Location: Lackawanna, NY
Segment: Colocation
Challenge: As an innovative colocation provider, the company desired a progressive approach as it built out its second equipment room
Solution: Paramount Enclosure System, ePDU G3, Eaton UPS
Results: From sparkling white equipment enclosures to effective power distribution to highly reliable power protection, VTC found everything it was seeking in a comprehensive data center solution from Eaton.
Paramount is one of the friendliest enclosures we have seen as far as its portability and the ability to easily work in it. Plus, it’s very well built and has a great price. It had many of the offerings we both required and desired.
Background
Victory Technology Center (VTC) is among Western New York’s most innovative colocation facilities. Born as a strategic reuse initiative for a closed hospital, the facility was initially conceived as a solution for the technology demands of a major multi-hospital healthcare system. The expert team brought in to develop VTC leveraged and retrofitted the existing infrastructure and architectural features to build the optimum colocation environment for data centers. Industry best practices, trade experts, and advanced technologies were utilized throughout the design and build of the site. By designing to TIA-942 and Uptime Institute Standards, the VTC team was able to achieve high standards for redundancy, diversity, capacity and availability. Rated an overall Tier-III facility, with all critical infrastructure components rated Tier IV, VTC is considered an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) colocation, offering flexible models for customers of varying size and need. From shared colocation environments to dedicated hard-walled suites, VTC works closely with clients to ensure a best-fit solution is implemented to meet their needs.
Challenge
When it came to expanding the data center to meet the needs of its growing multi-tenant business, VTC wasn’t satisfied sticking with the status quo. Rather, the company sought to be on the cutting edge of innovation when it unveiled Suite II, a second equipment room constructed adjacent to the facility’s original Suite I. Michael A. DiGiore, President of MDC Solutions Inc., was contracted by Catholic Health to design, build and manage the VTC. The new addition was conceptualized to be light, bright, highly efficient, easily accessible and aesthetically pleasing. To outfit Suite II, VTC required enclosures and power distribution. In order to accomplish its list of objectives, the company established a list of mandatory and desirable criteria for the new equipment to be deployed. After considering several vendors, VTC discovered that the company capable of turning its vision into reality was Eaton.
Solution
With 87 cabinets slotted to ultimately occupy Suite II, selecting the optimal enclosure was imperative. Not surprisingly, that led the organization to the Paramount Enclosure System from Eaton. “We really liked the ease of use,” explains Michael A. DiGiore, director of Victory Technology Center. “Paramount is one of the friendliest enclosures we have seen as far as its portability and the ability to easily work in it. Plus, it’s very well built and has a great price. It had many of the offerings we both required and desired.” Available in a variety of heights, depths and widths, Eaton’s Paramount Enclosures offer a scalable and modular approach to enhance customers’ overall investment by employing a building-block design that ensures quick reconfigurations while minimizing downtime.
Results
Looking ahead, as VTC anticipates continued data center growth, the colocation company is grateful to have such a responsive partner. “I have additional enclosures anticipated,” DiGiore says. “And I am glad to have chosen the Paramount.” With the Eaton solution in place, VTC has achieved all of its objectives for Suite II: