Cooling and Electrical Team Up to Protect Supercomputing Uptime

Designed to double its megawatts of capacity for High Performance Computing (HPC), a supercomputing center supporting large-scale projects at N+1 Tier II data facilities needed a partner to cost-efficiently elevate performance across their entire mission-critical infrastructure. ABM delivered strategic electrical and cooling solutions that helped optimize operations, lower costs, and increase uptime.

Challenge

This N+1 Tier II supercomputing center caters to a wide range of industries and needed services that meet strict standards across multiple technical disciplines. With tons of cooling capacity and state-of-the-art power distribution for critical HPC assets on site, they required operations and maintenance support that adheres to engineered specifications for a vast array of equipment.

The challenge for this mission-critical facility was finding a partner with the specialized expertise and integrated solutions to effectively operate, maintain, and improve their infrastructure.

Solution: High-level Specialized Expertise

ABM was selected for its ability to self-perform mission-critical services along with its extensive experience with top-tier data centers. The ABM solution was designed to deliver an efficient and comprehensive service plan.

Full Infrastructure Support: Equipment and Power‍

ABM maintains equipment across the supercomputing center’s entire infrastructure, including switching, power, backup power, and power distribution.
- Paralleling switchgear
- Double conversion and rotary UPSs
- VLRA battery backups
- Megawatts of standby generator capacity
- PDUs and distribution panels‍

Full Infrastructure Support: Cooling and Climate Control‍

ABM’s depth of mechanical and HVAC services ensures that the data center has accurate, resilient, and efficient climate control from chilling to thermal storage and humidity control.
- 500-ton air-cooled chillers
- 150-ton dry coolers
- Thermal storage tanks
- Free cooling, airside economizers, waterside economizers
- Humidity control
- Custom AHUs, CRAC/CRAH units, fan walls, and in-row cooling
- Smoke detection
- Clean agent systems

Benefits

ABM has delivered consistent, measurable value for our supercomputing partner with mission-critical solutions focused on controlling costs and protecting uptime.

- Achieved uptime assurance at or above industry standards for N+1 Tier II.
- Increased cost efficiency.
- Integrated, self-performed services across all mechanical maintenance and in-scope electrical system upgrades.
- Improved operational efficiency across multiple facilities.
- Provided greater control during critical events.

ABM Mission Critical Certifications

- NETA
- Liebert/Emerson
- Stulz
- DataAire
- CDCD

About ABM

ABM (NYSE: ABM) is a leading provider of facility services in the United States and various international locations. ABM’s comprehensive capabilities include janitorial, electrical & lighting, energy solutions, facilities engineering, HVAC & mechanical, landscape & turf, mission-critical solutions, and parking, provided through stand-alone or integrated solutions. ABM provides custom facility solutions in urban, suburban, and rural areas to properties of all sizes - from schools and commercial buildings to hospitals, data centers, manufacturing plants, and airports. ABM Industries Incorporated, which operates through its subsidiaries, was founded in 1909. For more information, visit [ABM.com](https://www.abm.com).