How VESDA Smoke Detection Works - Data Center Knowledge. $32.7 million IU Data Center to be unveiled; anchor for growing technology park. Last modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 2, 2009 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Data Center, a $32.7 million facility designed to ensure the safety and security of IU's most prized networking, computer processing and data storage equipment, will be formally dedicated on Thursday, Nov. 5, with a ceremony that will include remarks by IU President Michael McRobbie.
Photo by Chris Meyer IU's new $32.7 million Data Center will house supercomputers Big Red and Quarry while also being able to withstand a F5 tornado. The center dedication is set for Nov. 5. Print-Quality Photo Hundreds of guests are expected to gather on the Bloomington campus to celebrate and tour this new facility that will support teaching, research and administration on all Indiana University campuses while also increasing IU's competitiveness for research grants.
The public event will take place at 3:30 p.m. at the Data Center, located at 2737 E. 10th St. in Bloomington. Why Use a Central Data Center? Energy Efficiency Most of the power used by a data center is dedicated to computing and cooling.
A measure for data center energy efficiency is the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), a ratio of power dedicated to computer equipment versus cooling. A higher number is less efficient, a lower number is more efficient. For example, a data center with a PUE of 3 means that for every $1 in power dedicated to computing, it takes $2 to cool the computers. U.S. For more information For more information about obtaining space in a U-M data center, contact Data.Center.Information@umich.edu Reliability and Redundancy Tier Levels Data centers are classified by tiers as defined by the Uptime Institute. U-M Data Centers Tier 1: Modular Data Center U-M's Modular Data Center (MDC) provides Tier 1 data center service. Tier 2: Brick-and-mortar data center storage at the Michigan Academic Computing Center (MACC) The university offers approximately 37,564 square feet in traditional data center space.
Uptime Institute. Atd.uptimeinstitute.com/PDFs/TierStandards.pdf. As an integral part of its expanded Tier Program, the Uptime Institute is pleased to offer the Accredited Tier Designer curriculum.
This course is developed, delivered, and maintained by Uptime Institute Professional Services. This curriculum represents the Uptime Institute's first education initiative with a detailed, engineering focus. This curriculum is distinct from its Site Uptime Seminar Series, which approach Tiers and other data center issues from a management perspective.Accredited Tier Designer Information: This course will provide instruction to design professionals, in the context of real-life designs, on practical application of the Tiers, including common issues and misconceptions.
The benefits of the Uptime Institute’s Accredited Tier Designer endorsement are: This course is open to licensed professional engineers. This is intensive 3-day course focusing on materials and concepts of a technical nature, and culminates in an examination.