Defining the 16 Elements Considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©.

Our President and Principal Engineer, Mark Evanko has been proving himself a thought leader in the Data Center Solutions community for many years. We are beyond excited to use this Blog platform and Social Media to bring you his thoughts and BRUNS-PAK’s proprietory information, recently presented in his Presentation, Data Center: In House – Outsource –Optimize Options at AFCOM 2014. There is much value in this presentation but if you missed it or haven’t the time to sit through the video, we would like to highlight some major points here on our Mission Critical Data Center Blog. Below are the 16 Elements considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Each week we will be defining an “element” one by one, in the order below. We hope to give you this information in a way that you can easily digest and follow along with us for awhile. #databrainsunite #solutions @BRUNS-PAKdata

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

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Defining the 16 Elements Considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 1, Facility Infrastructure

We would like to begin our weekly highlight of  the 16 Elements considered in the Data Center Hybrid Solution©, as defined by our President and Principal Engineer, Mark Evanko. Each week we will be defining an “element” and this week we will elaborate on the first element, Facility Infrastructure.

Mark has outlined a list of key items that fall within the Facility Infrastructure Element.

Facility Infrastructure:

a. Architectural

b. Civil

c. Electrical

d. Fire Protection (EPO Code Change) – Update NEC/NFPA vs. Factory Mutual

e. Mechanical – CFD Models

f. Security

g. Site

h. Structural

i. Geographic Regional Considerations….. i.e. Southwest hurricanes, western earthquakes, etc.

To watch a video of him presenting and discussing these items in more detail, please visit the AFCOM video in our Media Center. Below is the complete list of elements, next week we will look at the second element, Energy Efficiency. #databrainsunite #solutions @BRUNSPAKdata

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 2, Energy Efficiency

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develope a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #2. Energy Efficiency.

2) Energy Efficiency

A. ASHRAE 9.9 – Higher Inlet Temperatures

B. Why pay for electrical consumption for mechanical cooling?

C. CFD Models

D. Heat Wheel

E. 400v AC/DC

F. DCIM

G. Virtualization of Servers

H. Higher efficiency computer equipment

I. March 14, 2014 – Federal data center efficiency legislation passes US House of Representatives

J. LEED – New data center guidelines

  • Written to save “dollars” and be more green
  • Office of Management and Budget to create a strategy
  • DOE and EPA to study server and data center efficiency trends
  • New “data center energy practitioner program”
  • New “metrics”
  • Data center LEED guidelines – NEW

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 3, Computer Hardware

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #3, Computer Hardware.

3. Computer Hardware

A.Higher Efficiency

B.”Flash” storage announcements

C.Virtualization

D.High performance computing impacts – All critical?

E.Scalability/Modularity/Flexibility

F.Water cooled to the chiller

 

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16)  Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element #4, Cloud Internal / External

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #4, Cloud -Internal/External.

4. Cloud

A. Managed services

B. Internal vs. external

C. Migration to the cloud

D. Impact of returns

E. Moves/adds/changes

F. Trouble shooting

G. True “partner” of equal financial stability – San Diego 2013 cloud provider “30 day notice to vacate”

H. Downtime: Who Pays?

I. Security Breach: Who Pays?

J. Terms and conditions (Legal Beagles!!!) 2014+

K. Senator Menendez – New Jersey – Sponsoring new legislation 2014 – fines

L. Speed to delivery of applications

M. “Candidacy” of applications

N. The 2014 / 2015 / 2016 contract language for cloud contracts

O. Critical vs. non-critical data

P. Moves/adds/changes

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

 

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 5, Disaster Recovery

Good Morning! This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #5, Disaster Recovery

5. Disaster Recovery

A. Hot or cold

B. Recovery time

C. Internal disaster recovery data centers vs. external “leased” disaster recovery centers

D. Lease terms and conditions for availability

E. Government regulations for uptime – banking/healthcare/etc.

F. Active testing

G. Guarantee of “space” when needed?

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 6, Co-Location

Hi there! We have been cruising right through these elements, please feel free to post comments or questions or contact us directly. We are very excited to share this information as we know if all elements are considered you will truly have a unique and comprehensive solution for your data center.

This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

So this week lets look at Element #6, Co-Location

6. Co-Location

A. Leased data center constructed space

B. Capex schedule of delivery minimized

C. ROI – see total cost of ownership – 3+?

D. Other tenants? – Impact of security

E. Downtime: Who pays?

F. Security Breach: Who pays?

G. Terms and conditions (Legal Beagles 2014!!!)

H. Senator Menendez – New Jersey sponsoring legislation 2014 and beyond

I. Financial strength of service providers – see Cushman Wakefield survey of “economics” 2014 report.

J. Moves/add/changes

 

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we have covered and/or will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Data Center Hybrid Solution©. Element 7, Migration / Relocation

Good Morning! Moving right along through these elements, please feel free to post comments or questions or contact us directly. We are very excited to share this information as we know if all elements are considered you will truly have a unique and comprehensive solution for your data center.

This week we will post the content from Mark Evanko’s presentation outlining the 16 Elements one should consider in order to develop a complete and appropriate Data Center solution. Mark’s theory is simple, if anyone who needs to plan the next steps or creation of a data center solution looks carefully at these 16 items, based on their specific needs and requirements, this system can act as a roadmap to pinpoint a proper solution. BRUNS-PAK can of course help!

 

So this week lets look at Element #7, Migration / Relocation

7. Migration / Relocation

A. Move existing or buy/lease new?

B. Asset swap outs

C. General hardware life cycle ± 3-4 years?

D. Maximize uptime

E. Multiple phases

F. Consolidation strategies

G. Physical cost vs. planning costs

H. Impacts of the network

I. Move it? – Plan to migrate back? – Resume update

 

Here is the full list of 16 Elements we have covered and/or will be reviewing one by one over the next weeks:

Defining the Mix of “Elements” (16) Considered in the Data Center Solution

1. FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE

2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY

3. COMPUTER HARDWARE

4. CLOUD Internal/External

5. DISASTER RECOVERY

6. CO-LOCATION

7. MIGRATION/RELOCATION

8. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

9. MODULARITY/SCALABILITY /RELIABILITY

10. COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORK

11. SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

12. PERSONNEL

13. CAPEX vs. LEASE/OPEX

14. CONTAINERS

15. GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE/UNIVERSITY/NON-PROFIT

16. LEGAL REPERCUSSIONS

Copyright © 2014 BRUNS-PAK 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Mark Evanko Throw Back, Presenting Design Build Solutions for Mission Critical Data Centers

Throw Back to November 2017!

NFMT Orlando Presenter

Mark S. Evanko

Principal 
BRUNS-PAK

During Mark Evanko’s more than 30 years of experience in the mission critical marketplace, he has addressed financial/technical specification, design-through-construction progress, and overall project management. He helps enterprises in industry, academia and the public sector create robust design/build solutions for mission-critical data centers. He is a regular presenter at many national data center and mission critical conferences and has established business partner developments with AT&T Consulting, Deloitte, Agilysys, Accenture, IBM, Cisco, EMC, Mainline, Alcatel-Lucent, AECOM and Jacobs Engineering.

 

http://www.nfmt.com/orlando/education/speakerdetails/Mark-S-Evanko–72

The amazing companies that have chosen us for their Data Center Design and Data Center Construction

This time of year is about reflection and giving thanks and we always say that our clients are the best and the brightest organizations in the world! We can tell you all of the reasons WHY these firms have chosen BRUNS-PAK to aid them on their Data Center Design and Data Center Construction projects….. but today we’d like to feature WHO has chosen our Data Center Services and Solutions. Simply because the integrity and reputation of these organizations speak for themselves. #goodchoices #thankyou

https://www.bruns-pak.com/clients-partnerships/client-list/

 

Request for Data Center Evaluation and Requirements Analysis

Hi there! Just wanted to share an observation…We get Requests for Information (RFIs) for all sorts of things over here at BRUNS-PAK, through our website. https://www.bruns-pak.com

But the most common (and our very favorite RFI) is when a Data Center needs a consultation. A brief conversation, or a once over…. usually an evaluation and requirements analysis. An evaluation defines what the data center facility is, explains the technical options and compares your facility to others in your industry. We look at Space, Capacity and Infrastructure. And the Requirements Analysis determines how your business strategy will impact the facility requirements among other things.

With so many years of experience; our team has plenty of knowledge to share and there is never an obligation when you submit an RFI. But quite often, by the time your Data Center Decision Maker reaches out to us, you need help yesterday! And we are here just for that and we respond with blistering speed.

This is when our people upstairs at BRUNS-PAK can get involved and do what we do best….provide you with the latest and greatest Data Center Solution for your organization; and an inquiry becomes a trusted client relationship #thanks #datacenter #solutions

Data Center Capacity Planning, Mobile Data Growth

Mobile Access is Driving New Demand for Smarter Networks and More Intelligent Data Center Architecture

Big data often seems to dominate headlines in IT publications. Few trends carry as dramatic a potential impact on business processes, with data-driven decision making becoming de rigueur across departments in all enterprises. But for IT, an even more important trend continues to build momentum, threatening to rewrite many of the rules for data center design and management — mobile data growth.

Global mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013, reaching 1.5 exabytes per month by December 2013, up from 820 petabytes per month at the end of 2012.1 Mobile data transmissions now represent over 18x the total traffic traversing the entire Internet in 2000. While mobile devices continue to grow in terms of processing power, their true potential for both business and consumer applications comes from their ability to connect users anywhere and anytime to data located in data centers around the globe. This developing ‘anywhere, anytime’ approach introduces a whole new set of rules for data center management, including increasing demand to move information among data centers integrated in hybrid architectures in order to provide optimized user experience through localized points-of-presence.

Of course, many organizations have already begun to address the demands of mobile access and its attendant ‘anywhere, anytime’ use cases. However, the usage patterns we see today only minimally represent what many experts foresee in the future.

In the latest update of the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, networking giant Cisco predicts2:

  • Mobile data traffic will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 61 percent from 2013 to 2018, reaching 15.9 exabytes per month by 2018, up from 1.5 exabytes per month currently
  • By 2018, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed 10 billion, exceeding the forecasted global population and averaging 1.4 devices per person
  • By 2018, network traffic generated by tablet devices will reach 2.9 exabytes monthly, nearly double the total mobile network traffic today
  • The penetration of smart mobile devices will reach 54%, up from 21% at the end of 2013, but only 15% of the connections will be at 4G speeds. Of note, a typical 4G connection generates nearly 6x more traffic than a non-4G connection, meaning that mobile growth could spike even faster if 4G penetration accelerates

These forecasts indicate a dramatic uptick in demand for mobile connectivity, a demand easily explained as users get more comfortable connecting to data from mobile devices and experience the advantages that real-time connection to data, in all its forms, can provide. Of particular note for many organizations is the explosive growth in demand for video content, which is expected to continue to accelerate across applications for the foreseeable future.

For CIOs, the mobile data explosion is creating rapid escalation of demand for flexible, scalable, high-performance data center capacity that can swiftly be commissioned to meet both organic demand growth in existing application portfolios as well as sudden increase of demand resulting from new application deployments to meet new customer or internal business requirements. For example, retailers are increasingly using in-store video monitoring tools to predict traffic at registers to better manage service levels. At the same time, retail deployment of more sophisticated mobile shopping applications is growing exponentially.

As applications for everything from transactional commerce to customer service, logistics and finance move increasingly online, many traditional approaches to data center architecture built on proprietary, on-premise facilities are being challenged. Few organizations will avoid the need to construct hybrid architectures that integrate cloud, colo, on-premise, POD and modular designs into a multi-faceted environment that can easily address emerging capacity, reliability and cost-efficiency demands.

How BRUNS-PAK Can Help

Over the past thirty-five years, BRUNS-PAK has evolved its proprietary design/build methodologies to integrate the evolving array of strategies and tools available to data center planning teams, resulting in the BRUNS-PAK Hybrid Efficient Data Center Design program. Through an iterative process that acknowledges both rapidly changing IT requirements and their associated facilities infrastructure needs, this program delivers a strategic approach to addressing the evolving capacity and complex networking requirements created by the explosive growth in mobile data traffic. Through our expanded consulting services group, and well-established design/build services team, BRUNS-PAK is uniquely positioned to assist customers seeking to create a long-term strategic direction for their data center that ensures an infrastructure able to support real-world demands in an increasingly mobile age.

For more information, contact Jackie Porr at 888.704.1400 or via email at jporr@stage-14xghe2.dream.press.

Coffee Talk with a Data Center Engineer

Name: Brandon Evanko

Title: Project Engineer

Role at BRUNS-PAK: Brandon’s role in his words is basically a Hybrid between Operations, Sales and Business Development. He gets to take calls, work (learn) the technical side, and be a Brand Ambassador for the next generation of BRUNS-PAK.

 

Me: What do you love about what you do?

Brandon: There is a lot to love about what I do. There is the meaningfulness of carrying on the legacy of our family’s business. There is the technical nature of what we do…I am kind of a nerd at heart and I enjoy being an apprentice, learning the engineering…the ability to understand how to build a Data Center. Also there’s the love of being a part of something bigger than just me.

 

Me: What has been your favorite project to work on to date? Why?

Brandon: Would have to be the Design/Build of The Metropolitan District Commission’s Data Center. I was able and excited to see some of the Design stage and was onsite through Construction and commissioning.

 

Me: What is the most common pitfalls/issues you see from our clients when they come to BRUNS-PAK for our services or to your department?

Brandon: Probably the most common issue is when potential clients have failed to plan for the future capability of their Data Center. Many have built their Data Center for today and yesterday but have not planned for the future. They then have to look at Cloud vs. Security Issues, Tear Down etc. Company’s need to have a modular, scalable approach when thinking about design and build for a data center.  Data centers are inherently dynamic in how they change.  By allowing for modularity, you can piece together additional power and cooling without having to tear down the whole building and starting from scratch.  Designing for that modularity allows scaling to current business needs to go that much more smooth.

 

Me: Where do you see the future of Data Centers heading in the next 5 years or so? And beyond?

Brandon: I see a real progression in the utilization of renewable energy. I think in the future that the majority of power and Data Centers will be run by renewable sources.  Especially with major players such as Google, Apple and LinkedIn pushing the envelope in that regard, I believe that it will lead for all the other players to follow suit.  When technology catches up and allows renewable energy to be as efficient and cost effective as fossil fuels, data centers will have an extra incentive to go renewable.

 

Me: Common misconception of Data Center Engineers?

Brandon: I have to say that perhaps a lot of the stereotypes are pretty true. We’re not all anti-social but about 90% may be! I heard a joke that you can tell who is a Social Engineer cause when he talks he’s staring at your shoes not his own!

 

Me: What sets BRUNS-PAK apart from the pak? (see what we did there?)

Brandon: The ethical nature of BRUNS-PAK, the timely/prompt response to clients. Our reputation and track record. Also Mark Evanko President of BRUNS-PAK sets the tone and sets himself apart from the pack. I think its just how we do business… we are a smaller, privately held organization in which our clients can reach Mark or their point of contact at 8pm on a Saturday night for example. I think that resonates with people and they know that is valuable.

 

Me: Do you actually drink coffee?

Brandon: Yes, I have one cup of black coffee a day in the AM, then a pre workout caffeinated beverage to go to the gym called LIT or C4 in the evening.