The pillars of an effective integration

Predictability, repeatability, scalability, and high quality

Predictability

Uncertainty is often inevitable, but building a foundation of predictable outcomes can make the difference between an on-time deployment and a project rendered stagnant by endless delays.

You and your IDCS partner can establish predictability by organizing and consuming real-time project data. As stock is updated, builds are configured, or tests are administered, having real-time data allows you and your partner to predict the outcomes and potential issues of the next hour, day, and week of your project. SHI’s IDCS experts recommend establishing an aggregate dashboard for all your relevant data, including:

Order status
Multi-vendor quote request management

Project management
Detailed production statistics

With real-time data, you need real-time communication to accurately manage your project. Industry-standard tools like Microsoft Teams, Slack, or Cisco WebEx allow for a continuous feedback loop between you and your integration partner, ensuring you can react to changes, address irregularities, or ask questions on the fly.

At SHI, all the above translates into comprehensive dashboards customizable for sales and sales support, customer stakeholders, and partners. We only share relevant info to each party, fostering a better collaborative experience compared to the traditional, disparate websites, spreadsheets, and email threads.

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Repeatability

When managing a global data center integration, having a repeatable blueprint for your hardware configuration and services can dramatically reduce the TTV of your deployment. To effectively leverage a repeatable IDCS strategy, your partner needs to implement an integration process that is easy to understand, applicable to your unique needs, and adaptive to changes in the supply chain.

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Understanding the process

An integrated approach to data center deployments are agreed from the outset, with a clear understanding of the deliverables. SHI’s IDCS experts maintain a collaborative approach that begins with account management and procurement and continues all the way to delivery, monitoring, and updating.

When working with SHI, each customer program is uniquely customized to fit your business’ demands and the supply constraints of your needed equipment. Most of our rack builds are completed within seven business days, assuming all required components are on-hand. We also provide the option of beginning rack assembly prior to 100% component availability, accelerating the final build once those remaining parts are received.

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Blueprint for simple repeatability

While individual steps may differ due to the individuality of every project, our process typically involves the following blueprint for simple repeatability:

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Scalability

Successful data center integrations accelerate the growth of your business. Supporting and expanding your infrastructure is easy when your trusted IDCS process scales alongside you. Scalability, like predictability and repeatability, benefits you most when the approach is programmatic. From a single configuration to multi-rack and multi-site deployments, your integration partner must optimize every aspect of their services to accommodate your data center journey, from their facilities to personnel and process methodologies.

Your demands met at SHI

To scale with your global business, we put our worldwide integration centers to good use. In the 399,000 square feet at Ridge, our IDCS experts have the capacity to concurrently configure 160 full racks, all while including UPS monitors, keyboard trays, KVM switches, and more as needed for your environment.

From three-tier architecture to core network infrastructure, from high-density compute to blade servers and dense storage pods, our experts at Ridge are fully capable of building out tailored requirements across your largest data center projects. To scale with your growing business, the breadth of our rack and stack services include:

Order consolidation
Custom pre-installation testing and configuration
Asset tagging and labeling
Receiving and unpacking
Hardware validation
Power/network/intra-cabinet cabling

Inventory check and serial number recording
System updates
Final quality assurance confirmation
Custom assembly and rack mounting
Firmware and BIOS upgrades
Delivery and deployment coordination

Custom power failover testing
Full diagnostic services
Equipment storage
Power and cooling
Quality assurance inspections
Custom shipment crating