POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR EVERY EVENTUALITY
“ For most data centres , failure is not an option ”
— Schneider Electric
This mission critical mindset is becoming an increasingly essential approach for data centre facilities managers and their teams . In a recent whitepaper , Robert Wooley , SVP of Critical Environment Services , and Patrick Donovan , a Senior Research Analyst for the Data Center Science Center at Schneider Electric , wrote that “ Managing and operating a mission critical facility is very different from managing a commercial office building or a factory . For most data centres , failure is not an option . Some liken it to ‘ maintaining an airplane while flying it .’ Today , businesses are often either wholly dependent on their data centre or the data centre is the business .” This month , Data Centre Magazine looks at the current state of data centre facilities management , examining operational best practices , and some of the companies that set the bar for excellence in the field .
POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR EVERY EVENTUALITY
A data centre is a complex , finely tuned instrument . Ensuring reliability , agility and resilience is a top priority for industry operators if they want their facilities to function efficiently and with as little disruption as possible . In order to best pursue this goal , data centre operators can benefit from clearly established policies and protocols .
“ Policy and protocols must be drafted that govern access control , change management and general
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