Dutch Data Center Standards Guide a Dynamic Document to Provide an Overview of All Data Center Standards
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— Dutch data center 2020 Standards guide Why data center standards are key for quality, sustainability and time to market while maintaining continuous growth in digitisation Content 1 The digital economy is the economy 2 Data Center standards 3 Dutch DC standards breakdown and drilldown - Appendices; about, further reading, colophon About Dutch Data Center Standards Guide A dynamic document to provide an overview of all data center standards The purpose of this Dutch Data Center Standards Guide is to provide a good summary of the available standards concerning Data Centers with a special focus on the Netherlands. This is a dynamic guide which will be continually edited and updated. We also realise that this document is far from complete and it is our goal to expand this document in time. This is the first version of this guide and was published January 2020. We are open to any remarks, corrections and suggestions. If you have any please do contact us via the email [email protected]. THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IS 1. THE ECONOMY 1. Everything is data driven Everything is data driven The world is rapidly changing due to digital transformation 1. The digital economy is the economy More and more revenue through digitisation: top priority to go along with By 2022, more than 60% of global GDP1 will be digitized with growth in every industry, driven by digitally enhanced offers, operations and relationships. Management of each organisation must place digital transformation at the top of their priority list. All that happens online originates from data centers. Figure: Digital Economy Model - DDA, DHPA, ISPConnect, The METISfiles, 2020 1. Data center growth is inevitable Digitisation puts more trust in data centers The ever-increasing digitization of our society and economy requires more and more data centers. The speed in digital transformation is putting pressure on the delivery of new data centers. We need the growth of data centers to also control the use of energy. Centralizing IT in data centers saves energy: Cloud computing brings much better utilization of computer power next to the increased efficiency in running the data center facilities. To ensure the quality of new data center facilities while speeding up and inproving the building process at the same time requires professional data center standards. Despite the enormous growth in data, energy consumption has remained stable worldwide DATA CENTER 2. STANDARDS 2. Data Center Standards To ensure that you are doing everything possible to keep it that way The data center is a dedicated space were your firm houses its most important EN 50600-2-1 information and relies on it being safe and accessible. Best practices ensure that you Building Construction are doing everything possible to keep it that way. Best practices mean different things to different people and organisations. This guide will focus on the best EN 50600-2-2 practices applicable across all types of data centers, including enterprise, colocation, Power Distribution and internet facilities. EN 50600-1 EN 50600-2-3 General Concepts Environmental Standards must be followed when designing, building, and operating your data center, Control but a standard is the minimum performance requirement to ensure life safety and EN 50600-2-4 energy efficiency in most cases. A data center is probably one of the most expensive Telecommunications Cabling facility a company ever builds or operates. Should it have the minimum required by Infrastructure standard? It is clear from past history that standard minimum is not the best practice. EN 50600-2-5 Security Systems EN 50600-3-1 Management & Operational Information Figure: EN 50600-X Structure 2. Data Center Standards The EN 50600 is the European data standard framework EN 50600 standard EN 50600 represents the first European standard that uses a holistic approach to make comprehensive specifications for the new construction and operation of a data center. It defines requirements for the construction, power supply, air conditioning & ventilation, cabling, security systems, and defines criteria for the operation of data centers. Created by CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization), EN 50600 offers various degrees of freedom, and can to a certain extent be understood as a modular system. First and foremost, EN 50600 represents a standard that is applicable during the construction of new data centers. It defines the assessment reports and analyses that are necessary in advance of the design and construction work. NEN-EN 50600-1: A) describes the general principles for data centres upon which the requirements of the EN 50600 series are based; B) defines the common aspects of data centres including terminology, parameters and reference models (functional elements and their accommodation) addressing both the size and complexity of their intended purpose; C) describes general aspects of the facilities and infrastructures required to support data centres; D) specifies a classification system, based upon the key criteria of “availability”, “security” and “energy-efficiency” over the planned lifetime of the data centre, for the E) provision of effective facilities and infrastructure; F) details the issues to be addressed in a business risk and operating cost analysis enabling application of the classification of the data centre; G) provides reference to operation and management of data centres; introduces the concepts of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for resource management of data centre facilities and infrastructures. The following topics are outside of the scope of this series of European Standards: 1) the selection of information technology and network telecommunications equipment, software and associated configuration issues are outside the scope of this European Standard; 2) quantitative analysis of overall service availability resulting from multi-site data centres; 3) safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements (covered by other standards and regulations. However, information given in this European Standard can be of assistance in meeting these standards and regulations). 2. Data Center Standards The EN 50600 is the European data standard framework EN 50600 EN 50600-1 EN 50600-2 EN 50600-3 EN 50600-3 EN 50600-4 EN 50600-1: Information technology - Data centre facilities and infrastructures – Part 1: General concepts EN 50600-2-1: Building construction EN 50600-2-2: Power distribution EN 50600-2-3: Environmental control EN 50600-2-4: Telecommunications cabling infrastructure EN 50600-2-5: Physical security EN 50600-3-1: Management and operational information EN 50600-4-1: KPIs - Overview and general requirements EN 50600-4-2: KPIs - Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ISO/IEC 30134-2 EN 50600-4-3: KPIs - Renewable Energy Factor (REF) ISO/IEC 30134-3 EN 50600-4-4: KPIs - IT Equipment Energy Efficiency for Servers EN 50600-4-5: KPIs - IT Equipment Energy Utilisation for Servers EN 50600-4-6: KPIs - Energy Reuse Factor EN 50600-4-7: KPIs - Cooling Efficiency Ratio TR 50600-99-1: Energy management - Recommended Practices TR 50600-99-2: Environmental sustainability - Recommended Practices 2. Data Center Standards The EN 50600 summary of availability classification & comparison Availability of overall set of facilities and infrastructures Overall data center Overall data center Overall data center Overall data center Data center space Cabling type facilities & infrastructure - facilities & infrastructure - facilities & infrastructure - facilities & infrastructure - Low Medium High Very High Availability Class 1 Availability Class 2 Availability Class 3 Availability Class 4 Availability Class Computer room space Inter-cabinets EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 2 EN 50600-2-4 Class 3 EN 50600-2-4 Class 4 Intra-cabinets EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 Infrastructure 1 2 3 4 Adjacent cabinets EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 EN 50600-2-4 Class 1 Monitoring & control EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 Multi-path Multi-path Office style cabling EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 Single-path Multi-path Power supply/ distribution (resilience provided (resilience provided (no redundancy (fault tolerant even Control room space Office style cabling EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 En 50600-2-2 by redundancy by redundancy of components) during maintenance) of systems) of systems) Monitoring & control EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 Other spaces Office style cabling EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 EN 50173-2 Monitoring & control EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 EN 50173-6 Source: Cabling requirements for different data center spaces and availability classes (Source: EN 50600-2-4) - CommScope, 2016 Multi-path 50600-x TIA-942-A ANSI/BICSI 002 Commercial Assessors EN Uptime ANSI/B ANSI/T Single-path (resilience provided 50600 Institut ICSI IA 942- Single-path ISO e's Tier 002- B 2017 Environmental control No specific (resilience provided by redundancy (no redundancy All DC facilities & All DC facilities & Mainly Power & 22237 std 2014 EN 506000-2-3 requirements by redundancy of of systems). Scope Cabling only of components) Infrastructures Infrastructures Environmental Control components) Allows maintenance during operation European Standard v x x x Building + + construction Europe/Internatio nally applicable by Design Electrical + + + Regional Application using ISO/IEC United States United States International standards as Design