10 gig copper
Cat 6A carries 10 Gb/s over the full 100-meter channel (ANSI/TIA-568). Shielded cable adds protection in rooms with heavy electrical interference.
- Shielded and unshielded options
- Common for server and switch connections
Data centers · MA, NH & RI
Data Center & Server Room Build-Outs
Accutech Communications builds out data centers and server rooms for businesses in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, from the cabinets and cabling to power and cooling. We take on the complete design or only the parts you need.
Scope
Complete design, or key implementation only
Some clients want us to plan the whole room. Others have a design from their IT team or consultant and need it built.
Our engineers, technicians and project managers work together to integrate each part of the system and coordinate the deployment, whether we are doing the complete design or building to a design your IT team already has.
We build data centers and server rooms in new construction and as building retro-fits.
We provide APC PDUs and UPS units for power, and cooling for the room, within the scope you choose. If the room also needs new electrical circuits or changes to the building's HVAC, tell us who is handling that work when you request the estimate, so the plan accounts for it.
- Cabinets, enclosures and racks
- Cable management
- Fiber routing systems
- Data center structured cabling copper and fiber
- APC PDUs and UPS units
- Cooling
Cabling choices
Cabling inside the data center
We install three kinds of cabling in server rooms and data centers.
Fiber
Fiber links switches, storage and other rooms at higher speeds and longer distances than copper.
- Fiber routing systems keep fiber separate from copper
- Multimode is common within a room; single-mode for longer links
Pre-terminated fiber and copper
Factory-built, factory-tested assemblies that plug in on site.
- Faster installs with less work in the room
- Lengths must be measured accurately at design time
Planning the room
What to plan before a server room build-out
Settle these questions at the start of any server room or data center build-out.
- Load. How many cabinets, what goes in them, and how much growth to leave room for.
- Power. How many circuits the room needs, which equipment goes on UPS, and how many minutes it must run on battery before a generator or a clean shutdown.
- Cooling. How much heat the equipment gives off. Cabinets are usually arranged in hot and cold aisles, so equipment draws cool air from one side and exhausts to the other, and containment keeps the two from mixing.
- Pathways. Overhead tray or under-floor routes, with copper and fiber kept in separate pathways and space left to add cable.
- Acceptance. How the cabling will be tested and documented before equipment goes in, and whether the room must stay live during the work.
Building out the rest of the office too? The closets and backbone are covered on our structured cabling page.
From our clients
A long relationship with an IT leader
A Chief Technology Officer on more than 20 years of working with us.
I have been working with Accutech for over 20 years. They are reliable and their prices are very reasonable. As a Chief Technology Officer, I know I can depend on them. I recommend Accutech Communications without reservation.
What is included in a data center build-out?
Everything the room needs, from cabinets and cabling to power and cooling; the full list is under Scope above. We can do all of it or only the parts you need.
Can you build to a design our IT team already has?
Yes. Send the drawings or rack elevations with the estimate request and we price the build to them.
Do you do retro-fits of existing server rooms?
Yes. We work on new construction and on building retro-fits.
How much does a server room build-out cost?
It depends on the number of cabinets, the power and cooling the equipment needs, the cabling, and whether the room is new or already live. Estimates are free: call 978-579-0006 or request one online.
Do you also build the network closets on other floors?
Yes. Telecom closets, racks and the backbone between them are part of our structured cabling work.
Where do you build server rooms?
In Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Our office is in Hopkinton, MA.
Request an estimate
Plan the room before the equipment arrives
Estimates are free. Call the office or send the details online.
Helpful to have ready
- The room's size, or a floor plan
- Roughly how many cabinets or racks
- The equipment going in, and how much growth to plan for
- Whether the room is new or already in use
- Your deadline or your contractor's schedule