria – The Building
• Data centre design and construction
• Communications requirements
• Electrical requirements
• Cooling requirements
• Automatic fire suppression
• Environmental monitoring
• Physical security requirements
• Other factors
• Build strategy
• European standard EN1047
• Salutary tales and reminders

Read Resilient data centre selection and design (PDF)

Date: 13th January 2005 •Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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