Data Centre Planning

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Data Centre Planning
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Executive Summary
This report is aimed at proposing the different aspects of data center planning for
GlobalNets. The report has identified the various aspects that are in line with the business
requirements. Planning a data center requires determining the specifications and standards
that will serve as the guidelines for designing and constructing the data center. The main
standards that need to be put into consideration when constructing the data center for
GlobalNets include: ANSI/TIA 942-A 2014, ANSI/BICSI 002-2014, Uptime Institute’s Tier
Standard, Regulatory Standards, and Operational Standards. Virtualization of resources has
also been identified as it ensures optimal utilization of IT resources and infrastructure and
reduces operational cost and data center capital. Finally, the report finalizes by identifying the
various security mechanism that need to be implemented in the data center including Access
control, surveillance, among others.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................2
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Background of the Project..........................................................................................................4
Specifications/Standard..............................................................................................................5
Architecture/topology................................................................................................................7
Virtualization..............................................................................................................................9
Security....................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Planning and building a data center is a very crucial process as several aspects has to
be considered including power availability, security, location, among others [1]. The planning
phase is one key phases in the development of the data center because the architects comes up
with plans (logical view, diagrammatic, and documented) of the data center. It is an extensive
process that includes all the necessary noncomputational and computational parameters.
Some of the key factors that should be considered include network equipment and layout,
type and number of servers, and data center management software. Moreover, it entails
ventilation and cooling systems, business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and the
physical facility that houses the components.
Background of the Project
Typically, the data center is the home of applications, data storage, and computational
power needed to support business operations within an enterprise. It is the core to the IT
infrastructure where all content us passed through or sourced. As such, data center planning is
a very crucial process, and scalability, performance, and resiliency should be considered
carefully [2]. Flexibility is another essential factor when planning or designing a data center
because it enables the capacity to support new application and services and allow the business
to take advantage of the opportunities that comes with them. This proposal is aimed at
designing and planning a data center for an IT firm called GlobalNets which is planning to
extend it business and introduce data center services. The company has called for submission
of a standard framework and specifications for building a new data center to provide network
and data services to small and medium size organizations and enterprises. In order to make
the data center fully functional, video, voice, and data services will be provided. The report