EXPERT OPINION
Clear communication
In the sprawling and busy environment of the modern data centre , it ’ s vital that security , IT and other facilities are able to communicate quickly and efficiently . If this is not ensured , data management systems will be held back from seeing the ecosystem in its entirety . The issue that arises from here is faults or hazards going unnoticed before evolving into a much bigger issue , or mixed messages creating delays in identification of a fault .
To overcome this issue , operators need a centralised reference point that gathers all this information to enable rapid responses . Where hazard checks are currently undertaken on control systems by data centre personnel , robotics can help augment this responsibility by offering a single source of truth . With all the information in one place , efforts can be streamlined .
Just one robot is able to obtain a 4k quality , in-depth and 360-degree visibility across all areas of a data centre . With these capabilities , the machine is not just able to resolve issues itself , but can also communicate any irregularities back to humans for them to apply fixes . Security and compliance can be ensured by the robot thanks to its ability to enhance functionality across the data centre ecosystem . No matter their skill , humans are limited in their capability to spot certain hazards in a crowded data centre environment , particularly if it ’ s not something immediately obvious such as a missing fire extinguisher . ‘ Blind spots ’ can occur , meaning that some faults can go unnoticed until they are flagged after
Ozgur Duzgunoglu , Head of Engineering and Design , Telehouse
an external party , customer or employee makes a complaint .
Even just one robot can flag multiple safety hazards that may not even be related to each other . By being able to complete manual checks in a fraction of the time it would take for humans to do www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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