Optimize data center design with redundant automation tailored for high availability, scalability and seamless integration. Our standardized blueprints boost uptime, reduce design risk, and support high Tier standards across every layer of infrastructure.
Challenge
As critical infrastructure, data centers are expected to run
24/7 without downtime. Even if a critical component fails or
requires maintenance, operations must continue to uphold
services.
Solution
Siemens reference architectures embed redundancy into
control & automation systems, communication protocols,
and integration points across EPMS and BMS to meet
different availability and compliance goals in data centers of
any size and Tier classification.
Ideal for high-availability Tier IV data centers requiring 24/7 uptime, concurrent maintenance and redundant power and cooling paths to ensure uninterrupted IT operations and peak performance.
Ideal for Tier IV data centers demanding the highest fault tolerance, full redundancy, and resilience to multiple simultaneous failures to ensure continuous, mission-critical IT operations.
Ideal for data centers requiring fault-tolerant EPMS and high-availability HV/MV substations to guaranteereliable, uninterrupted power supply.
Ideal for data centers needing fault-tolerant hybrid automation with either a split BMS and EPMS for brownfield upgrades or an integrated system for greenfield builds.
In complex data centers, reaching five-9s (99.999% uptime) starts with smart design built on redundant hardware and software. High Availability (HA) and Fault Tolerance (FT) systems reduce the risk of single points of failure. But automation & controls - the very layer orchestrating everything - often lacks redundancy. If it’s single-threaded, even the best mechanical backups can’t ensure uptime. That's why Siemens puts automation & controls at the core of standardized architectures.
Read more about Automation-First Designs in this LinkedIn article by Ciaran Flanagan.
Pre-tested reference designs and clear topologies shorten planning,engineering, and commissioning - helping teams move from concept to build-out and operation faster with lower project risk.
Standardized components, templates, and protocols reduce customengineering, minimize configuration errors, and lower integration effort - cuttingboth CAPEX and engineering hours.
Repeatable architectures and defined best practices deliver consistentperformance and resilience across sites - ideal for multi-site operators andstandardized global rollouts.
Architectures aligned with common data center standards make complianceeasier to document and audit, while built-in monitoring supports ongoingcertification and reporting.
Data centers implement redundancy into their designs, often in compliance with international standards such as ISO 22237 (in Europe, EN 50600) and the Tier classification system by Uptime Institute. Learn more about them here!
Traditionally, the BMS and the EPMS were operated separately. But especially for new greenfield data centers, there are many benefits of integrating the BMS and EPMS into one single pane of glass. Learn about them here!
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