Data Center Handbook (PDF)

DATA CENTER HANDBOOK

Written by 59 experts and reviewed by a seasoned technical advisory board, the Data Center Handbook is a thoroughly revised, one-stop resource that clearly explains the fundamentals, advanced technologies, and best practices used in planning, designing, building and operating a mission-critical, energy-efficient, sustainable data center. This handbook, in its second edition, covers anatomy, ecosystem and taxonomy of data centers that enable the Internet of Things and artificial intelligent ecosystems and encompass the following:

SECTION 1: DATA CENTER OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
* Megatrends, the IoT, artificial intelligence, 5G network, cloud and edge computing
* Strategic planning forces, location plan, and capacity planning
* Green design & construction guidelines and best practices
* Energy demand, conservation, and sustainability strategies
* Data center financial analysis & risk management

SECTION 2: DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGIES
* Software-defined environment
* Computing, storage, network resource management
* Wireless sensor networks in data centers
* ASHRAE data center guidelines
* Data center telecommunication cabling, BICSI and TIA 942
* Rack-level and server-level cooling
* Corrosion and contamination control
* Energy saving technologies and server design
* Microgrid and data centers

SECTION 3: DATA CENTER DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
* Data center site selection
* Architecture design: rack floor plan and facility layout
* Mechanical design and cooling technologies
* Electrical design and UPS
* Fire protection
* Structural design
* Reliability engineering
* Computational fluid dynamics
* Project management

SECTION 4: DATA CENTER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
* Benchmarking metrics and assessment
* Data center infrastructure management
* Data center air management
* Disaster recovery and business continuity management

The Data Center Handbook: Plan, Design, Build, and Operations of a Smart Data Center belongs on the bookshelves of any professionals who work in, with, or around a data center.