Date: Thursday, 14 May 2020
Time: 11.00am to 12.00noon (BST)
Duration: 1 hour
Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) have been used for decades in areas such as data centres, computer rooms and digital archive stores, and manufacturers have always been in the pursuit of higher storage capacities whilst simultaneously shrinking their physical size.
In recent years however, this has led to many newer models of mechanical HDDs to become increasingly sensitive to loud noises to the point where they can become irreversibly damaged, leading to permanent data loss; even the noise associated with the release of gaseous fire suppression systems – often used to successfully protect high value equipment and data-processing in such areas - can have an effect on their performance.
This presentation will cover Johnson Controls’ research into this phenomenon and will introduce to the audience how it is possible to mitigate against hard disk drive damage with a solution which comprises of acoustic discharge nozzles designed to minimise sound levels and software which can be used to evaluate the impact of gaseous suppression system noise within environments such as data centres etc.
Learning outcomes:
Attendees of this presentation will gain an understanding of the steps which can be taken to prevent potential business interruption, through the use of measures designed to reduce the impact of fire suppression noise in sensitive environments where computer hard drives are present.
Who is it for?
This presentation is suitable for a wide audience range, including end-users / data centre operators, facilities managers, insurance risk engineers, consultants, specifiers, fire suppression specialists etc.
Presenter: Steve Sims
Steve joined the fire industry in 1996 after graduating with an Honours Degree in Engineering and has held a number of positions ranging from gaseous suppression systems designer in the early part of his career at Hygood Ltd, to head of the UK sales team, to his current role as our Business Development Manager for Engineered Systems for the EU&A region, specialising in particular in clean agent gaseous fire suppression systems.