Customer-Driven Collaboration

42U's Discovery Process provides insight into your unique environment to make accurate recommendations and design the best solution for you.

Data Center Design and Engineering Consulting Services

 

42U delivers Data Center Consulting Services that can be customized to fit most of your needs and business requirements.

  • Cooling & Power Evaluation: Provides an excellent starting point for determining how to improve the capacity, availability and efficiency of your data center.
  • Condition & Capacity Assessment: Provides in-depth insight into your power, cooling and space utilization capacities using real-time monitoring solutions via a thorough on-site inspection.
  • Custom Data Center Services: If you have specific concerns that need to be addressed and need specific expertise to help ferret out the root cause of existing issues.
  • Data Center Design: Whether you are building out a new data center or retrofitting an existing one, our data center design consulting service will help put all the checks and balances in place so you can be assured of the highest availability in an efficient space.

42U Offers Comprehensive Data Center Consulting Services along with Design-Build Capabilities:

Data Center Design Consulting

  • System Analysis
  • Site Evaluations
  • Utility Evaluations
  • Master Planning – Statement of Requirements
  • Engineering
  • Energy-Efficient Data Center Planning
  • Single Point-of-failure Studies
  • CFD Modeling

Construction

  • Project Management
  • Estimating and Budgets
  • Site Supervision

Mechanical Systems

  • Hot & Cold Aisle Topology
  • Energy Efficient & Sustainable Systems
  • Environmental Air Conditioning Systems
  • Chilled Water Systems
  • In-row Cooling Systems

Communications Infrastructure

  • Racks, trays and cabinets

 

Electrical Systems

  • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems
  • Standby Power Systems
  • Power Monitoring
  • Power Distribution Systems
  • General Lighting Systems
  • Thermal Testing and Inspections
  • Environmental Monitoring Systems

Preventative Maintenance

  • UPS / Battery
  • Air Conditioning
  • Standby Generator

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42U’s Professional Consulting Services

42U’s Professional Consulting Services team has well over 40 years combined data center experience. With knowledge from integrated circuit design to Tier IV data center commissioning, 42U’s data center consultants understand not only facilities management but the unique requirements for today's high-performance, high-density servers.

Data Center Consultant / Engineering / Design / Infrastructure Experience

  • More than 40+ years combined designing, engineering, and managing
  • advanced technology systems and data center facilities
  • 10 years control systems design experience
  • Unique understanding of small space / tenant constraints allows 42U to provide consulting services for any size server room
  • Superior knowledge of data center power and cooling topologies fostered over 17 years of continuous industry excellence
  • Data center experience and understanding of IT all the way down to the chip level leads to holistic efficiency solutions
  • Experience in implementing data center efficiency best practices results in power and cooling optimization for increased ROI

Project Management Experience

  • Certified project managers with combined 20+ years experience delivering highly complex, cross-discipline solutions
  • Detailed program management knowledge including process modeling, optimization strategy, solution development, and risk management
  • Critical path analysis skills to negotiate project tradeoffs, stay on schedule, and remain within budget
  • Directed numerous multi-million dollar initiatives for fortune 500 technology organizations
  • In situ / non-invasive project solutions delivered to maximize availability and customer service

Business Experience

  • Executive positions in IT, operations, engineering, business development, and product management
  • Numerous industry contacts keeps 42U in touch with the pulse of the data center/energy industry nexus
  • Business partnerships with all major hardware/equipment manufacturers
  • Strategic alliances with leading industry organizations including ASHRAE, The Green Grid, US Green Building Council, and The US Department of Energy

Certifications and Education

  • Team members hold degrees in computer science, electrical engineering, electronics, and business administration
  • Certified Professional Engineer (PE) on staff
  • Senior Project Manager is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified

 

How much can your organization save by having a more energy efficient data center?

Data Centers in Colorado and Minnesota

If you're an Xcel Energy Customer, you may be eligible for an
energy rebate

on your assessment services!
Contact us or call
1-800-638-2638 for more details.

As much as 50% of a data center's energy bill is from infrastructure (power & cooling equipment). Try our Interactive data center efficiency calculator and find out how reducing PUE will result in significant energy and cost savings!


PUE / DCiE Calculator


Efficiency Savings Calculator

 

Contact us for the best Data Center Consulting Service.
Data Center Consultation
Our Data Center Consultants can help you discover the best solution for your data center.
Click here or Call 1-800-638-2638 for a free data center project consultation.

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