Advanced Fire Protection in Data Centres Jeff Klein, Honeywell Life Safety, 26 June 2012, Copyright 2012 System Sensor Europe. All rights reserved.
The Challenge for Mission Critical Data Centres Fuel (Electricity / Hardware Components) Oxygen All 3 components are present in a data centre; all of the time! Ignition (Heat / Electrical Components) 64% of commercial building fires start with the power supply or air conditioning system; data centres can t operate without either!
The High Cost of Fire Business disruption caused by downtime in a data centre can typically cost up to $500,000 Data centre downtime usually costs around $5,600 per minute but can cost up to $11,000 per minute Data outages typically last 90 minutes In the US in 2010, $2.5B loss was attributed to 85,000 fire cases in commercial buildings; such as data centres Source: Emerson-Network Power, Understanding the Cost of Data Centre Downtime, USFA estimates
Matching the Mission Critical Mindset Goal is to identify & mitigate risks long before a catastrophic event occurs Focus on efficiency, uptime and proactive maintenance View very early warning smoke detection as an active part of the building management system View the fire system as another important piece of equipment in the data centre Want the fire system to communicate with the IT infrastructure
Solving the Mission Critical Application Challenge A very early warning system that meets your needs
FAAST Protects Your Business Assets For use in mission critical applications where earliest detection of fire is paramount FAAST delivers: Earliest warning of a potential fire before the fire starts No false alarms Connectivity to your IT system And more
The FAAST Solution
The FAAST Solution
The FAAST Solution
The FAAST Solution
FAAST Delivers 100% Business Uptime With FAAST you can identify a fire before it starts Class leading smoke sensitivity Earliest warning up to two hours before combustion Very early warning gives more time to trigger the appropriate response Investigate and remove source of fire Transfer data from one site to another FAAST delivers 100% business uptime and 100% business confidence Highest sensitivity detection to protect your property and assets No false alarms and no downtime
FAAST Also Provides Full System Connectivity Integrated Ethernet IP connects FAAST with your IT infrastructure Device becomes another node on the network Creates an integrated fire system with panel connectivity User definable responses at different stages of a fire or fault Stay connected and in control no matter where you are Alarm/fault/isolate condition notification via Email Integral web server for remote monitoring of FAAST
Think FAAST Advanced Fire Protection in Data Centres 100% business uptime No false alarms No business disruption www.faast-detection.com