In the age of virtualisation and cloud computing, not every company requires its own major data centre to meet its data processing needs. With its Modular Safe, Rittal offers a compact solution for such cases.
These are high-value mini-data centres, fully equipped with climate control, which offer protection from unauthorised access and from physical threats, and for one or more 19-inch racks. Rittal is presenting now the latest addition to the series: The "Module Safe Light" is an affordable option for sites where the demands on the physical IT security are lower.
Rittal has developed the Module Safe Light for compact ICT installations. It offers multi-functionality and system-tested security, with space for 33 or 47 height units (U) of a 1 000mm deep rack.
The Modular Safe Light protects against fire, water, dust, burglary and corrosive gases. The mini-data centre is supplied complete with a built-in, efficient cooling system, which blows cold air accurately in front of the IT equipment - over the entire 19-inch level. It is supplied with a system of cooling that responds to needs and which allows energy savings of up to 40% compared to conventional cooling solutions. Thanks to its light construction, the mini-data centre is also suitable for sites that have lower ground-load capacities.
The Modular Safe Light can be fitted out as desired by the customer, depending on demands. The components available include a fire detection and extinguishing system, an uninterruptible power supply, and a power supply with modular busbars for energy distribution. In addition, the unit can also be retrofitted with a CMC-TC monitoring system. This lets administrators monitor the status of the installation remotely via the Internet. As with all Rittal modular safes, a number of Module Safe Light units can be linked together. This means that previous investments can continue to be made use of as the level of IT equipment grows.
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Rittal (South Africa) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rittal in Germany. The company is one of the world's leading system suppliers for housing and enclosure technologies, power distribution systems, system climate control and IT infrastructure. Customers from all sectors of industry, from mechanical and plant engineering as well as from the IT and telecoms sector, use system solutions from Rittal.
Its comprehensive product range also includes complete solutions for modular and energy-efficient data centres: from innovative security concepts for data systems (formerly known as Litcos) to physical data and system security for IT infrastructures (formerly known as Lampertz). The leading software providers Eplan and Mind8 - Rittal subsidiaries - supplement the Rittal portfolio with inter-disciplinary engineering solutions.
Founded in 1961, Rittal is now active globally with 19 hi-tech production sites, 63 subsidiaries, 150 sales and logistics centres and more than 70 agencies. With 11 000 employees worldwide, Rittal is the largest company of the Friedhelm Loh Group based in Haiger, Germany. The group's entire workforce exceeds 12 000. More information is available at http://www.rittal.co.za.
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