Implementing a data center cleaning program on
a quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis as preventative maintenance is as
essential as preventative maintenance on hardware and equipment. There are
countless types and amounts of contaminants that can hinder the operating
efficiencies of the hardware and equipment as well as the high pressure
laminate access floor within a data center and often times can result in
hardware malfunction and costly system downtime. In addition, improper maintenance on high pressure
laminate access floors as well as vinyl composition tile floors with in a data
center will result in costly damage and premature aging.
Decontaminating
a data center in accordance with ISO Standard 14644 (Class 100,000 .05 micron
particles per cubic foot of atmosphere) has the following benefits:
1)
Elimination
of harmful contaminants and debris that can clog the cooling airways on hardware
and equipment that can result in hardware malfunction or thermal shutdown
2)
Elimination
of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria and airborne particles with a size of 0.12
microns or larger resulting in improved air quality and density
3)
Reduced
static electricity in the data center
4)
Improved
hardware and equipment operating efficiencies
5)
It
prolongs the life of the high pressure laminate floor, vinyl composition tile
floor, hardware and equipment
6)
It
improves aesthetics
Data
center and IT managers should care about the data center cleaning because they
can reduce or eliminate potential costly downtime associated with thermal shutdown
or system malfunction due to dust and debris in the cooling airways, exhaust
fans and circuit boards as well as static electricity.
Data
center cleaning should rank high on the priority list because it’s an essential
preventative maintenance function that can eliminate potential system
malfunction and costly downtime as well as increase the performance and
lifetime of the high pressure laminate floor and equipment. A professional data center cleaning company
is an extra set of eyes that will inspect the data center, especially the
plenum as they provide the service and report any potential hazards such as
heavy rust, bare wires, uncovered electrical junction boxes, frayed cables, zinc
whiskers, etc.
The
biggest challenges for data center and IT managers in regards to data center
cleaning include:
1)
Differentiating
between janitorial services and data center services
2)
Justifying
the costs
3)
Locating
an experienced professional data center cleaning company
4)
Understanding
the benefits of properly maintaining the data center by performing scheduled
preventative maintenance cleaning services
The
data center and IT managers can overcome these challenges by consulting an
experienced professional data center cleaning company that can answer their
questions, provide them a cleaning demonstration and customize a cleaning
schedule to meet their business and budgetary needs.
The
best advice that I would give a data center and IT managers that have a
plethora of similar solutions to choose from would be to:
1)
Ask
and check for customer references
2)
Ask
for a cleaning demonstration (hardware, equipment, access floor, plenum, cable
trays, etc.)
3)
Ask
for a Scope of Work
4)
Ensure
that the data center cleaning company is not using un-trained temporary
employees
5)
Ask
for a customer satisfaction guarantee
6)
Ask
as many questions as you feel necessary
Additional
Information
There
is a significant difference in janitorial cleaning and data center cleaning
that includes the type of equipment, materials, cleaning technique and insurance. As a result, the pricing is significantly
different because of the amount of labor hours involved as well as the cost of
the equipment, materials and insurance. In
order to mitigate risk, professional data center cleaning companies should not
introduce liquid or machines that require liquid to operate in to the data
center.
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