In a world driven by artificial intelligence (AI), high performance compute (HPC), technology, cloud/colo, datacenter, edge or “hybrid” solutions are front-and-center in the operations of virtually any organization. With all the changes in technology platforms, it is not surprising that data storage technology is evolving just as rapidly, making “Hybrid” data center solutions more stressful decisions that IT and facilities executives face.
At BRUNS-PAK, we work to relieve that stress.
BRUNS-PAK is a company of facilities and IT professionals who create robust design/build solutions for mission-critical cloud/colo/datacenter/edge solutions that balance ultra-reliability with QoS demands, storage challenges, environmental responsibility, energy efficiency, capex control, and OPEX options. We have a legacy of over 6,000 successful data center projects throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe that have included cloud, colo, onprem, edge, and “Hybrid” solutions.
The increased use of technologies including the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) have created a large demand for processing massive amounts of data at a faster rate. Explore the data center facility impacts (A/MEP) associated with HPC/AI, how to optimize data center energy efficiency in deploying HPC/AI, specific data center facility infrastructure solutions for HPC/AI, and the trends associated with planning and managing HPC/AI.
OnPrem Data Centers:
Centralized locations where computing and networking equipment is built to collect, store, process, and distribute large amounts of data.
Edge Compute: De-Centralized locations where IT processing is "closer to the edge".
On-demand availability of computer system resources without direct active management by the user.
Power distribution models for mission critical facilities, simulating the integrity of the system.
NFMT 2024
Mark Presenting: “Data Centers, High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence”
On Wednesday, March 13 at 4:20PM – 5:20 PM Eastern
Baltimore, MD
NFMT Presentation 2024 PDF
7×24 Exchange International Conference
June 9 – June 12
Grande Lakes, FL
SC 2024
Supercomputer Conference 2024
November 17 – November 22
Atlanta, GA
AFCOM 2024
Data Center World 2024
April 15 – April 18
Washington, DC
AFCOM Presentation 2023 PDF
Mark S. Evanko, Principal, BRUNS-PAK Mark is the principal and one of the original founders of BRUNS-PAK. BRUNS-PAK’s 45+ year/6000+ project experiences in design/building high technology data center projects serve as the basis for the evolution of the ultra-reliable facility. Mr. Evanko continues to actively participate as a BRUNS-PAK project director integrating facilities with information systems in developing technically proficient solutions for the client. Over the years, Mark has chaired BRUNS-PAK’s business partner affiliations with major computer manufacturers and other major Fortune 500 service providers including: Dell, Accenture, IBM, OnX, The Gartner Group, CDW, Converge, Deloitte (Collaborations), AECOM, CBTS, DataSpan, WWT, Carter Validus, Vicom, SGI, Sine Nomine, SBC Consulting, and Cloudify. The business relationships have been founded on providing a technically proficient, ethical, and cost effective consulting service that avails the client to alternative “state of the art” solutions.
The data center industry is being challenged with the deployment of high performance compute (HPC)/artificial intelligence (AI) arrays. The power densities per cabinet have ranged in 2024 from 25 – 100 kW. The overall power densities per cabinet have exceeded the existing data center MEP capabilities. BRUNS-PAK has addressed and deployed modular scalable “IT/facility” solutions for the evolving HPC/AI data center community.
The data center worldwide community is being impacted by the tremendous increase in demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The AI applications many times translate to high performance compute (HPC) densities of 25/40/60/80/100 kW per rack. The critical function is to optimize the scalable deployment.
BRUNS-PAK’s information technology/architectural/
BRUNS-PAK’s client wanted to understand the short and long term “options/concepts/budget estimates/schedules” associated with their short/long term IT mission of deploying HPC Tier 0/I critical production applications. The BRUNS-PAK “IT/A/MEP” process was able to develop a comprehensive set of HPC short/long term IT/facility requirements that evaluated total cost of ownership of:
Cloud | Colocation | Enterprise | Disaster Recovery | Network | Hybrid Solutions
See BRUNS-PAK’s recent global presentation:
High Performance Compute (HPC/Artificial Intelligence)
In today’s world, businesses must identify entirely new strategies for the secure management of operations across a hybrid architecture composed of multiple public and private cloud providers, applications suppliers, and internal data centers.
We utilize program methodology and process for delivery of data center services that integrate short and long term IT plans with facility infrastructure.
Designing, engineering, constructing, and commissioning advanced computing and technology facilities.
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| Here’s What it’s all About: |
| A Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company, with worldwide manufacturing, production and distribution facilities, engaged BRUNS-PAK to develop and design/engineer a global “best practice, state of the art, modular, scalable, flexible solution” for the enterprises emerging demands. |
| The Challenge: The Client’s global operations necessitate the need for IT solutions in often demanding environments. To respond to market demands, these typically require fast-track deployment. BRUNS-PAK was engaged to develop a modular, scalable and flexible solution that could be configured to meet the specific application need utilizing standardized components, suitable for installation in a variety of environments with minimal on-site construction, to provide rapid availability worldwide. |
| The Activity: BRUNS-PAK designed and engineered a self-contained rack enclosure that provides power, cooling, fire protection, BMS and security for the IT hardware that can be configured to meet varying Levels of Reliability. The units leverage existing rack-mounted UPS systems together with available in-row cooling technology. Clean agent fire suppression is provided together with a variety of security system options; ranging from key locks to the latest biometrics. |
| The Results: Working with manufacturers/vendors, BRUNS-PAK developed a ‘best of breed’ non-proprietary modular-scalable cost-effective worldwide solution. The ‘typical’ module can be configured from three to twelve IT racks; with redundancy options from ‘N’, N+1’ to ‘2N’ and capacity from 5kW to 60kW. Additional modules can be added as and when needed for growth. Deployment requires minimal on-site construction; power supply and heat rejection. Units can be installed virtually anywhere; warehouses, office space and on exterior pads. |
| How it Turned Out |
| “The cost to deploy this ‘Edge’ solution is less than 40% the cost of the traditional IT solutions deployment” |
Provide a prefabricated/pre-assembled modular, scalable self-contained rack enclosure that incorporates Power, Cooling, Fire Protection, BMS, IT Infrastructure and Security that is adaptable to a variety of Levels of Reliability and Redundancy.
‘Drop-and-Go’ solution, with Global availability, suitable for robust environments with minimal local infrastructure modifications that offers a cost effective, repeatable solution with speed of deployment
*A NEMA-4 rated enclosure providing solutions from 5kW to 60kW, with three levels of reliability and redundancy, configurable from 3 to 12 IT rack enclosures.
*A manufactured component that can be ordered / delivered worldwide, that is ‘plug-n-play’ and can be installed in non-Data Center spaces (warehouses, office space, outdoors)
