Imagine if technologies such as cloud and edge computing, data analytics, AI and 5G evolved automatically to keep pace with the explosive growth in data traffic, rather than posing impossible IT challenges. Imagine how much easier life could be if you already had a standardised platform for every IT scenario, enabling you to respond faster, more reliably and more effectively than ever before. And what if new business models could facilitate the rapid capture, transmission and analysis of vast quantities of data, while you retain full control?
Sounds like a pipe dream? It isn’t. It’s already a reality. In collaboration with our partners, the Rittal IT Ecosystem has the answers to all these questions, using standardised components and systems backed up by solutions for all the requirements of a scalable, cost-effective IT environment for edge and cloud scenarios.
The Rittal IT Ecosystem
Our portfolio ranges from racks, bundles, rooms and containers, to complete OT infrastructures, through to the delivery of turnkey data centres in collaboration with our partners. All services throughout the data centre lifecycle, from planning through to implementation and optimisation of the IT infrastructure, are included, all from your one-stop supplier.
Rittal RiMatrix Data Center – Your open system platform for every IT infrastructure
Our standardised, modular system technology comprising racks, power, cooling, security and monitoring allows you to easily, quickly and flexibly configure solutions for any IT scenario, from individual rack installations, to edge, enterprise and colocation data centres, through to hyperscale data centres.
Your benefits:
Maximum flexibility
- RiMatrix Data Centers deliver maximum flexibility in every dimension (output range, scope of installation, availability, fail-safeness, involvement of certified partners).
- Continuously updated to keep pace with future technology trends
- Energy-efficient components for sustainable, cost-cutting modularity
Reliable solutions
- RiMatrix Data Centers are built to international standards with tried-and-tested Rittal quality
- Compatible with existing systems, for reliable extendibility
- International approvals for global use
- Documentation and training plus comprehensive customer service help to safeguard your production reliability
Up-and-running in no time
- Predefined, proven data centre solutions plus the first ever integration of OCP technology into standard applications equals reduced expenditure
- Perfectly tailored to the requirements of both IT components and overarching management systems and applications
- Rapid deployment of complete solutions
- Fast, straightforward configuration of components
- Product delivery within 24/48 hours (standard configuration, within Europe)
Rittal DataCube RDC – The data centre in a container
The ever-expanding data volumes are impacting IT infrastructures to a significant extent. Demand for CPU and storage capacity is increasing at a similar pace, creating a need for more and more servers and storage systems, while the floorspace available for IT infrastructure has barely changed. Rittal’s data centres in containers are the ideal solution. These standardised systems can be installed in next to no time, with a bespoke concept tailored to your requirements.
Your benefits:
- Bespoke, platform-based container solutions
- Predefined modules are combined to configure your bespoke container data centre
- Pre-assembled container solutions are up-and-running in next to no time.
- Project planning by Rittal
- Turnkey delivery of a field-tested solution complete with comprehensive documentation.
Lifecycle IT
As evolving organisms, data centres are in a constant state of flux. They need to be flexible to keep pace with your company’s changing requirements. Rittal Lifecycle IT with its comprehensive portfolio of solutions will support you through all four phases of your data centre’s lifecycle: From planning and implementation through to operation and optimisation of an IT infrastructure in multiple locations.
Design
Once the concept has been developed, we select the appropriate solution modules and calculate the investment (CAPEX) and operating costs (OPEX). These are presented to the client in the form of a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis.
Implementation
The physical infrastructure (electricity, cooling, monitoring, security) is set up. IT components (server, storage, switches) may optionally be integrated by Rittal and our partners. This is followed by commissioning and sign-off.
Operation
The data centre may be operated either by the client or by our partners as a managed service.
Optimisation
We analyse the efficiency, costs and sustainability of the installed solution and draw conclusions about the data centre’s potential for optimisation.
IT consulting and system solutions
Scale your data centre projects in multiple dimensions. What is the most appropriate structure and size? Small, distributed edge data centres, container and high-performance data centres, “conventional” core and corporate data centres or cloud, colocation and hyperscale data centres? How should the cooling system be designed? As rack, suite or room air conditioning, water or refrigerant-based, indirect or direct?
By adopting an holistic view of all framework conditions and influencing factors, we can help prevent planning errors and develop a future-safe, resilient solution. The expert teams at Rittal’s IT Competence Centres boast extensive expertise drawn from many years of working on countless international IT projects. Our specialists can support you with every aspect of data centre concept development and detailed planning, calculation of TCO, security, and monitoring and maintenance planning.
Our locations
- Germany (Europe)
- Lithuania
- India
- China
What we offer:
- Central, IPMA-certified project managers
- Project planning and design to the latest standards – DIN EN 50600, Uptime Institute, TIA-942 C, etc.
- Planning confidence backed by many years of experience and a broad product portfolio
Your benefits:
- Professional support throughout every phase of your IT project
- System concepts tailored to your specific requirements
Strategic alliances enhance the Rittal IT portfolio
Strategic alliances with highly respected global market leaders help us to maximise synergies with knowledge sharing, market access and supporting our international clients. Together, we deliver complete IT solutions and a comprehensive range of services, from suitable IT hardware to secure, efficient and scalable infrastructures. For example, our partners offer UPS (uninterruptible power supply) components as an enhancement to the existing Rittal IT portfolio, enabling us to offer customers a fail-safe, comprehensive solution.
Close collaboration with channel partners such as resellers or system integrators also helps to streamline the cost-efficient delivery of complete, ready-to-use data centres.
The benefits of manufacturer expertise
Modern IT systems are the lifeblood of many companies. As data volumes continue to expand and become ever more complex, the ability to rely on a functioning digital infrastructure that is always available has become more vital than ever. In-depth expert knowledge, rapid response times and exceptional support quality are key requirements for any service partner. Trust in Rittal’s exemplary service and reap the following benefits:
Your benefits:
- Comprehensive support, from concept development through to after-sales service and beyond
- Reliable support for your IT systems with professional lifecycle management
- Highly qualified service technicians and infrastructure specialists
- Extensive manufacturer expertise
- Web-based and automated service processes
- Original spare parts are readily available
Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD)
The LMD on Norway’s west coast sets new standards. The five-storey tunnel system covering an area of 120,000 m² has a total capacity of 200 MW. It is powered exclusively by renewable energy and cooled by water from a nearby fjord. Compared to a cloud data centre in Germany, for example, significant cost savings of up to 40 % are achievable. What’s more, the facility is highly secure. The rock formation provides natural protection from electromagnetic waves, and the facility itself is only accessible from two points of entry.
The Lefdal Mine Datacenter is the only facility of its kind in the world, and is proving to be a worthwhile investment, with more and more companies needing access to highly flexible, secure and efficient IT resources. Our standardised Rittal RiMatrix Data Center containers satisfy these requirements, allowing flexible, scalable IT infrastructures to be implemented within just six weeks.
RiMatrix Data Center Configurator
Plan your data center
Design your own customized data center – quickly, easily, and tailored to your requirements! Create your customized solution in just a few minutes. Try it now and get started!
- Easy – Intuitive to use, even without specialist knowledge.
- Plausible – Technically sound configurations.
- Fast – All data available in no time.
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Do you have any questions? Please get in touch. We’ll be delighted to answer any questions you may have about our IT Ecosystem.