Upon data center facility completion, availability of replacement, spare parts & components is a major concern for data center managers. Manufacturers of data center parts are nevertheless constantly updating their inventory for critical systems. Often times a new part design compatibility must specifically be confirmed for existing equipment. Above all, site downtime and loss of critical space is expensive. As a result, new old stock parts inventory are sourced and implemented into legacy data centers. Likewise DCFT warehouses many parts. Moreover, parts that aren’t are readily available are ordered directly through the manufacturer. Additionally, we recommend new parts based on existing compatibility and desired equipment updates. However, a successful redundancy strategy results in decreased on-site downtime for your critical facility.
Data center spare parts & infrastructure inventory management
- Solid access floor tiles (Concrete, Steel and Wood)
- Perforated access floor tiles
- Clear access floor tiles
- Floor grommets
- SCADA and DCS compliant cable trays
- Floor tile pullers
- Stringers and pedestal bases
- Cages
- Racks
- Aisle containment systems
The anatomy of a data center includes a combination of human operations and essential facility equipment
Managers and maintenance operators understand that 70% of data center outages is attributed to human error. While the remaining 30% includes equipment failure and other circumstances. Therefore, It is critical for maintenance managers to have a redundancy strategy for sourcing equipment and data center spare parts. While ideally equipment resides on-site, the feasibility of storing and tracking parts is a challenge. Most important is being able to quickly source parts for replacement. Altogether, critical facility operations managers and maintenance operators rely on DCFT to be a crucial source of support for equipment.
What is the best practices guide for build out?
- Design and implementation planning
- Avoid unplanned downtime
- Operations & maintenance program (O&M)
- High level of facility automation
- Strive for software defined data center
- Environmental health & safety
- Emergency response strategy
- Energy usage goals and strategy
- Redundancy strategy
- Use of a critical 3rd party equipment partner & provider
Finding Data Center Spare Parts
Finally, choosing a raised flooring system that matches your function requirements is a critical decision. The experts at DCFT are ready to guide you through choosing the correct system and provide the highest level data center accessories & data center spare parts to meet your facilities needs. Contact Us for a quote today.
