2bm designed, built and delivered an operational class leading HPC Tier 3 data centre for ARM in less than three months. Above is slideshow of its development

1. High Performance
Computing

2. The Challenge
3 months on site to deliver a highly
efficient Tier 3 data centre
….. in partnership with ARM

3. The Challenge
Only eight weeks to obtain planning permission
….. in partnership with ARM

4. The Challenge
Guaranteed annual PUE of below 1.20
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5. The Challenge
Significant onsite space constraints
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6. DAY 1
Work begins on site
The clock is ticking!
….. in partnership with ARM 2bm.co.uk

7. Early progress
Data Centre floor prepared
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8. Concrete slab poured
and ready
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9. Meanwhile preparatory
work continues apace for
the cooling plant
….. in partnership with ARM 2bm.co.uk

10. New cable runs required
for new generators and
& UPS
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11. …start of new diverse
power cable installation
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12. Week 2
Ground works for
containerised generator
and UPS
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13. New home for super low
transformer
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14. Support structure goes
in for generators and
UPS containers
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15. Meanwhile off-site
fabrication work carries on
UPS container in production
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16. Off-site fitting out of UPS
container to ensure
timescales are met
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17. Ready to be delivered
to site
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18. Cooling towers are not far
behind
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19. Modular pre-assembled
design
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20. Data centre structure
taking shape….
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21. Work progressing well
despite the best efforts of
the winter weather
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22. Structure in place….
…work begins on interior
room cladding
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23. ….and the cooling system
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24. Individual tap-offs to serve
each cabinet door
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25. Co-ordinated programme…
…300 tonne crane arrives to
lift in generators, UPS, cooling
towers and transformers
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26. UPS container is first to be
craned in
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27. Generators in place
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28. Cooling towers in position
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29. New temporary road also
required for access and
egress
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30. Pipework for cooling
towers and LPS system
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31. Main flow and return
Pipework with redundant
circuits
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32. Main pipework installation
nearing completion
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33. Generators and UPS fully
possitioned
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34. Internal fit out ongoing….
…raised floor starts
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35. ….and is quickly in place
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36. Installation of the first
of 60 cabinets is started
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37. Innovative real door cooling
in place
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38. 12 weeks in…
…job complete
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39. Fully integrated solution
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40. …with new roads for access
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41. Exceeding Expectations
“Not only did we construct a Tier3 HPC data centre
in phenomenal time, we still pushed the boundaries of
innovation and efficiencies, ensuring 2bm provided
one of the most energy efficient data centres possible”
….. in partnership with ARM

42. Award Winning Solution
•UK IT Industry Awards 2012 – ‘Data Centre Project of the Year’
•European Award for New Data Centre Facility 2012
•First ever CEEDA gold accreditation
….. in partnership with ARM