Over the years, servers have become the part and parcel of the corporate world. Every business that wants to bring down its operational costs all the while increasing its ability to reach its TA by making sure all its internet portals such as its email service and its website remain accessible 24/7; chooses to rent servers instead of availing hosting services.
With that stated and out of the way, it is time to take a closer look into the ideal environmental condition to keep a server as they can fail if the following steps are not taken by a business owner that wants a server on rent in Ahmadabad or any other city in India –
Investing in temperature controlling measures is a must
Servers, at the end of the day, are computers meant for enterprise-level storage and hosting. Hence, they will remain operational round the clock in order to ensure backups, and hosting services for your business do not witness any downtime. It also means that your server on rent will generate a lot of heat which needs to be mitigated using temperature control measures such as a powerful HVAC unit so that the temperature inside the server room does not exceed or fall below (which is unlikely in India) 68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit to 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
You would also need to keep the relative humidity in check at the server room
Bangalore is a city that is known for its dry heat which in simple terms means heat without recommended levels of relative humidity. Hence, if you run a business in the city and planning to have a server on rent in Bangalore then make sure the server room in your place of business is equipped with CRAC and chillers that will not only create a consistent airflow in the room but at the same time make sure relative humidity is maintained in the room. Furthermore, water and relative humidity sensors should also be installed in the server room to make it safer for the servers on rent.
Investing in static electricity monitoring equipment is also essential
As per the opinion of a spokesperson of a leading company that offers server on rent in Chennai and all leading metro cities in India, servers can fail prematurely if it comes in consistent contact with static electricity.
This is the reason why your server room should also be equipped with static electricity monitoring equipment that is installed at strategic locations all over the server room.
Conclusion
The best step forward would be to ask the IT team of the company that you have selected as your server on rent service provider to have a look at the server room at your place of business so further adjustments can be made to it, if necessary. Servers are crucial for the betterment of a business and at the same time, they are an expensive bunch of IT equipment. Hence, to keep mishaps at bay, follow the tips mentioned above for the best results.
Parth Bhavnani
