Avoid Failures and Delays on Data Center Capital Projects

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1 Avoid Failures and Delays on Data Center Capital Projects Mustapha Louni Business Development Director Middle East & North Africa December Uptime Institute, LLC

2 The Global Data Center Authority Uptime Institute, LLC

3 Summary Why do capital projects fail? What is Tier Certification and how does it work? What are the common mistakes or deficiencies that lead to project failures? How can companies prepare for project success when considering a Tier Certification? Uptime Institute, LLC

4 New data from surveys and field reports Outages and errors are still rampant 2016 Uptime Institute, LLC

5 Data center projects often fail Uptime Institute, LLC

6 Recent Analysis of 200+ Tier Certifications: Uptime Institute Consultants found system faults in nearly every Tier Certification site visit. The vast majority of even the world s most elite data center sites do not operate as designed/installed on day one. Data center owners comment that the Tier Certification demonstrations were more rigorous than their commissioning program. Tier Certification is a failsafe against a data center that doesn t work day 1, or worse in year Uptime Institute, LLC

7 Why Tier Certification? With multiple vendors, subcontractors, and typically more than 50 different disciplines involved in any data center project structural, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, fuel pumps, networking, and more it would be remarkable if there were no errors introduced or corner cut during the construction process Uptime Institute, LLC

8 Capital Project in North America, 2016 Backup power systems failed during a simulated electrical utility outage. The underlying reason for the failure was a feature engineered into the backup power systems, Owner did not receive training, did not have appropriate knowledge, and had not been informed of its existence, thereby defeating the purpose of the data center Uptime Institute, LLC

9 Capital Project in Europe 2016 Service work on the power systems required placing a screwdriver on a live 400-volt connection. Additional failures discovered, due to incorrect fuse ratings and errors in the building monitoring and automation system. Any of those three issues would have resulted in a service interruption of the new data center Uptime Institute, LLC

10 There is a data center somewhere Uptime Institute, LLC

11 Topology to Certification Review: How Tiers Work 2016 Uptime Institute, LLC

12 Tier Classification System Fault Tolerant Redundant Components Concurrently Maintainable Basic Capacity See Uptime Institute Tier Standard: Topology for more informatio Uptime Institute, LLC

13 Tier Certification Performance-based evaluation of a data center s specific infrastructure, solely performed by Uptime Institute. Ensures that a data center has been constructed as designed, and is it capable of meeting the defined Tier requirements Uptime Institute, LLC

14 Tier Certification: How it Works, Part 1 Data Center Owner Defines Tier Requirement Uptime Institute consultants review 100% of the design documents (electrical, mechanical, monitoring, and automation subsystem) against the Tier objective requirements. Uptime Institute reports findings to the owner, noting any deficiencies. Owner s team revises the drawings to address deficiencies Uptime Institute, LLC

15 Tier Certification: How it Works, Part 2 Uptime Institute consultants evaluate revised design drawings and ensure any deficiencies have been corrected. Tier Certification of Design Documents foil may be awarded at this time. Uptime Institute Consultants conduct a site visit with live system demonstrations, validating performance according to the facility s Tier objective Uptime Institute, LLC

16 Benefits of Tier Certification Insurance for data center facilities investment Protects against loss of weakness in infrastructure Ensures consistent solution Enterprise Recognizes organizational accomplishment Demonstrate to upper management that performance capability is there Managed Service Provider Awards industry achievement Competitive differentiation Reduces or eliminates need for due diligence Uptime Institute, LLC

17 1,000+ Certifications in over 80 Countries Uptime Institute, LLC

18 What goes wrong Avoiding common points of project failure 2016 Uptime Institute, LLC

19 Beware Value Engineering Value Engineering is a construction practice to reduce cost. The practice often leads to changes that compromise the design intent. Common shortcuts that would defeat the Tier objective include: Eliminating valves needed for Concurrent Maintainability Reducing the number of automatic transfer switches (ATS) by consolidating equipment onto a single ATS Deploying one distinct panel rather than two, confounding Fault Tolerance Integrating economizer and energy-efficiency systems in a way that does not allow for Concurrent Maintainability or Fault Tolerant operation Uptime Institute, LLC

20 Leave Enough Time for Commissioning Many problems observed in operational facilities could have been identified and remediated during a thorough commissioning process. The integrated systems testing would have already exercised all of the components as though the data center were operational. Load banks simulating IT equipment should be installed in the data center to fully test the power and cooling. The systems are operated together to ensure that the data center operates as designed in all specified maintenance and failure scenarios. Everything should be running exactly as specified, and changes from the design should be minimal and insignificant Uptime Institute, LLC

21 Guidance for Tier Certification Success Review project schedule and budget to ensure adequate time and finances to complete commissioning Protect equipment stored on site awaiting installation from dirt and construction debris, impact, fire hazards Factory witness testing is performed in ideal conditions rarely seen in practice in the data center. Repeat testing procedures in the data center to ensure no equipment damage occurred during transit and that the equipment performs as expected. Ensure that the building management system (BMS) functions at a basic level so that it is ready to support commissioning activities Uptime Institute, LLC

22 Conclusions There are more ongoing Tier Certifications today than at any point in history Certifications in over 80 Countries. The vast majority of even the world s most elite data center sites do not operate as designed/installed on day one. Tier Certification is achievable if you follow Uptime Institute s guidance Uptime Institute, LLC

23 Questions? Mustapha Louni Business Development Director Middle East & North Africa Uptime Institute 2016 Uptime Institute, LLC