Top Considerations for Addressing Data Center Facilities Management Risks
Uptime Institute recently published “Top Considerations for Addressing Data Center Facilities Management Risks,” a guide for reducing data center risks in enterprise IT organizations . The guide comprises 14 top considerations useful for designing and running an enterprise-grade data center facilities management program. The full guide is available for download on the Uptime Institute website.
Areas of discussion include:
- Monitoring and Managing Staff Overtime
- Managing a Critical Spares Inventory
- Maintaining a Reliable Diesel Fuel Supply
- Developing Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs)
- Regular Execution of Site Drills
- Executing Against a Procedure-Based Control Methodology
- Establishing a NFPA 70E Compliant Safety Program
- Completing Short-Circuit Coordination Studies & Arc Flash Assessments
- Implementing Battery Monitoring Systems
- Preparing a Formalized Training Curriculum
- Invoking Maintenance Program Best Practices
- Enforcing Access Control & Vendor Supervision
- Performing Regular Integrated and Key Systems Testing & Validation
- Building & Integrating Robust Change Management Protocols
