*based on approximate dimensions or basic room layout provided by the customer. More detailed floor plans would require a site survey and are subject to additional costs.
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Physical Data Centre Audit Services
What are Physical Data Centre Audit Services?
ServicesWe are the market leader for professional services and data centre migrations with 26 years of experience.
Technimove deliver successful, secure services and projects from discovery to implementation and beyond. The team are led and driven by experts and specialists with world-class tools and knowledge.
We understand the critical importance of efficient, streamlined, and intelligent physical data centre audits. That’s why we have invested in our cutting-edge solutions to help you to understand what’s in your Data Centre, enhance automation, improve efficiency, and optimise your resources and data effectively. Our comprehensive audit reports will help you to better understand what your current data centre investment, documentation, and infrastructure are made up of. Giving you a better understanding on how elevate your data centre’s efficiency across 4 packages and offers a range of benefits.
Key Features and Benefits of Physical Data Centre Audit Services
Data Centre Asset Lifecycle Management
Streamline physical asset management from procurement to decommissioning, ensuring a precise overview of asset locations and information.
Data Centre Cost Management
Cost management is a fundamental requirement for all business, Technimove’s physical data centre audit enables your organisations to better understand what assets are due to retire, helping your teams manage costs by delivering comprehensive and up-to-date information on asset location, resource consumption and potential maintenance.
Power Consumption and Heat Efficiency
Understanding your data centres performance is key to a successful and sustainable environment. With our physical data centre audit the outcome is clear in supporting your business in achieving these goals by delivering the information you require in making informed decisions regarding cooling management, capacity allocation, potential expansion, ensuring the optimal utilisation of cooling and power resources and preventing overcooling or overheating issues.
Migration, Consolidation, Technology Refresh
Dynamically reconfigure data centre assets for efficient use of space, power, and cooling, all while gaining visibility into asset locations and pre-staging workflows.
Capacity Planning
Helps you to make informed strategic decisions by optimising space, energy, and asset utilisation, balancing resources, and forecasting future requirements. The capacity planning will deliver a greater insight into what you actually require providing complete visibility into asset location, data centre spacing, physical resource consumption, optimal resource allocation with improved planning.
Full Package Breakdowns
Our physical auditing services provide an accurate snapshot of your infrastructure, enabling you to identify any potential risks, vulnerabilities, or inefficiencies that may impact the migration process.
Auditing serves as the foundation for strategic decision-making by helping you determine which systems and applications are critical, which can be retired or consolidated, and which require upgrades or enhancements.
1.
Technimove Essentials
In the Essentials package, you establish the foundation of efficient audits and asset management. You gain insights into your data centre’s layout, capturing vital information about your assets and their locations.
This package is perfect for those seeking a robust starting point for their asset management journey.
The physical audit will be carried out by a Technimove engineer with over 20 years of experience.
Site Location and Standard Floor Plan* To be supplied by the customer
Hardware Data Capture
- Manufacturer / Vendor
- Model number
- Serial number
- Customer Asset Tag (if required/available)
- Device Name
- Rack location (rack labelling) and Rack “U” position data collection
- Device Orientation
Post Audit Output Report
- Location Floor Plan
- 3D Rack Elevations
- Asset Report
2.
Technimove Advanced: Enhancing Precision and Connectivity
Moving a step further, the Advanced package refines your asset management capabilities. It not only includes all the features of Essentials but also introduces Populated Ports and Cable Tracing.
With this addition, you not only know where your assets are but also how they are interconnected, ensuring a detailed understanding of your network architecture.
As well as an experienced physical audit engineer, Technimove will also be able to provide 2 or more hardware engineers and patch cabling specialists.
Site Location and Standard Floor Plan* To be supplied by the customer
Hardware Data Capture
- Manufacturer / Vendor
- Model number
- Serial number
- Customer Asset Tag (if required/available)
- Device Name
- Rack location (rack labelling) and Rack “U” position data collection
- Device Orientation
Post Audit Output Report
- Location Floor Plan
- 3D Rack Elevations
- Asset management Report
Populated Ports and Cable Tracing
- Record the ports populated on each device
- Physically trace network cables from server to switch end.
- Visual representation of connection paths
3.
Technimove Environmental Plus
The Environmental Plus package offered by Technimove for Physical Data Centre Audits delivers an enhanced level of environmental monitoring and reporting. Beginning with meticulous hardware data capture, including details such as manufacturer, model number, and serial number, along with rack location information. The environmental data capture aspect includes comprehensive details on power supply units, peak power usage, in-rack PDU data, maximum power utilisation per rack, and BTU per device data, ensuring a thorough understanding of energy consumption and efficiency. Post-audit, clients receive detailed reports including floor plans, 3D rack elevations, asset management summaries, and a power output report, providing comprehensive insights into the infrastructure’s performance.
Furthermore, the package includes services for populated ports and cable tracing, ensuring accurate documentation and visual representations of network connections, enhancing overall system integrity and reliability. Along with the audit and patch cabling engineers, Technimove will have specialists that can provide output reports based on the physical audit.
Site Location and Standard Floor Plan* Floor plans to be supplied by Technimove
Hardware Data Capture
- Manufacturer / Vendor
- Model number
- Serial number
- Customer Asset Tag (if required/available)
- Device Name
- Rack location (rack labelling) and Rack “U” position data collection
- Device Orientation
Environmental Data Capture
- Power supply unit (PSU) per device
- Peak power data per device
- In rack PDU data
- Maximum power utilisation per rack
- BTU per device data
Post Audit Output Report
- Location Floor Plan
- 3D Rack Elevations
- Asset management Report
- Power output Report
Populated Ports and Cable Tracing
- Record the ports populated on each device
- Physically trace network cables from server to switch end.
- Visual representation of connection paths
4.
Technimove Enterprise Managed Service
Technimove’s Enterprise Managed Service for physical data centre audits offers comprehensive solutions tailored to businesses’ needs. Our services begin with meticulous data capture, including detailed information on hardware such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and rack location, along with environmental data like power supply unit details and peak power usage.
Post-audit, clients receive detailed reports including floor plans, rack elevations, and asset management summaries. Additionally, Technimove assists in port and cable tracing, ensuring accurate documentation and visual representations of network connections. Technimove’s consultancy services extend to capacity planning, energy efficiency assessments, quarterly documentation updates, bi-annual audits, and performance optimisation, providing clients with holistic support for their data centre infrastructure. The process and service is carried out by Technimove’s experienced and qualified team of audit, cabling, and data centre engineers and experts.
Site Location and Standard Floor Plan* Floor plans to be supplied by Technimove
Hardware Data Capture
- Manufacturer / Vendor
- Model number
- Serial number
- Customer Asset Tag (if required/available)
- Device Name
- Rack location (rack labelling) and Rack “U” position data collection
- Device Orientation
Environmental Data Capture
- Power supply unit (PSU) per device
- Peak power data per device
- In rack PDU data
- Maximum power utilisation per rack
- BTU per device data
Post Audit Output Report
- Location Floor Plan
- 3D Rack Elevations
- Asset management Report
Populated Ports and Cable Tracing
- Record the ports populated on each device
- Physically trace network cables from server to switch end.
- Visual representation of connection paths
Consultancy Services
- Capacity Planning
- Energy Efficiency/ Power Consumption Review and Recommendations
- Quarterly Documentation (additions, moves & changes)
- Bi-Annual onsite Audits
- Performance Optimisation
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Physical Data Centre Audit Services
We understand the critical importance of efficient, streamlined, and intelligent physical data centre audits. That’s why we have invested in our cutting-edge solutions to help you to understand what’s in your Data Centre, enhance automation, improve efficiency, and optimise your resources and data effectively.