As technology advances, data centers are becoming increasingly complex, and it’s becoming more challenging to optimize them for efficiency, security, and reliability. There are various types of data center assessments, each serving a unique purpose. Therefore, it’s critical to have an experienced data center service provider, like Premier Data Center Services, to help you conduct a comprehensive assessment of your data center. We’ll explain the most common assessments below.
Five Common Data Center Assessments
1-Power and Cooling
This assessment evaluates the power and cooling infrastructure of the data center. It identifies any inefficiencies in the system that could be leading to higher energy costs and proposes solutions to improve the system’s efficiency.
2-Capacity Planning
This assessment evaluates the current capacity of the data center and identifies any areas where additional capacity may be required. It also helps to determine the best strategy for future growth, taking into consideration factors such as power and cooling requirements, space availability, and budget constraints.
3-Risk and Vulnerability
This assessment evaluates the data center’s security measures and identifies any potential risks or vulnerabilities in the system. It proposes solutions to mitigate these risks and ensure that the data center is secure against physical and cyber threats.
4-Network
This assessment evaluates the data center’s network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers. It ensures that the network is configured correctly, operates efficiently and securely, and can support the data center’s current and future needs.
5-Disaster Recovery
This assessment evaluates a data center’s ability to recover and restore data and systems in the event of a disaster, such as a natural disaster, cyberattack, or hardware failure. It identifies potential risks and vulnerabilities in the disaster recovery plan and proposes solutions to improve the recovery time and minimize data loss. The assessment may also include a test of the disaster recovery plan to ensure that it can be executed effectively in a real-world scenario.
Our Data Center Assessments
Current Site Baseline Analysis
We first evaluate the current state of the data center’s space layout, power distribution, HVAC systems, and operations to establish a capability and risk baseline.
Capacity Analysis
We determine the space, power, and cooling available in the facility. As we’ve discussed, these components can limit a data center’s capacity, depending on the facility’s design and anticipated use.
Risk Analysis
We identify and evaluate potential threats to a data center’s assets, operations, and infrastructure. This includes analyzing the likelihood and impact of each risk and prioritizing them based on severity. The result is a risk management strategy that may include measures to mitigate, transfer, or accept identified risks.
Facility Recommendations
Upon determining the resiliency, capacities, and deficiencies of the data center, we develop recommendations to remediate any deficiencies, improve a facility’s utilization and meet the long-term strategic objectives of the business.
Choose The Right Assessment With Premier Data Center Services
When needing an assessment or audit, you need to choose a data center service provider with experience and knowledge in conducting them. Premier’s team of experts leverages the latest tools and methodologies to provide you with an accurate assessment of your data center. We also provide detailed reports that highlight areas that need improvement and propose solutions that are tailored to your business needs. Also, our Smart Remote Hands service includes inventory management and auditing services to help you maintain your data center’s peak performance.
Contact us today to learn more about how Premier Data Center Services can assist you in conducting assessments and audits to optimize your data center for success.