Rodrick Gorden's blog ::Well-Planned Data Center Transformation Effort Delivers IT Efficiency Paybacks, Green IT Boost for Valero Energy

Rodrick Gorden's blog ::Well-Planned Data Center Transformation Effort Delivers IT Efficiency Paybacks, Green IT Boost for Valero Energy

Ｆｏｒ               ｙｅａｒｓ,               Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｄａｍｅｏｎ               Ｒｕｓｔｉｎ               ｌｉｖｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               Ｓｔａｆｆｉｎｇ               Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ'               ｏｌｄ,               ｐｏｏｒｌｙ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｕｐ               ａｎｄ               ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ. Ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｒｉｃａｔｅ               ｃａｂｌｅ               ｒｕｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｖａｒｉｅｄ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｄｅｌｓ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｔｅｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ               ｈｅａｄａｃｈｅｓ.                "Ｏｕｒ               15-ｔｏｎ               ａｉｒ-ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｗａｔｅｒ-ｃｏｏｌｅｄ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               [ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ]               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｃｌｅａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｏｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗｅｒ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｏｆｔｅｎ,"               ｓａｙｓ               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ,               ｖｉｃｅ               ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ＩＴ               ａｔ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               Ｓｔａｆｆｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ＵＳＡ,               ａ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈｃａｒｅ               ｆｉｒｍ               ａｌｓｏ               ｏｗｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ'ｓ               ｐａｒｅｎｔ               ｆｉｒｍ,               Ｐａｔｒｉａｒｃｈ               Ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓ. "Ｍｕｃｋ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｇｅｔ               ｉｎ,               ｃｌｏｇ               ｕｐ               ｏｕｒ               ｓｔｒａｉｎｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｕｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＣ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｏｕｒ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ. Ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｂｉｇ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ."                Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｏｗｎｅｒｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｇｉｖｅ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ＯＫ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｄｉｅｓｅｌ               ｂａｃｋｕｐ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ. "Ｌｅｔ'ｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅｎ'ｔ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ,"               ｓａｙｓ               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ,               ｗｈｏ               ｓｐｏｋｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ               Ｗｏｒｌｄ               ＩＴ               Ｒｏａｄｍａｐ               Ｃｏｎｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｘｐｏ               ｉｎ               Ｄａｌｌａｓ.                Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｔｏ               ｃｈａｎｇｅ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｏｎｃｅ               Ｐａｔｒｉａｒｃｈ               ｂｏｕｇｈｔ               ｕｐ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ｉｎ               2006. Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｕｓｔｉｎ,               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ'ｓ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ,               ｗｅｒｅ               ｃｈａｒｇｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ａ               ｂｒａｎｄ-ｎｅｗ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｓｏｌｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ'ｓ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ａｎｙ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ.                "Ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｉｌｄ               ｅｘｐａｎｄａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｉｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               Ｐａｔｒｉａｒｃｈ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔ               ｆｉｒｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｇｏａｌ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｙ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｒｏｌｌ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｉｎ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               100%               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ               ｒｏｏｍ."                Ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｗｎｓｉｄｅ? Ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｂｕｄｇｅｔ               ｏｆ               ＵＳ$800,000               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｗｉｎｄｏｗ               ｏｆ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｓｉｘ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ. "Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ.                Ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍｅｔ               ｈｅａｄ-ｏｎ. Ｔｏｄａｙ,               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ'ｓ               ｎｅｗ               1,100               ｓｑｕａｒｅ               ｆｏｏｔ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               Ｄａｌｌａｓ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ               ｈｏｕｓｅｓ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ:                Ａ               ｔｏｔａｌ               ｏｆ               137               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ               (45               ｆｏｒ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ａｎｄ               92               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ),               37               ｏｆ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｒｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｄｕａｌ-ｃｏｒｅ,               ｄｕａｌ-ＡＭＤ               Ｏｐｔｅｒｏｎ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｏｒ-ｂａｓｅｄ               Ｓｕｎ               Ｆｉｒｅ               Ｘ-ｓｅｒｉｅｓ               Ｕｎｉｘ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ. Ｔｈｒｅｅ               ＥＭＣ               ｓｔｏｒａｇｅ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ＥＭＣ               ＣＸ400,               ａ               ＣＸ3-20               ｉＳＣＳＩ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ａｎｄ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄ               ＳＣ4500,               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｓ               ａ               Ｑｕａｎｔｕｍ               ｔａｐｅ               ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ. Ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｐｏｎｅｎｔｓ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ               ｖｉｒｕｓ               ｓｃａｎｎｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｅｂ               ｓｕｒｆｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ               ａｐｐｌｉａｎｃｅｓ. Ａ               Ｌｉｅｂｅｒｔ               100ｋＶＡ               ｕｎｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｉｂｌｅ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｙ               (ＵＰＳ). Ｔｗｏ               Ｅｍｅｒｓｏｎ               10-ｔｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｅ               Ｅｍｅｒｓｏｎ               15-ｔｏｎ               ｇｌｙｃｏｌ-ｂａｓｅｄ               ＡＣ               ｕｎｉｔｓ. Ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈａｔ,               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ               ｈｅ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｈａｓ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄ               ｎｉｎｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ               ｒａｃｋｓ.                Ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｒｅ                Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｕｓｔｉｎ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ａｎ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               ｗｈａｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｄｏｎｅ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ａｌｓｏ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ａｔ               ａ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｄｅｃｉｄｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄａｌｌａｓ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｎ,               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｂｅｇａｎ.                "Ｏｎｃｅ               ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｍｅｎｓｉｏｎｓ,               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈａｔ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ. Ｈｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｕｓｔｏｎ               ｄｒｅｗ               ｕｐ               10               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｆｌｏｏｒ               ｐｌａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｉｎｇ               ｈｏｗ               ｍａｎｙ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｄ               ｎｅｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｗ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ｓｐａｃｅ. Ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｏｉｎｔ,               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｔｏ               ｆａｌｌ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｐｌａｃｅ. "Ｈｉｇｈ-ｄｅｎｓｉｔｙ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ａ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ;               ｖｉｒｔｕａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ａ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ.                Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｌｙ               150               ｓｑｕａｒｅ               ｆｅｅｔ               ｌａｒｇｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄ               ｏｎｅ,               ｉｔ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               40               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ,               ｐｌｕｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｇｒｏｗｔｈ. Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌａｄｅ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ               ｒｏｕｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｓａｖｅ               ｓｐａｃｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｓｏｏｎ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｒｏｈｉｂｉｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ.                "Ｂｌａｄｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｒｅｔｔｙ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｃｏｓｔ-ｗｉｓｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｏｕｇｈｔ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｕｎ               Ｘ-ｓｅｒｉｅｓ               ｂｏｘｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ＡＭＤ-ｂａｓｅｄ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｕｓｅ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｅｎｅｒｇｙ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｔ               ｏｕｔ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｈｅａｔ. Ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ｄｕａｌ-ｃｏｒｅ,               ｄｕａｌ-ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｏｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａｂｏｕｔ               8ＧＢ               ｏｆ               ＲＡＭ,               ｓｏ               ｗｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｓｅｔ               ｕｐ               [ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ               ｍａｃｈｉｎｅｓ]               ｏｎ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｃｈｕｎｋ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓａｖｅｄ               ｕｓ               ａ               ｌｏｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｐａｃｅ               ｔｏｏ."                               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ               ｓｐａｃｅ               ｃｏｎｓｔｒａｉｎｔｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｌｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｅ               ｎｅｗ               Ｃｈａｔｓｗｏｒｔｈ               ＣＰＩ               ＴｅｒａＦｒａｍｅ               ｈｉｇｈ-ｄｅｎｓｉｔｙ               ｒａｃｋｓ,               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｃａｎ               ｈｏｌｄ               ａｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ａｓ               36               1Ｕ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒｓ. "Ｔｈｅｙ'ｒｅ               ｖｅｎｔｅｄ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｎｄｌｅ               ａｉｒ               ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｗｅｌｌ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ｆｌｏｏｒ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｏｌｉｎｇ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｂｅｌｏｗ,               ｉｔ               ｇｅｔｓ               ｓｕｃｋｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｖｅｎｔｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｏｐ. Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ."                Ｈｅ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＣ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ               ｂｙ               ｐｕｒｃｈａｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｙｃｏｌ-ｂａｓｅｄ               ｕｎｉｔｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ. "Ｎｏｗ,               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｃｏｏｌｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｓｏ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｈｕｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｗａｔｅｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｙ,               ｉｔ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｓｈｕｔ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｍｙ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ."                Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｈａｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐｌａｎｎｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｐｔｉｍａｌ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｕｓａｇｅ. Ａ               600-ａｍｐ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ｐｏｗｅｒｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ. "Ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ＵＰＳ               ｔｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈａｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｌｏｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ               ｆｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｅａｃｈ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ. "Ｅａｃｈ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ｈａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅ               ｂｏｘ               ｔｏ               ｐｌｕｇ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｃｉｒｃｕｉｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｒｅｄｕｎｄａｎｃｙ."               Ａｎｄ               ｉｆ               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ,               ｈｅ'ｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｏｏｎ               ｉｎｓｔａｌｌ               ａ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｏｒ. Ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｂａｃｋｕｐ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ａｒｅａｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｐａｙｒｏｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｂｉｌｌｉｎｇ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｃａｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｓｔａｙ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｏｕｔａｇｅ.                                                Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｏｐｔｉｍｉｚｅｓ               ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙ               ｂｙ               ｅｎａｂｌｉｎｇ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ａｓ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｅｑｕｉｐｍｅｎｔ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ. Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ'ｓ               43               ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｌｉｎｋｅｄ               ｖｉａ               ａｎ               ＭＰＬＳ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ'ｓ               115               ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｕｓｅ               ａ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｏｆ               ＤＳＬ,               ｆｒａｍｅ               ｒｅｌａｙ               ａｎｄ               ＭＰＬＳ,               ｗｉｔｈ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ               ｍｏｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ＭＰＬＳ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅ. Ｅａｃｈ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｈａｓ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｗｎ               ｒｏｕｔｅｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ａ               10Ｇｂｐｓ               ｃｏｒｅ               ｓｗｉｔｃｈ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ. "Ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ               ｗｅ               ｃａｎ,               ｗｅ               ｔｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｔ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ               ｔｏ               ｓａｖｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               ｍｏｎｅｙ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｃｏｒｅ               ｓｗｉｔｃｈ,               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｓ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｅ-ｍａｉｌ,               ｖｉｒｕｓ               ｓｃａｎｎｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｒｆ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｗｅｂ."                Ｆｕｔｕｒｅ-ｐｒｏｏｆｉｎｇ                Ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ'ｓ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｅ-ｗｉｒｅｄ,               ａ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｕｐｆｒｏｎｔ,               ｂｕｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｏｆｆｅｒ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｐａｙｂａｃｋ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅ. Ｅａｃｈ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ               ｈａｓ               ａ               10Ｇ               ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｃｏｒｅ               ｓｗｉｔｃｈ. "Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｔ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ               ｉｎ,               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｌｌ               ａ               ｆｉｂｅｒ               ｒｕｎ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｗｉｔｃｈ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｉｔ'ｓ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ. Ｗｅ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｄｒｏｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ               ｉｎ,               ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｐａｔｃｈ               ｐａｎｅｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｒｅａｄｙ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ."                Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｗｉｒｉｎｇ               10Ｇ               ａｎｄ               ｆｉｂｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ-ｐｒｏｏｆｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｉｎｓｔａｌｌｉｎｇ               Ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ               6               ｃａｂｌｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ'               ｄａｔａ               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｖｉａ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               Ｃｉｓｃｏ               ＶｏＩＰ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ. Ａｎｄ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｄａｔａ               ｃｅｎｔｅｒ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ｓｅｒｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ               (ａｎｄ               ａｎｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ａｄｄｅｄ)               ｆｏｒ               ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｆｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｖｅｎ               ｙｅａｒｓ.                "Ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ,               ｄｅｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｎｅｗ               ｆｉｂｅｒ               ｔｅｃｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ,               Ｉ               ｍａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｆｉｂｅｒ               ｉｎ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒａｎｄ               ｓｃｈｅｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ,               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｐｒｅｔｔｙ               ｓｏｌｉｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｅ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ.                Ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ｒｉｇｈｔ                Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｍａｎｙ               80-ｐｌｕｓ               ｈｏｕｒ               ｗｅｅｋｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｔａｆｆ,               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｅａｍ               ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌｌｙ               ｃｕｔ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｎｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｉｎ               Ｍａｙ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｎｔｒｅｐｉｄ               ｓｉｄｅ,               ｆｒｏｍ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｌｄ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｉｎ               Ｅｄｉｎａ,               Ｍｉｎｎ.,               ｉｎ               Ｊｕｌｙ. Ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｉｔ               ａｌｌ,               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈ,               ｉｎ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ｓｉｘ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ. "Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅｆｒａｍｅ,"               ｈｅ               ｓａｙｓ.                Ｂｕｔ               ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ,               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｕｓｔｉｎ               ａｒｅ               ｐｌｅａｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ. "Ｗｅ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｙｅａｒｓ               ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｐｏｏｒ               ｓｅｔｕｐ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｗｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄ               ａ               ｓｅｒｖｅｒ,               ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｒａｃｅ               ｒｕｎｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｎｔ,               ｏｒ               ｃｒａｗｌｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｏｎ               ｌａｄｄｅｒｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｌｌ               ｃａｂｌｅ,"               Ｗａｋｅｆｉｅｌｄ               ｓａｙｓ. "Ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｉｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｄｒｏｖｅ               ｕｓ               ｃｒａｚｙ. Ａｎｄ               Ｄａｍｅｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｓａｉｄ,               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｅｖｅｒ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｉｌｄ               ｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ,               ｗｅ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈａｔ               ｗｅ'ｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ. Ｗｅ'ｌｌ               ｄｏ               ｉｔ               ｒｉｇｈｔ. Ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｗｅ               ｄｉｄ."

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