Society is
dependent on the flow of electricity and the flow information for
everything from commerce to communications…
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iChoices.com parent, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. (PTS),
is a leading infrastructure solutions provider specializing in highly
available, scalable, redundant and manageable, turnkey solutions for IT
environments from utility-to-desktop.
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PTS has
assembled a highly skilled workforce capable of both facility &
network services and focused on providing high availability solutions for
critical environments. We understand that the only acceptable amount of
downtime is zero. Your job performance depends on it and so does our
reputation.
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The Pieces…
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POWER
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RACK
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AIR
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FLOORING
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Uninterruptible
Power Supply
q Power
Distribution
q Generator
Backup
q Battery
& Flywheel System
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Enclosures
q Open
Frame Racks
q Data
Cabling
q Cable
Ladders
q Power
Cabling
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Precision
Air Conditioning
q Rack-Based
Air Distribution
q Rack-Mounted
Air Distribution
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Air
Distribution
q Cable
Management
q Sub-Floor
Water Detection
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FIRE
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CONTROL
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MONITORING
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SERVICES
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FM-200
q Pre-Action
Sprinklers
q Smoke
Detection
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Remote
Access
q KVM
q Network
Operations Center
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In-Band
& Out-of-Band Monitoring
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Planning
& Design Consulting
q Construction
q Site
Cleaning
q Maintenance
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Uninterruptible Power Supply
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Uninterruptible Power Supply
(UPS) provides the backup power protection required for 24/7 operation. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
has installed UPS systems from the most basic single-phase units in
communication closets to sophisticated, scalable, redundant, 3-phase,
installations in large internet data centers.
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UPS systems provide
continuous battery up time for IT and communications equipment through
relatively short power outages and provide ride-through support for
transfer to backup generators for long-term outages.
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Power Distribution & Conditioning
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Effective power distribution is key to a highly
available Data Center. Conditioning can be in the form of isolation and K
rated transformers (to address harmonic loads), surge suppression and
other protection features.
PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
utilizes various techniques to provide redundant power feeds to create
highly available systems for dual and single cord loads. Methods employed
include Stationary Static Switches, Power Distribution Units (PDU's),
Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS), Automatic Transfer Switches (ATS),
Rack-Based Transfer Switches and more.
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Generator Backup
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The nature of today’s 24/7 business environments
requires a continuous and reliable power supply. An emergency Backup
Generator can provide you with a secondary power source when the primary
power is interrupted. Backup Generators can be fully automatic
systems, which monitor the incoming electricity and provide an extended
secondary power source on loss of primary power.
Backup generator
power systems are designed for your specific needs considering the
voltages and kW requirements. Your backup generator system can be
customized with larger fuel tanks for longer run times, bypass options on
automatic transfer switches for easy maintenance and sound attenuation
enclosures for environmentally sensitive areas.
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Battery & Flywheel Energy Storage Systems
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Energy storage technologies provide the bridge
between short-term UPS power protection and long-term generator backup. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
is equipped to provide installation and maintenance of valve regulated
lead acid (VRLA), wet-cell and flywheel based energy storage solutions.
Each technology
offers certain benefits and must be evaluated on a project-by-project
basis.
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Enclosures & Open Frame Racks
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PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. offers
the next generation, high quality, enclosure solutions designed to meet
the needs of today and tomorrow's networking environment by offering
deeper enclosures, superior ventilation, a robust offering of enclosure
sizes and options and enclosure solutions that are easy to use and
install.
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Power & Data Cabling
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Proper
coordination of power & data cabling are necessary for serviceability
and the ability to adapt to ever changing requirement.
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PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. employs
various strategies from under floor, to overhead cable ladder, to rack
based trough installed cable management schemes depending on the
situation.
UL listed power cables should be shielded in a
flexible, steel conduit encased in a copper shield to prevent electrical
noise (EMI) from other cables and equipment in your data center. By
labeling each cable at each end, you can easily and efficiently pick out
how your computer equipment is cabled.
Where applicable,PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
utilizes Avaya’s, fully integrated, SYSTIMAX® Structured Connectivity
data cabling solutions which provide the highest reliability in the
continued performance of your network infrastructure.
Additionally, by
color coordinating the cables, you can make the initial installation and
future upgrades easier and more efficient.
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Precision Air Conditioning
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IT environment equipment requires rigid
environmental conditions for reliable operation. Precision air
conditioning systems and rack-based air handling systems are specifically
designed for the concentrated vertical heat loads of today’s data
centers.
Precision computer room air conditioners provide
efficient heat removal, superior humidity control, greater airflow, better
air filtration, greater flexibility and expandability, and numerous alarm
and redundancy options.
Don’t
jeopardize your data center by installing comfort cooling air
conditioners. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. will
calculate the proper tonnage, top discharge, bottom discharge, ceiling
hung, floor mounted, water cooled, air cooled or glycol cooled system that
fits your application.
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Rack-Based Air Handling
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Today’s high-density loads provide a unique
situation where the ability to provide increased power for a given load is
curtailed only by the data center environments ability to remove the heat
from that load.
For that reason, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
specialized in providing rack-based air distribution and heat removal
strategies for power dense enclosures and low static pressure access floor
environments.
Rack-based air
distribution units work with an existing precision air conditioning system
to deliver cool air to the equipment contained in a rack enclosure.
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These systems connect into
the raised floor and pulls supply air directly into the enclosure thereby
preventing the conditioned air from mixing with warmer room air before
reaching the equipment.
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The rack air distribution
unit helps to eliminate temperature differences between the top and bottom
of the enclosure. It also prevents hot exhaust air from recirculating to
the inlet of the enclosure.
PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
recommends the rack air distribution unit for rack enclosures with loads
greater than 1.5 kW and can provide airflow for loads up to 3.0kW.
Additionally, it is recommended for raised floor environments where
underfloor air distribution is inadequate for adjacent IT loads.
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Access Floor Air Distribution
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An access floor is actually a floor raised above a
floor. Its purpose is to create a controlled area for wire management
and air distribution.
In today’s computer room environment, many pieces
of electrical equipment are being used. Each requires various power
cords and data connectivity. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
segments the space within the access floor to create zones where cords,
cables and mechanical piping can be routed while still maintaining
adequate clearance to provide adequate air flow through perforated tiles
and/or vents placed throughout the access floor.
The construction
of an access floor is comprised of 24" square and 1 7/16" thick
panels, of various materials, and providing different weigh loading
characteristics. The floor panels can be rearranged at any time to
suit your data center needs.
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Sub-Floor Cabling & Water Detection
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Moisture below
the floor can damage wiring or equipment and cause costly downtime.
A sub-floor water detection system can provide immediate warning. Alarming
can be provided via various audible, visual, in-band and out-of-band
methods.
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Fire Suppression & Detection
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Fire protection & detection is an absolute
necessity for your business’ survival. In the event of a fire,
heat and smoke can, at best, only damage delicate electronic equipment
and, worse, take out the building. A fire protection strategy has two
parts, an FM-200 system that protects the data center equipment and a
‘wet’ or ‘pre-action’ sprinkler system that is used to save the
building. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc. evaluates code &
insurance requirement in determining the best technique for a given
project.
FM-200 is a fire
suppression agent that is quick, clean and effective.
It is people and planet safe given that it has a zero ozone
depleting potential. FM-200 can be dispensed into a room within 10
seconds or less and leaves no particulates or oily residue behind.
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Remote Access & Control
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Whatever the size and
complexity of your IT infrastructure and regardless of platform, types of
connections or existing equipment, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
can build the right solution for access and control of your servers and
other IT devices – anytime you need it, from anywhere.
PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
can design, install and maintain an in-band or out-of-band keyboard, video
& mouse (KVM) solution that will provide multi-user simultaneous
access to all your network infrastructure and can extend this control to
every data center, server room or network closet and where in the world
and at any time.
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Network Operations Centers (NOC)
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The
network operations center (NOC) or command bridge can be as simple as a
single desk with a single user access point or as complex as a multi-user
production and/or monitoring console. In either case, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
can provide solutions to meet the access needs of the environment.
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A NOC production console is a
dedicated location from which multiple user can initiate network
activities and tasks on network assets that may be spread throughout the
enterprise.
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Conversely,
a NOC monitoring console serves as a central monitoring locale for
evaluating the present state of the network and as a logging point for all
alarm conditions.
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In-Band & Out-of-Band Monitoring
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In-band monitoring refers to accessibility of
systems status via the existing network infrastructure. Out-of-band
monitoring refers to the ability to access and/or remotely control systems
independent of the existing network infrastructure. Out-of-band access can
be accomplished via a separate data network or ‘dial-in’ capability of
individual pieces of equipment.
Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) is a far greater
contributor to high-availability than is Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF).
With that in mind, the sooner you know a problem exists, the sooner the
problem can be resolved. With systems that are expected to be up
100% of the time, down time must be kept to a minimum. At a minimum,
facility site monitoring should monitor the following:
q Power
q UPS
q Generator
q Temperature
& Humidity
q Leak
detection
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Intrusion
Systems can be
monitored via a LAN or WAN network and/or can call a pager or cell phone
so you will know the status of your unattended or remote sites.
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Planning & Design Consulting
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Facility and network infrastructure is the
life-blood of the organization. The goal of PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
data center design consulting is to deliver manageable, scalable and
highly available environments for mission critical data networks. Our
methodology combines the business and technology expertise needed to
ensure customer satisfaction from concept through completion.
Let PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
design your data center so it begins and remains a redundant, scalable,
manageable and maintainable facility.
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Construction
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The
construction and/or expansion of a data center must be done right the
first time. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.has years of
experience will guide you through the tedious tasks of computer room
design and construction. If you are expanding, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
will make sure that your existing computer room remains clean and
operational during all phases of construction and startup.
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If needed, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
will work along side your fit-out contractor to assure that your data
center is done in a timely and effective manner.
Let PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.S
build your data center so it begins and remains a redundant, scalable,
manageable and maintainable facility.
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Site Cleaning
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It is imperative to keep the data center
environment clean of any dust and dirt because of the harm that can be
done to the operating systems. Therefore, after data center construction
is complete, we thoroughly clean above and below the raised floor with
particular attention to detail. In addition to post construction
cleaning, regular cleanings are highly recommended throughout the life of
the data center. Our experienced cleaning crews are well aware of
the caution that must be employed in an active data center environment
during the regular cleanings.
Description of services:
q Encapsulation
of sub floor to eliminate concrete powdering
q Systematic
vacuuming to remove dirt, dust and contaminants
q Antistatic
cleaning and machine scrubbing of high pressure laminate raised floor
surfaces
q Damp
wiping of environmental equipment and counter surfaces
q Carpet
cleaning
q Ramp
and tile floor landing waxing
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Maintenance
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When construction of the data center is complete, PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
offers a preventive maintenance service agreement to ensure reliable
operation of the critical systems installed. Since we designed and
built your facility, we have a thorough understanding of these systems.
Therefore, our management and field technicians are in the best position
to provide superior service.
A comprehensive service plan is specifically
designed to provide preventive maintenance, reliable 24/7 emergency
service and corrective service for the data center. PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
will manage the plan through our selected service affiliates
and will contract directly with each supplier of the described services.
A PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
Service Coordinator will be responsible for:
q Develop
an annual preventive maintenance schedule
q Coordination
and tracking of all service visits
q Physical
site inspecting
q Review
of invoices for additional services
q Review
of all service reports
q Resolution
of service issues
Included in the service plan (as applicable):
q Data
center cleaning
q Air
conditioning equipment
q Rack-based
air handling equipment
q Building
HVAC
q UPS
& batteries
q Static
switching equipment
q Free
standing & rack-based power distribution equipment
q Power
& data cable physical inspection
q Infrared
power connection scanning
q Generator
and automatic transfer switch equipment
q Fire
suppression & detection equipment
q Sprinkler
systems
Coordination
& communications can be accomplished via ‘paper trail’ and/or an
online portal.
Let PTS Data Center Solutions, Inc.
maintain your data center so it remains a redundant, scalable, manageable
and maintainable facility.
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