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PEDCA Technology Road Mapping Survey This survey is designed for those that have an interest and/or knowledge in the technologies and sciences that make data centres function. The information we are looking to gain is where the industry has come from and where it thinks its heading in the future, this is in order to help identify a complimentary research, development, education and skills strategic framework.
The survey aims to establish what you consider to be; LEGACY – Technologies that you would not normally consider deploying in a new data centre design. These may still exist in older data centres but would benefit from decommissioning and replacement of the technologies. STATE-OF-THE-ART – This represents technologies that are still universally deployed in both existing and planned data centres. EMERGING or EARLY ADOPTER – These represent new innovations that have been deployed successfully in new data centres but have not yet been adopted widely. FUTURE – Technologies that have not yet been deployed successfully, this is your “crystal ball” view of the future of the data centre. The Survey is non-commercial, it is intentionally high level and is not concerned with any particular vendors products or brands – the results to date will be displayed to everyone who completes the survey and the final results will be made available to everyone who participates. Depending on how much information you are able to provide, the Survey takes around 20 minutes to complete. You may skip any question and go back to previous questions if you wish to. The PEDCA project team thanks you in advance for your assistance and for adding your expertise into this unique industry project. Please note that the survey, does not “lead” any questions with multiple choice and requires the expert to think answers through carefully. Not all the technology areas may be within your sphere of specialization, therefore in order to help, here’s a list of the technology areas the survey covers to enable you to quickly skip through any non relevant questions: When thinking about a data centre’s power distribution
systems, can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art,
Early Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s cooling systems, can you
give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s aisle and rack areas,
can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s cabling infrastructure,
can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s fire detection and
suppression systems, can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy,
State-of-the-Art, Early Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s physical security
infrastructure, can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy,
State-of-the-Art, Early Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s energy efficiency or
energy management, can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy,
State-of-the-Art, Early Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s power generation, can
you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s operation and monitoring
systems, can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy,
State-of-the-Art, Early Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s overall design, can you
give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies?
When thinking about a data centre’s ICT hardware equipment,
can you give examples of what you consider to be Legacy, State-of-the-Art, Early
Adopter and Future Technologies? This Survey is co-ordinated by The University of Leeds
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