t cht lk years and we ’ re seeing 45U as the most common , with customers even utilising 48U and up to 52U just to increase the density within that footprint . management scenario you could possibly want . The other one is the ability for us to completely configure a turnkey solution , under a single part number .
As a result of all that additional compute in that same area , you have much higher , heavier cabinet loads that you have to address . And there ' s a lot of safety elements that go into that .
How important is proper cable management when it comes to the performance and effectiveness of organisations ’ networks ?
These cabinets are not cheap . All the compute that goes into them are very expensive . So , ensuring that they can be safely accommodated and transported
and do what they are there to do is something that kind of lands on the cabinet to support .
Can you tell us about your new ZetaFrame product and the challenges this is aiming to address ?
One challenge it looks to address is the increased load rating in the market . We have designed the framework and structure around ZetaFrame to accommodate those higher weight loads so it has a 5000-pound static load rating and a 4000-pound dynamic load rating on casters . It also has a 4000-pound shipping load rating on a shock pallet .
Another feature is the integral bonding of the cabinet itself . You ' re used to seeing green jumper wires or ground wires that connect the doors , sides and tops to the framework . With ZetaFrame , all of that is integrated . It ' s an always-on approach to bonding .
Another feature of ZetaFrame is enhanced airflow management . That ' s a key component of a cabinet and the entire efficiency of a data centre is based on how efficiently it can manage the airflow .
There ’ s a lot of elements that go into that but one obvious factor is keeping things neat and tidy . I look at it like insurance . Proper cable management with everything organised , labelled and running correctly is insurance for when something does go down and uptime is very important for any data centre .
The ability to quickly react to those situations and identify where the problem is and be able to trace it down and correct it as quickly as possible is really of prime importance .
What safety considerations should data centre managers take into account when it comes to cabinet infrastructure ?
These cabinets can be very heavy and there is certainly a safety element to that . To go to market with the load ratings that we ' re advertising with ZetaFrame , it had to go through a number of industry standard and internal tests .
We had to be sure that the cabinet could support those loads , not only in the data centre anchored to the floor but also in a dynamic environment , whether it ' s being wheeled up a ramp or on the back of a delivery truck going across the country .
Another area we ' ve simplified is the cable management approach . We essentially have three methods to manage cables and any combination of these can accommodate just about any type of cable
The integral bonding also has a safety aspect to it . The ability to present a frame to be always on or always bonded is a really important and often overlooked safety element .
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