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Introduction
Data centers are complex facilities that require a unique combination of advanced servers, robust IT infrastructure, and efficient cooling systems. In an industry where competition is fierce, companies strive to deliver high service level agreements (SLAs) with minimal downtime while keeping costs low. BQR is positioned as a leader in this market, offering patented software and professional services that enhance various aspects of data center design, from individual server components to the facility as a whole.
Key Areas of Focus
1. Server Design
Leading companies in the data center industry often manufacture their own servers to achieve optimal return on investment (ROI). However, the server design process presents significant challenges:
Minimizing Design Time: To stay competitive, companies must reduce design time. Design errors can lead to costly delays and multiple design cycles.
Scaling Production Risks: A single data center can house over 100,000 servers. If a design flaw goes undetected, it can result in large-scale production issues, including costly recalls and damage to the company’s reputation.
BQR provides innovative, patent-based software that detects a wide range of design errors and hidden issues. Our circuit simulation for stress analysis identifies stress-related design problems, ultimately reducing design cycles and enhancing server reliability.
2. Redundancy Analysis
High availability in critical infrastructure often hinges on the incorporation of redundancies. These redundancies may involve power supply sources, cooling systems, network switches, servers, and RAID configurations. The TIA-942 standard outlines the necessary redundancies for various data center tiers.
Designing with redundancies ensures fail-safe operations and high service availability, protecting against both natural and human-made disruptions. BQR’s Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) software enables users to allocate subsystem availability during the early stages of data center design and assess availability during later stages. This capability allows for effective comparisons between system designs, ensuring compliance with SLA requirements.
3. Maintainability Analysis and Optimization
The annual maintenance costs for best-practice data centers can approach 3% of their replacement asset value (RAV). For a $1 billion data center, this translates to a direct maintenance cost of around $30 million annually. In some cases, direct maintenance costs can soar to $80 million.
While it may seem straightforward to cut maintenance costs by reducing activities and spare part inventories, such actions can lead to severe financial losses due to service downtimes. An optimization process is crucial to balance performance and maintenance, achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) effectively.
BQR’s software offers a unique blend of technical and financial modeling to optimize:
Spare parts management
Inspection and preventive maintenance schedules
Data center life-cycle costs
Conclusion
Improving data center design is a multifaceted challenge that requires careful consideration of server design, redundancy, and maintainability. BQR’s patented solutions and expert services are designed to help organizations navigate these challenges effectively, enhancing both operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Let’s Talk About Your Needs
If you're interested in optimizing your data center design or have specific project needs, feel free to reach out. BQR is here to help you achieve your goals in reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety analysis.