Raging Wire & Critical Power Competency Center
by Square D Critical Power Competency Center

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Published on: 11/01/2008
Type of content: Case Study
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Length: 6
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Overview
Power systems in today’s data centers represent the highest level in optimization for reliability. This is a necessity, since the computer and IT equipment in these facilities and served by these power systems are extremely sensitive to even a momentary loss of power. When a data center has reached the highest level
of reliability, those systems qualify as “Tier IV” systems per the Uptime Institute
classification system, and boast a representative site availability of 99.99 percent.

With all the inherent risks and threats to achieving such a reliability rating, more
and more companies are farming out their data center management to specialized firms. One such firm is RagingWire Enterprise Solutions Inc. (RES), an information technology outsourcing provider for large, data-intensive Fortune 1000 enterprise companies. Founded in 2000, RagingWire specializes in large-scale, high density data centers, mission-critical, back-office IT services and solutions, and shared
service sourcing as a strategic enabler to customers.

Currently, the company owns and operates a 200,000 square-foot, Class “A+” Tier IV facility, where it maintains power and cooling systems engineered to deliver optimum availability.

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