| re and more businesses rely on computers for | | | | that runs the army of computers in the offices |
| the day to day success of their business, | | | | and air conditioning for cooling of the servers, to |
| businesses are packing more computers in to | | | | ensure the servers don't crash. |
| offices, so that each member of staff has a PC | | | | 3. KVM switches, these are the devices that can |
| and is truly efficient. | | | | be used to monitor banks of servers from a |
| This is excellent, as the businesses are investing in | | | | single monitor and keyboard. KVM stands for |
| the Technology, but eventually these businesses | | | | Keyboard, video and mouse. The switches can be |
| will discover they computers begin to run slow, | | | | daisy chained together so that they can control |
| then stop! The reason being, most organizations, | | | | and manage up to 345 servers per monitor, |
| do not invest in the actual computer room, this is | | | | keyboard and mouse. These switches have a |
| the room dedicated to accommodating the | | | | fantastic ROI, as they save money on the |
| servers and where the network infrastructure is | | | | monitor, keyboards and mice that the business |
| terminated. It's just the same as having a Formula | | | | would purchase, as well as the extra expense of |
| 1 car and putting standard unleaded fuel in it, it will | | | | increased air conditioning to reduce the heat from |
| run but the performance will be no were near | | | | the monitors and most importantly save a huge |
| what it should be. | | | | amount of space. |
| An independent survey illustrated this, by poling 50 | | | | 4. Storage of the servers. There are 2 types of |
| top UK manufacturers, only 16 had a dedicated | | | | storage, rack mount cabinets for rack mount |
| Computer Room, that had the relevant security in | | | | servers and open LAN racking units that store |
| place to protect their investment, 3 used what | | | | free standing servers, monitors and keyboards |
| you would call a cupboard to house the main | | | | etc. These units can be arranged, so they store |
| server. 1 in particular stored the server in a room | | | | 20 free standing servers with 1 monitor, KVM |
| 3 feet x 4 feet, with the monitor balanced on the | | | | switch and keyboard controlling them, they are |
| server while the keyboard was on the floor and | | | | modular and more flexible for the ever expanding |
| this was a leading Global manufacturer worth over | | | | computer room and most importantly the most |
| $5 billion! | | | | cost effective solution. |
| To build the ideal Computer Room, you will need; | | | | 5. Air conditioning: If you have ever been in a |
| 1. An access control solution. This can be a simple | | | | computer room when 40 servers have been |
| keypad entry system set a 4 digit access code | | | | running for 2 hours, you will know how much |
| and press the digits to gain access, or a more | | | | cooling they require and this is paramount! |
| complete swipe card system, that logs each | | | | 6. Structured cabling: These are the cables that |
| entry in to the room and sends an email to the | | | | connect each computer and if you were to trace |
| Network administrator when someone tries to | | | | each cable, they would run back to the computer |
| gain access when they don't have the necessary | | | | room and to the server. These are normally |
| privileges. | | | | classified as Category 5e or Category 6 data |
| 2. A false floor or suspended ceiling, either one of | | | | cabling and there are many Global manufactures |
| these are necessary for both structured cabling | | | | of data cabling solutions. |