Written by 59 experts and reviewed by a seasoned technical advisory board, the Data Center Handbook is a thoroughly revised, one-stop resource that clearly explains the fundamentals, advanced technologies, and best practices used in planning, designing, building and operating a mission-critical, energy-efficient, sustainable data center. This handbook, in its second edition, covers anatomy, ecosystem and taxonomy of data centers that enable the Internet of Things and artificial intelligent ecosystems and encompass the following:
SECTION 1: DATA CENTER OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLANNING- Megatrends, the IoT, artificial intelligence, 5G network, cloud and edge computing- Strategic planning forces, location plan, and capacity planning - Green design & construction guidelines and best practices- Energy demand, conservation, and sustainability strategies- Data center financial analysis & risk management
SECTION 2: DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES- Software-defined environment- Computing, storage, network resource management- Wireless sensor networks in data centers- ASHRAE data center guidelines- Data center telecommunication cabling, BICSI and TIA 942- Rack-level and server-level cooling- Corrosion and contamination control- Energy saving technologies and server design- Microgrid and data centers
SECTION 3: DATA CENTER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION- Data center site selection- Architecture design: rack floor plan and facility layout- Mechanical design and cooling technologies- Electrical design and UPS- Fire protection- Structural design- Reliability engineering- Computational fluid dynamics- Project management
SECTION 4: DATA CENTER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGIES- Benchmarking metrics and assessment- Data center infrastructure management- Data center air management- Disaster recovery and business continuity management
The Data Center Handbook: Plan, Design, Build, and Operations of a Smart Data Center belongs on the bookshelves of any professionals who work in, with, or around a data center.
Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Sustainable Data Center Strategic Planning, Design, Construction, and Operations with Emerging Technologies
Chapter 2: Global Data Center Energy Demand and Strategies to Conserve Energy
Chapter 3 Energy and Sustainability in Data Centers
Chapter 4: Data Center Architecture and Infrastructure
Chapter 5 Cloud and Edge Computing
Chapter 6: Financial Analysis, ROI and TCO
Chapter 7: Managing Data Center Risk
Chapter 8: Software Defined Environment
Chapter 9: Computing, Storage, Networking Resource Management in Data Centers
Chapter 10: Wireless Sensor Networks to Improve Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Chapter 11: ASHRAE Standards & Practices for Data Centers
Chapter 12: Data Center Telecommunications Cabling and TIA Standards
Chapter 13: Air Side Economizer Technologies
Chapter 14: Rack-Level Cooling and Server-Level Cooling
Chapter 15: Corrosion (Contamination) Control for Mission Critical Facilities
Chapter 16: Rack PDU for Green Data Centers
Chapter 17: Fiber Cabling Fundamentals, Installation and Maintenance
Chapter 18: Design of Energy Efficiency IT Equipment
Chapter 19: Energy Saving Technologies of Servers in Data Centers
Chapter 20: Cyber-Security and Data Centers
Chapter 21: Consideration Of Microgrids For Data Centers
Chapter 22: Data Center Site Search and Selection
Chapter 23: Architecture: Data Center Rack Floor Plan and Facility Layout Design
Chapter 24: Mechanical Design in Data Centers
Chapter 25: Data Center Electrical Design
Chapter 26: Electrical: Uninterruptible Power Supply System
Chapter 27: Structural Design in Data Centers: Natural Disaster Resilience
Chapter 28: Fire Protection and Life Safety Design in Data Centers
Chapter 29: Reliability Engineering For Data Centers Infrastructures
Chapter 30: Computational Fluid Dynamics for Data Centers
Chapter 31: Data Center Project Management
Chapter 32: Data Center Benchmark Metrics
Chapter 33: Data Center Infrastructure Management
Chapter 34: Data Center Air Management
Chapter 35: Energy Efficiency Assessment of Data Centers using Measurement and Management Technology
Chapter 36: Drive Data Center Management and Build Better AI with IT Devices as Sensors
Chapter 37: Preparing Data Centers for Natural Disasters and Pandemics
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