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«Complete solutions from a single source for data
center infrastructures of any size.
Now possible with preferred sourcing.»
LAN project business. System and infrastructure
solutions can be realized sustainably
without any hassle.
The benefits of the design-build approach:
Even in the initial planning stage, it becomes
clear how everything fits together and
interacts later on. The secure integration of
all physical infrastructure components is at
the top of the list of priorities for 75% of data
center managers when they think about their
construction or expansion project.
Source: IDG Research.
Planners, architects and specialists can deal
with challenges and risks at an early stage.
They develop a common understanding
of the analyses and customer situation.
Change requests can be accommodated and
implemented flexibly. There is less need for
coordination on site. The construction works
smoothly and on time.
The model’s soft power includes more
than 20 types of service: Consulting and
commitment, interdisciplinary engineering,
CAD and Building Information Modeling,
customer-specific standardization, project
management, assembly and maintenance,
end-to-end support, documentation,
measurements and acceptance, application
development, certification, quality assurance,
long-term warranties, warehousing and
logistics.
Another crucial offer is knowledge sharing.
R&M trains and qualifies the expert personnel
working for project partners and data center
providers. The program covers all product
groups and assembly steps. Explanatory
films, online documents and webinars expand
knowledge transfer. This ensures professional
installation, which forms the basis for longterm
warranties.
The R&M Group develops
and manufactures integrated
infrastructure solutions for:
– Hyperscale and colocation
– Enterprise data centers
– Building entry, meet-me rooms
– Edge data centers
– Campus and DC Interconnect
– Network providers, Internet exchange
Looking into the future
For R&M, integration means thinking beyond
the infrastructures of the white space. Meetme
rooms and cross-connect zones should
ideally be included. The same applies to the
gray space with air conditioning, fire protection,
power supply, access control and much
more. This is always done with a view to the
future. Anyone equipping data centers today
must honestly tell their customers that they
will be migrating to 400G and 800G tomorrow
because the valuable infrastructure should be
able to be scaled and upgraded later.
In other words, reserves for compacting the
parallel optical cabling should always be built
in. As an integrator with decades of experience,
R&M knows what such future-proof
infrastructures look like.
Outside data center and functional buildings,
operators will also need new and stronger
infrastructures, be it for campuses, interconnects,
edge data centers or the connection
to 5G, Internet and network providers.
Single sourcing is also recommended here.
The R&M portfolio offers outdoor systems
such as cable distributors, splice closures
and weatherproof building connections. It
is based on a proven program for telecom
networks.
Single sourcing also applies to building automation.
Networks for offices, WiFi and building
services in data centers can be established
with R&M’s LAN portfolio. Innovations such
as the high-performance PoE-compatible
connectors and the innovative SPE systems
from R&M for digital ceiling solutions pave
the way to the Internet of Things (IoT) and
smart building.
The next steps
Integration has a future. Customers can
therefore expect R&M to take further steps
in this direction. Production capacities and
competence centers are being expanded
around the world. Suppliers, the supply
chain and production management continue
to network and automate. This enables customer
projects to be implemented regionally,
at short notice and at an optimized cost.
Customer-specific data center planning using
renderings and simulations
R&M Tecnosteel services
– Project planning, consulting
– CAD, spatial planning
– Renderings, demos
– Engineering, customizing
– Air conditioning, electrical planning
– Consumption optimization
– Order picking
– Assembly, project support
– Testing, construction acceptance
The developers are working on new ideas
for high-density cabling and the modularization
of infrastructures. New solutions are
constantly being presented for edge and
micro data centers and for the integration of
5G cells. R&M is consistently continuing its
journey to becoming a trusted integrator and
an international provider of integrated data
center infrastructure solutions.
Andreas Rüsseler | CMO
andreas.ruesseler@rdm.com
050.7086
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