Data Center Capacity Planning & Cooling Architecture Design
Data Center Capacity Planning & Cooling Architecture Design
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Project Overview
Project Overview
Design of power distribution, rack layout, and cooling airflow architecture for telecom switching facility. Supported monitoring and operational analysis of critical data center infrastructure systems responsible for maintaining service reliability for banking operations. Work involved continuous monitoring of environmental systems, electrical infrastructure, and network service availability to ensure stable system performance.
Engineering Focus
Engineering Focus
Data center thermal management
Infrastructure reliability monitoring
Critical system uptime management
Other Projects
Other Projects
UPS maintenance
PDU maintenance
Cable management
Engineering Methods
Engineering Methods
Hot aisle / cold aisle airflow analysis
Environmental monitoring of temperature and cooling performance
Incident trend analysis for operational reliability
Tools & Technologies
Tools & Technologies
Infrastructure monitoring platforms
Tableau and Microsoft Excel for data analysis
Incident tracking and reporting systems
Engineering Formula
Engineering Formula
Cooling Load = (Total IT Watts * 3.412) + (Lighting/People/Building Loads)
Total IT Watts: Sum of all server, storage, and network equipment power ratings
Lighting Load: 2 * floor sqft
People Load: 100 * # of persons
Technical Work
Technical Work
Cooling airflow analysis
Hot aisle / cold aisle containment strategy
Power usage estimation
Cable routing and infrastructure layout
Hardware placement optimization
Management Work
Management Work
Coordination with facility engineering teams
Planning equipment accommodation
Layout planning for future expansion
Team Members worked with
Team Members worked with
8 - Engineers
1 - Contractor, 5+ Technicians
1 - DCM Manager
1- HOD
In this project, I directly carried out site assessments and calculations with the contracting company.
Impact
Impact
Improved cooling efficiency
Reduced thermal hotspots
Increased infrastructure capacity
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