R&M, the globally active developer and provider of high-end infrastructure solutions for data and communications networks, recommends obtaining infrastructures with all core elements for computer rooms from a single source. R&M’s CMO Andreas Rüsseler describes the business model in detail in the latest R&M specialist magazine CONNECTIONS No. 63.
The model starts at the fundamental stage of the construction and manufacture of computer room infrastructures. R&M advocates bringing together racks, cabling, enclosures, and all other core elements for computer rooms from the very beginning.
Design-build for computer rooms
Integrated infrastructure solutions from a single source save time and effort. Infrastructure elements no longer have to be defined and put together individually. Production is carried out according to the design-build approach and delivery is made just in time and ready for assembly to the construction site. The software for Data Center Infrastructure Management can also be integrated accordingly.
In contrast to turnkey or container solutions, data center operators and project managers remain flexible with this procurement model. Furthermore, infrastructure solutions can easily adapt to local, architectural, or organizational conditions. R&M ensures smooth running with its own supply chain, in-house sourcing, and global production facilities with central production control.
The specialist magazine CONNECTIONS No. 63 also reports on the trend towards hybrid data centers and the forthcoming migration to the fastest data transmission with 800 Gigabit Ethernet. New products that can be used to increase the density of fiber optic cabling in data centers are also presented. Information about new solutions for building networks and outdoor cabling as well as the topic of aerial deployment also feature in the latest specialist magazine.
