Design & Engineering

Companies rely on their systems to run their operations. If a system becomes unavailable, company operations may be impaired or stopped completely. We feel it is necessary to provide reliable infrastructure for IT operations in order to minimize any chance of disruption. This is accomplished through a redundancy of communications, air conditioning, and power—which includes emergency backup power generation.The industry has provided guidelines for data center spaces within telecommunication networks, and environmental requirements for equipment intended for installation in those spaces. Effective data center operation requires a balanced investment in both the facility and the housed equipment. The first step is to establish a baseline facility environment suitable for equipment installation. Both standardization and modularity can yield savings and efficiencies in the design and construction
of any facility.Standardization means integrated building and equipment engineering. Modularity has the benefits of scalability and easy growth.At TSG, we like to help our clients plan for growth from five to ten years out using both of these efficiencies. The use of dedicated, centralized systems requires more accurate forecasts of future needs to prevent expensive over construction or perhaps even worse—under construction that fails to meet future needs.We have listed here the data center classifications as provided by the Uptime Institute, a professional think tank and service organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico:• Tier 1 is the simplest. It is consists basically of a server room with single non-redundant distribution paths serving IT equipment
• Basic infrastructure capacity components guaranteeing 99.671% availability.

• Tier 2 fulfills all Tier 1 requirements
• Has redundant site infrastructure capacity components guaranteeing 99.741% availability

• Tier 3 fulfills all Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements
• Has multiple independent distribution paths serving the IT equipment
• Is dual-powered and is fully compatible with topology of a site’s architecture
• Has a maintainable infrastructure guaranteeing 99.982% availability

• Tier 4 fulfills all Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 requirements
• All cooling equipment is independently dual powered, including chillers and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
• Is fault tolerant with site infrastructure with electrical storage and distribution facilities guaranteeing 99.995% availability

At TSG, we have built systems to accommodate any combination of the four Tier requirements. After a complete analysis and assessment based on your critical needs, budget, and the fault tolerance requirements—we will make strategic recommendations. Our experience has put us in the forefront of innovative design and engineering.