The growth of Data Centres is set to increase over the coming years, with new buildings and increased data traffic. Anixter have a wealth of experience within the structured cabling market. Data centres require a well designed standards compliant installation.
Cabling is only a part of the solution, within this web site you will be able to access information on racks & cabinets from leading manufacturers. Environmental issues on rack design and cooling of equipment, white papers on the selection of racks or cabinets and raised floors are also topics covered.
The most recent discussions on optical fibre types and copper cabling that can support not just 1 Gigabit Ethernet but 10 Gigabit over both media. With the development of 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper through the IEEE standards working with the TIA and ISO products are available before the standards are complete. Information on this latest technology is available within the technical library.

Launched in May 2006 in Europe is the Anixter Data Center College, this is offered to companies that own, run or lease a Data Center. We discuss the generic issues associated with a Data Center. If you would like to find out more information on these unique and individual events please click on the banner above.
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Data Center Resource Guide 2007 2007-07-24 The Anixter resource guide for Data Centers gives assistance in design and construction requirements for the enter data center. Click here to register for your free copy.
Data Centers – The Nerve-Centre of your Business 2007-01-24 However large or small your organisation, any business with a communications network will have a data center. You might call it your ‘equipment room’ or ‘building distributor’ but in reality it’s a data center.