We've seen it before and so have you: That small 1,000 square foot data center with (4) 30 ton CRAC units. The facility with 20kVA of load and 100kVA of UPS backup.
Oversizing your facility equipment is a waste of money, space and energy.
As a customer, if it seems like your vendor is always trying to upsell you, it's time to find a new vendor.
The days of reckless overbuilding are long gone, but that doesn't mean the growth potential isn't there. You just need the right technology partner. At MonMan, we thrive in environments where we can offer constructive criticism, where we can question convention.
Pay Now? Pay Later? Pay Less!
"Right-Sizing" isn't a new idea; it's been around for a while. Why overbuild capacity now, when you can build just what you need now, and build more later? It makes sense. It's the "lean manufacturing" of the information age. Except, no one told you that expandable unit you bought requires you to build out your infrastructure on Day 1.
And, for many clients, that Day 2 buildout comes in the form of a new facility, major renovation or satellite location, where your expandable infrastructure is useless. Right-sized equipment shouldn't be a way to sell you something else; it should offer you real value and advantages over the standard way of doing things.
Big Picture. Granular Knowledge.
In order to design an effective critical facility, you have to have the big picture. And the big picture is comprised of numerous bits of data such as: building purpose, load size, process information, serviceabliity and more.
At MonMan, we work with you to learn about your process and your organization. We want to see your big picture, and we want to help color it in with our extensive industry knowledge.
There is no right or wrong answer, but, there is an answer for you!
And it's not just industry knowledge, it's decades of learning mechanical, electrical and IT processes. It's our hands-on experience with everything from cooling and power units, to raised floors, monitoring, application and database management.
It's knowing how multi stage compressors can help you, or can hurt. It's knowing if that expandable UPS system really will save you money in the long run. There is no right or wrong answer, but, there is an answer for you!
Feedback.
A technology partnership works two ways. The client should communicate their needs, and the consultant makes recommendations. We strive to continually improve that feedback loop by educating our clients about new technologies that can save them time, energy and money.
Evolution.
The mission critical world has evolved in the past decade, and your choices have never been greater. There is no boilerplate method of cooling a data center anymore. The only thing that has remained constant is who you should choose as your technology partner: MonMan.
