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Background

In the highly competitive colocation business, maintaining continual

operation of critical systems is not only important to the business,

it is the business. Customers expect 24/7/365 availability of Internet

services. When increasing density of data center equipment created

power and cooling challenges that threatened availability, US Internet

turned to Emerson Network Power.

Case Summary

Loc

ation:

Minneapolis

Products/Services:

• Liebert Deluxe System Air-Cooled Computer Room

Air C

onditioning Units With Outdoor Air-Cooled Condensers

• Liebert XD System

• Liebert Interceptor TVSS Service Entrance Units

• Liebert Series 610 300 kVA UPS

• Li

ebert PPC Pr

ecision Power Centers

• Li

ebert FPC Power Distribution System with transformer

• Liebert FDC Power Distribution System

• A

SCO ATS Automatic Transfer Switches

Criti

al Needs:

velop dynamic power and cooling architecture

to support wide variety of high-density equipment.

Results

Reduced air temperatures from more than

90F in h

t spots to a uniform 65F.

Created fully redundant, reliable and scalable power

distribution system.

bled data center capacity.

Paved way for creation of new colocation facility.

Customer Success

from the Experts in

Business-Critical Continuity™

US Internet is an international

provider of Internet

connectivity, disaster recovery

and data protection services

headquartered in Minneapolis

that provides Internet access

to about 30,000 individuals

and businesses via points of

presence in more than 2,000

U.S. cities. US Internet

operates colocation facilities

in Minneapolis, Milwaukee,

London and Sydney, and has

more than 750 colocation

customers, ranging from

ShopNBC and ReMax to small

companies. It also delivers

broadband wireless Internet

access for a 60-square-mile

area covering the entire city

of Minneapolis.

US Internet

Summary of content (6 pages)

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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ Background In the highly competitive colocation business, maintaining continual operation of critical systems is not only important to the business, it is the business. Customers expect 24/7/365 availability of Internet services. When increasing density of data center equipment created power and cooling challenges that threatened availability, US Internet turned to Emerson Network Power.
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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ The Situation “A fundamental tenet of our business is that we never close,” says US Internet co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Travis Carter. “Our customers expect continuous operation of their equipment in a secure, clean environment with ample cooling and redundant backup power.” Because the colocation business is dominated by much larger corporations, US Internet’s success is based on providing superior services.
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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ The Solution Because US Internet’s business model calls for consistent growth, Carter sought a way to resolve immediate power and cooling issues and to support ongoing expansion. He turned to the Liebert group from Emerson Network Power for the solution.
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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ which can deliver significant energy and operating cost savings during the equipment’s lifespan. Mounted on top of racks running down the center of the room, the Liebert XDV modules connect to a Liebert XDC chiller, which circulates the refrigerant through an air-cooled condenser on the facility’s roof for heat removal. Liebert XD flexible piping connects all components.
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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ provide for easy maintenance. The Liebert Series 610’s enhanced fault current management capabilities provide immediate response to utility outages with high overload capacity. Liebert PPC Precision Power Centers (126 pole with transformer) and an in-row Liebert FPC Foundation Power Center (168 pole with transformer) provide power isolation, distribution, and computer-grade grounding.
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A Customer Success from the Experts in Business-Critical Continuity™ months we had filled almost all of them,” Carter says. “Our power and cooling systems have handled the additional load without a hitch.” No matter what equipment customers bring in next, Carter feels confident that Liebert technology provides the adaptive power and cooling support needed to ensure highly available and reliable operation of US Internet’s colocation facility. “I sleep well at night,” he says.