The importance of the application of computer room flooring cannot be underscored enough, especially during the present day and age, where most people rely upon their internet connection to find information. For providers of that information, software or other types of online services, ensuring that your network is up and running and intact at all times is mandatory (or you won’t be offering those services to paying customer for very long). A tried and true staple of this industry is found in computer room flooring, which helps companies run large scale networks and arrays of servers while safeguarding them from damage, power surges, overheating and maintenance related issues in the process.
Under Flowing Air
Under flowing air ducts are a key staple to these newer computer room flooring arrays. The floors in these rooms are most often custom designed to leave a nice amount of room beneath the computer tower flooring and the actual floor. This design is implemented for several reasons. Firstly, the gaps in between both levels of flooring enable better circulation of the air; commonly the air will be ventilated in these areas with cold air to prevent overheating. Secondly, the raised flooring makes it easier to access cables, towers and power outlets for maintenance related purposes. Lastly, the raised flooring creates a pressure gap in the air flow, which also helps reduces errant static electrical charges (which commonly have the propensity to disrupt computer devices).
Cable Management
The proper management of cables is essential for any smooth operating server array in any computer room. Cables need to be laid properly, tacked properly and run properly to run at optimal capacity. If cables are bent, for example, it increases what is called digital latency, or the time that it takes from the signals being sent through the cables to reach the server arrays, and vice versa. Furthermore, these raised floors have special slots that cables are run through, which make it easier to access the cables and change them out when the need arises.
Static Shield
Most modern computer room flooring is created to specifically dispel static electricity. This is accomplished by using very specialized tiles and coating that help prevent and dissipate static charges. Many types of flooring also contain spatial grounds that help any flagrant charges better find grounding, so they don’t impact the operation of the servers in the room.
Power Supplies
Anywhere that you have a power supply there will be inherently power surges. Power companies try to regulate power surges as best they can, but they are an unavoidable aspect of running power to a computer. With computer room flooring in place, power surge protectors often accompany it to help safeguard the internal components of the computers in the room.
Accessibility
Lastly, computer room flooring serve to make the entire server array more easily accessible. Most rooms of this type are specially designed to make the room as organized as possible. This sophisticated design ensures that the servers in the room are always operational, and that they are easily accessed while being protected from overheating and power or static surges.
Raised Floor Systems 