Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology 
by Rob Snevely
January, 2002
198 pages
ISBN 0-13-047393-6
Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology is a practical guide to designing a data center from inception through construction. The fundamental design principles take a simple, flexible, and modular approach based on accurate, real-world requirements and capacities. This approach contradicts the conventional (but totally inadequate) method of using square footage to determine basic capacities like power and cooling requirements.
In addition to providing sound design advice, this Sun BluePrints book provides information about a wide range of topics including capacity sizing, site selection, data center environmental considerations, network infrastructures, building code and construction considerations, and hazard avoidance. If you are building a new data center, are retrofitting an existing one, or are working in a data center and simply want a better understanding of these complex environments, you will find this book to be a valuable resource.
This book contains the following chapters:
- Chapter 1, Datacenter Design Philosophy
- Chapter 2, Datacenter Design Criteria
- Chapter 3, Designing a Datacenter
- Chapter 4, Determining Datacenter Capacities
- Chapter 5, Site Selection
- Chapter 6, Implementing a Raised Floor
- Chapter 7, Power Distribution
- Chapter 8, HVAC and Other Environmental Controls
- Chapter 9, Network Cabling Infrastructure
- Chapter 10, Shipping, Receiving, and Staging
- Chapter 11, Avoiding Hazards
- Chapter 12, Environmental Contaminants
- Chapter 13, Codes and Construction
Comments (1)
Mar 31, 2008
Kemer says:
This book remains a classic, one of my favorite Sun BluePrints books. Technology...This book remains a classic, one of my favorite Sun BluePrints books. Technology has moved one, but Rob has captured fundamental principles that are applicable today.