In modern IT&C implementations there is a lot more focus on power and cooling. Computing equipment is becoming more compact and consuming more power. Many implementations can be “hamstrung” simply by power availability.

Power utilization also can create and environmental liability for some organisations. With modern virtualisation technology and new power management systems, organisations can make substantial savings. For every kilowatt (KW) of compute power (sum of the power utilization of the servers for example) an organisation will typically pay approximately $3,000 per annum, just for electricity. For desktop PC’s in an office environment this works out to be $100 per desktop PC per annum.

With the computing equipment becoming more compact IT&C engineers need to carefully consider cooling systems. In some very high density applications it is possible to have a 30+KW load in a single 42RU equipment cabinet. In such cases specialist cooling systems need to be employed. Laminar works with APC to solve the power and cooling requirements of clients.

APC
American Power Conversion (APC) provides protection against some of the leading causes of downtime, data loss and hardware damage: power problems and temperature. As a global leader in network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) solutions, APC sets the standard in its industry for quality, innovation and support. Its comprehensive solutions, which are designed for both home and corporate environments, improve the manageability, availability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communications and industrial equipment of all sizes.

APC provide solutions such as:

· Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Power protection and management solutions from home to data centre to industrial environments.

· Power Distribution
Power distribution and transfer switch solutions for IT equipment from network closets to data centres.

· Racks and Accessories
Racks, enclosures and accessories for IT equipment from network closets to data centres.

· Cooling
Cooling solutions for IT equipment from network closets to data centres.

· Surge Protection and Power Conditioning
Surge protection, harmonic filtering and voltage regulation from home to data centre to industrial environments.

· Security and Environmental Monitoring
Physical threat monitoring solutions from network closets to data centres.

· Infrastructure management software
Enterprise class management tools from network closets to data centres.