Founded in 1999, Wisconsin Independent Network (WIN) was created by a consortium of 31 rural phone companies in Wisconsin. Servicing Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota, WIN provides fiber-optic networking, consulting and data center services to its members and their customers.<\/p>\n
When WIN opened its colocation data center in 2008, they had in-house expertise but found that they needed help in a range of specialized areas. \u201cOur uninterruptible power supply vendor recommended 2NSystems, their regional value-added reseller (VAR), for help with power,\u201d says Matt Yach, senior director-network engineering and operations at WIN. \u201cWe quickly discovered that 2NSystems was more than a VAR. They had a wealth of knowledge in a variety of areas and could provide engineering services without a lot of extra cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
Project Included<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>Design consultation<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Electrical engineering<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>Mechanical contracting and design<\/div><\/li>
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Supplied<\/p>\n
\n- UPS \u2013 Liebert NXL \u2013 600kva<\/li>\n
- UPS \u2013 APC Symmetra PX 500KW<\/li>\n
- UPS \u2013 APC Symmetra PX 80kw<\/li>\n
- PDU \u2013 Liebert 300 KVA Floor PDU<\/li>\n
- Cooling \u2013 Liebert XD<\/li>\n
- Generator \u2013 500kw MTU<\/li>\n
- Electrical Service Entrance Gear<\/li>\n
- 600 Amp ATS<\/li>\n
- Liebert Overhead Busway<\/li>\n
- Containment doors<\/li>\n
- Data Center Monitoring \u2013 Netbotz<\/li>\n
- DCIM \u2013 APC Struxureware Central<\/li>\n
- Server Cabinets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>THE CHALLENGE<\/h3>\n
\u201cPower an cooling were our most critical challenges, but we needed to address other areas as well, including surveillance, archiving, inventory management and more,\u201d says Yach. \u201cAnd we thought we were going to have to act as integrator to get a lot of different systems working together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>THE SOLUTION<\/h3>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve come to view 2NSystems as an extension of our own workforce. They\u2019ve handled a lot of our design, implementation, physical installation, turn-up, and contractor management. They have relationships throughout the industry that they can bring to bear, and being \u2018vendor agnostic\u2019 they can help us choose the best technology for each of our needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>THE RESULT<\/h3>\n
\u201cWorking with 2NSystems we\u2019ve been able to streamline implementation cycles and handle expansions with less disruption. We can do things right the first time, and there\u2019s been significant knowledge transfer so we can take on increasing responsibility for support. Best of all we found that you don\u2019t have to juggle a lot of different partnerships; all you need is the right system integrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>Design consultation<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
Electrical engineering<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
Mechanical contracting and design<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>
\nSupplied<\/p>\n
- \n
- UPS \u2013 Liebert NXL \u2013 600kva<\/li>\n
- UPS \u2013 APC Symmetra PX 500KW<\/li>\n
- UPS \u2013 APC Symmetra PX 80kw<\/li>\n
- PDU \u2013 Liebert 300 KVA Floor PDU<\/li>\n
- Cooling \u2013 Liebert XD<\/li>\n
- Generator \u2013 500kw MTU<\/li>\n
- Electrical Service Entrance Gear<\/li>\n
- 600 Amp ATS<\/li>\n
- Liebert Overhead Busway<\/li>\n
- Containment doors<\/li>\n
- Data Center Monitoring \u2013 Netbotz<\/li>\n
- DCIM \u2013 APC Struxureware Central<\/li>\n
- Server Cabinets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
THE CHALLENGE<\/h3>\n
\u201cPower an cooling were our most critical challenges, but we needed to address other areas as well, including surveillance, archiving, inventory management and more,\u201d says Yach. \u201cAnd we thought we were going to have to act as integrator to get a lot of different systems working together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>THE SOLUTION<\/h3>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve come to view 2NSystems as an extension of our own workforce. They\u2019ve handled a lot of our design, implementation, physical installation, turn-up, and contractor management. They have relationships throughout the industry that they can bring to bear, and being \u2018vendor agnostic\u2019 they can help us choose the best technology for each of our needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>THE RESULT<\/h3>\n
\u201cWorking with 2NSystems we\u2019ve been able to streamline implementation cycles and handle expansions with less disruption. We can do things right the first time, and there\u2019s been significant knowledge transfer so we can take on increasing responsibility for support. Best of all we found that you don\u2019t have to juggle a lot of different partnerships; all you need is the right system integrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>
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