34 I ICT TODAY
General Indoor
The general indoor environment may also be somewhat
familiar. These are typically located in indoor spaces that
require environmental controls; however, they may have
space limitations and have enhanced needs around security
and remote management. Examples of this environment
would be a telecom room, server room, or closet.
The solution and vertical industry examples include:
• Indoor deployment with controlled
environment but with limited cooling
and basic security
• Example: Retail stores, healthcare facilities
Harsh Indoor
A harsh indoor environment is typically found in manufacturing
and more industrial-type settings. A growing
number of applications on the manufacturing floor
require lower latency to perform at an optimum level.
To meet this requirement, equipment is placed in closer
proximity to the end use. In this environment, the
enclosure and connectivity may need to be rated for
a harsher environment to protect equipment and data
center performance. The solution and vertical industry
examples include:
Edge Environments
Four types of physical infrastructure environments are
prevalent in edge compute deployments. These environments
have characteristics that set them apart from others
and help define the solutions that are most advantageous
for each.
Highly Protected Indoor
The highly protected indoor environment is very familiar
to those who have worked in traditional IT spaces. It is
basically the data center space that many organizations
have on-site and commonly referred to as an on-premise
data center. However, this may be located in an area not
typically used. This environment has most or all the amenities
of a traditional data center space, including power,
cooling, connectivity, physical security, and a highly
protected setting that is expected in a traditional data
center. What it may lack is the trained data center staff
to handle every need, so remote management is key
to a successful deployment.
An excellent example of this environment is edge
colocation. Several colocation companies have adopted
the edge as their business strategy. These colocation data
centers are in non-traditional second and third tier cities,
closer to the end user/use. The solution and vertical
industry example include:
• Remote data center or similar deployment,
including highly controlled environment
and room/data hall level security
• Example: Edge colocation DC
• Limited protection from the outdoor
environment and limited security;
potential for dry or liquid hazards
(e.g., dust, water)
• Example: Manufacturing floor,
warehouse
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