News

Summer Data Center Improvements — Increased Capacity and Increased Energy Efficiency

Waveform News

Thursday, 06 October 2011 15:43

More Data Center — Greener Data Center

The Michigan Data Center has been pretty busy this summer with physical upgrades. We’ve been working to increase our capacity (to meet the ever growing demand for data center space here in Detroit) improve reliability, and maximize our energy efficiency. Our strategy for a greener data center is a more energy efficient data center.

More Power

More demand means we need more power, and to provide that we’ve doubled the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) capacity and upgraded our generator to supply a full megawatt of backup power.

Waveform now operates four completely independent UPS units. This allows us to provide fully redundant power feeds to customers. All of our uninterruptible power supplies are Liebert, because we believe that they offer the best reliability and efficiency for the industry. A Liebert UPS operates at 94% energy efficiency, which is the most efficient operation of any battery UPS available right now.

Our new generator is a custom-built Kohler full megawatt generator. It’s has a twin turbocharged V-12 diesel engine that operates more efficiently than our old generator. The new generator meets the EPS’s tier 3 emissions standards, meaning it’s more environmentally friendly than the old generator as well.

Moreover, Waveform now uses only ultra-low sulfur fuel, which decreases the amount of sulfur dioxide released during generator runtime.

More Cooling

We’ve also added 180 tons of heat rejection capacity to the Michigan Data Center’s climate control plant. This increase not only adds capacity, but it increases our energy efficiency by an estimated 10%. The increased cooling load means we can more efficiently and reliably cool the data center on hot summer days, and we can take better advantage of free cooling provided by the old Michigan winters.

SAS 70 Certification for Troy Michigan Data Center

Waveform News

Tuesday, 20 September 2011 13:00

Waveform Technology is happy to announce today the completion of our SAS 70 audit and our certification as a SAS 70 data center. We’re very proud to make this announcement this because until recently companies looking for SAS 70 colocation in Michigan had very limited options, and usually at price points that are beyond the reach of most small and mid-sized businesses.

Welcome to the new age of affordable SAS 70 colocation here in Michigan! More information about SAS 70 colocation here.

Automation Alley

Waveform News

Monday, 19 September 2011 17:03

Waveform Technology is now a member of Automation Alley, Michigan's largest technology business association.

Call 811 Before Digging

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Friday, 01 April 2011 11:27

April is National Safe Digging Month, so remember to call MISS DIG, at 811 or 800-482-7171, three working days before digging.  It's free to have the over 900 participating members stake their unity lines.

Michigan's Economy and Waveform Technology's Colocation Upgrade Path

Waveform's Blog

Wednesday, 30 March 2011 12:33

Michigan's New High-Tech Economy

We’ve seen quite a few changes happen in Michigan, not just in the past decade but also in the past couple years. Some changes are bad economic news, but we at Waveform Technology remain convinced that a new high tech based economy is rising in Michigan. Waveform Technology is committed to promoting this growing industrial sector and we believe that it is the future of Michigan.

The tough economic times means we have seen some of our clients retool their business, cut back on their expenses, or simply close up shop in the past couple years. However, during that same time period we have turned up a refreshingly large number of new businesses in our data center, many of which are start-ups. Difficult economic times may be hard on some businesses, but there are still many creative and enterprising individuals who look at Michigan and see opportunity.

Colocation Upgrade Path (And a Testimonial)

Start-ups usually have limited budgets for IT, but not limited needs. Moreover, for many technology or Internet based start-ups their IT needs are absolutely crucial for their development. To meet these important needs and limited budgets, Waveform technology offers a range of flexible colocation options and a useful growth path. Many of our customers have grown through several rack sizes.

One of those customers is The Linux Fix, a provider of Dedicated Servers, Brian Downey, one of The Linux Fix’s principals, had this to say about how colocation has helped The Linux Fix grow: "We started by colocating 4 rack-mount servers with Waveform nearly 10 years ago, and since then they've provided an extremely well-defined upgrade path for our hosting needs: 1/4-rack, 1/2-rack, then full rack; and most recently helping us price out a secured cage."

Brian went on to say that, "Without the flexibility and cooperation Waveform Technology provides, we wouldn't have a business. Thanks to their customer-first approach, they've been able to custom tailor colocation packages for our specific needs, and allows our colocation expenses to be proportional to our business revenue."

Brian says it better than we can.