by AF 0820 f3 — August 23, 2010—Panduit Corp., a global leader in Unified Physical Infrastructure (UPI) based solutions, is partnering with IBM to bring large modular, plug and play data centers to market, according to a recent announcement. Enterprise Modular Data Centers (EMDC) are large modular data centers designed in smaller, standardized modules with the capability to plug in additional capacity over time as needed, such as power and cooling. This approach enables clients to bring new, highly scalable data centers online three-to-six months sooner than a custom designed version, notes the company.
Panduit UPI-based solutions leverage an optimized physical infrastructure as the foundation to enable convergence across communication, computing, control, power and security systems. These end-to-end solutions drive operational and financial advantages across the enterprise, allowing businesses to improve reliability, reduce costs, heighten agility and support sustainability initiatives.
Panduit shares IBM’s vision that data centers can be constructed in a flexible way with the ability to scale on-demand and significantly reduce initial capital and operating costs. By teaming with IBM on the EMDC initiative, Panduit is helping enterprises deploy sustainable technology infrastructures that defer up to 40 percent of the capital expense and 50 percent of the operational expense until capacity is required, according to the company.
Solutions from Panduit’s complete line of High Speed Data Transport (HSDT) products provide the LAN and SAN infrastructure for the EMDC. Panduit QuickNet pre-terminated fiber and copper solutions are an ideal fit for the unique infrastructure requirements of enterprise data center solutions such as IBM’s EMDC, where highly reliable and scalable cabling infrastructure must support high density and mission-critical network applications.
Providing up to 96 fiber and 48 copper connections in a single rack space, cassette-based QuickNet assemblies maximize the use of valuable EMDC real estate while allowing rapid, error-free installation to ensure the highest level of performance. Panduit Net-Access and new Net-SERV cabinet systems house active and passive IT assets and deliver energy efficiencies through shared thermal and cable management concepts. When deployed as an integrated solution, Panduit HSDT and cabinet systems for EMDC applications enable data center managers to optimize airflow and reduce energy costs by 25 percent or more.
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