The main goal of a maintenance strategy is to prevent costly unplanned outages caused by equipment failures. However, considering the increased growth, resource requirements, and challenges that data centers have been facing, the current time-based delivery and reactive maintenance program that operators have in place seem inapplicable to the changing demands of the future.
Through advanced analytical methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) Services can generate precise health scores indicative of potential failures at the component-, subassembly-, unit-, or system-level. Using data from machines connected to the Vertiv™ Cloud, this proactive monitoring allows for the swift detection of equipment anomalies and estimation of useful remaining life, resulting in health incident reports, optimal servicing schedules, and service notifications ahead of potential failures that guide operational teams and engineers. This strategic approach enables data center operators to:
- Integrate equipment and monitoring tools: Advanced monitoring tools are integrated with algorithm outputs. These tools notify operational and Vertiv teams when assets or components exhibit anomalous behaviors that warrant service considerations and are validated accordingly.
- Improve and streamline data center management: This approach minimizes unexpected downtimes, improves service budget forecasting, and streamlines field service management. By calculating equipment conditions using correlated equipment data, non-emergency maintenance visits and component replacements can be scheduled based on actual data instead of arbitrary timelines.
- Collaborate on a continuous basis: The algorithms are developed in collaboration with subject matter experts (SMEs) and component manufacturers from design to deployment. Using advanced AI/ML techniques, these algorithms are constantly improved, data undergoes rigorous curation and transformation, and systems maintain peak operational performance.
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