Wednesday 14 November 2012

With The Business World Nearly All Digital, Raised Computer Floors Make The Most Sense

By Odessa Langhorne


The advantages of the digital era were widely expected to drive society to a nearly, if not completely, paperless society, an economic and environmental success. While this gaol has arguably not come to total fruition, , significant progress in productivity has been reached, but not without complications. Dealing with the explosion of cords needed to run an office of electrical devices begs for raised computer floors.

The advantage to using electronics to connect businesses worldwide is an exponential increase in productive capability through a dramatic paradigm shift that has changed business dramatically. Now every business, even the so-called mom and pop stores, can compete internationally by virtue of the World Wide Web. How successfully they take advantage of the possibility is another matter.

But every advance comes with compromise and problems, and even the digital world is not immune to these logistical problems. With information systems, the problem is all the cables needed to make them work, and data center flooring helps keep these secondary problems under control. No matter how many peripherals one attaches, the connections stay out of site and safe.

As the computer became the newest all in one device for information management, the number of individual devices needed in a typical office exploded. It was not long before every desk had one, much like the telephone. Every new and improved modern marvel came with a secondary logistical requirement; the ability to connect each of them.

Between the monitor, speakers, central processing unit and a printer, you already have four cords for each system. Each unit must then be connected to the local area network and any external uninterruptible power unit and or secure connection device. In short order the office has sprouted a very unsightly, untidy and hazardous system of electrical octopuses just waiting for a mishap to occur.

Some try to resolve the issue with a variety of plastic ties or cable housing tubes, but the end result is still a lot of tripping hazards that have to be dealt with. There is also the issue of maintenance, repair, replacement or additions. The better job of controlling all the wires one does, the greater the headache each time something has to be fixed, changed or added.

For many offices, especially those with a high concentration of information systems equipment, the best plan is to have all the cords laid out as directly as possible. They need to be easily accessible when needed and yet out of the way during business. This seemingly incompatible set of requirements can only be accommodated easily with raised computer floors.




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