FCC spectrum repacking and more
Traditional IT Systems
Using IP over RF, all guests are scanned into a proprietary CRM system
to give management live statistics on the business results of the day.
IP distribution over microwave servicing a 2400 acre ski resort
USDatacenters, Inc.
Ground-up build-out project-managed
by Rick Zach (as CTO) & team
A large, high-end datacenter in the Boston area.
The company hired an MEP contractor for all brick and mortar work but they
reported to Rick Zach as CTO.
Also included office spaces but that was the easy part.
Electrical power entrances (one of two)
This was APC's largest UPS installation in the US up to that
point
Special interior excavation to support UPS's and power feeds
APC 2-megawatt, three-phase UPS system
UPS bypass switches
Problem: Where can one put two huge generators when they will not fit on the roof and no parking places can be sacrificed? Answer: Hire a civil engineer. The fix was to re-paint the parking lot lines for the newer, smaller cars. Not only were the generators accommodated, but five new parking spaces were gained. The town fathers were very happy with the solution.
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One of two 1.5-megawatt Diesel generators
DataCenter buildout
(one of three)
Man trap entry points
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Backup Generator Systems
For WCVB-TV and USDatacenters
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A brand new 1-megawatt CAT generator for WCVB-TV receiving a Robinson housing
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And time to sweat the unexpected details...
Some of the most interesting problems and solutions were very
low-tech. Q: What do you do when an upper floor urinal floods over the weekend and water finds it's way into the proposed UPS electrical rooms? A: Two answers
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The facility now operates as a
unit of
Earthlink Business