INDUSTRIES / FINANCE & ENTERPRISE
Auditors want logs. Landlords forbid drilling.
Enterprise and finance machine rooms carry C13-era servers, fresh GPU boxes, and a structure nobody will core for conduit. Add a compliance regime where every power event must be reproducible, and the retrofit becomes an evidence problem as much as an electrical one.
FACILITY CONSTRAINTS
| Structure | No slab coring in occupied towers |
|---|---|
| Audit | Traceable power events, timestamped logs |
| Metering | ±1% grade for chargeback to business units |
| Outlet mix | C13 legacy beside C19/HDOT GPU nodes |
| Window | Installs inside night-and-weekend change control |
CONCRETE MEETS COMPLIANCE
The building predates the GPUs by forty years.
Five constraints that make an enterprise refresh harder than a greenfield build.
| Constraint | Situation on site | What it costs |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Core drilling banned in live towers | Overhead busway routes above the rack grid from existing riser capacity |
| Audit trail | Power events must reproduce on demand | Event logs and SNMP alerts timestamp every switch and threshold breach |
| Mixed generations | C13 fleets beside 30 kW+ GPU cages | Hybrid outlet maps keep old and new loads metered on one 0U strip |
| Capacity ceiling | Risers sized decades ago | A 160–400 A busway tap off the main board adds capacity without riser work |
| Access | Change-control nights, not weeks | 15–30 day PDU leads and tool-free taps fit a maintenance window |
VOLTFAB RESPONSE
Feed from above. Log from the outlet.
Overhead track busway hangs from existing structure and drops tap-offs to each row — no drilled slabs, no hot-work permits in the trading tower. At the rack, switched+outlet PDUs meter at ±1% and write every outlet event to an exportable log while SNMP v3 traps page facilities the moment a threshold trips. Mixed C13/C19/HDOT maps let a 2012 blade row and a GPU cage share one strip without blurring the chargeback report. PDU MOQ starts at 10 pcs with 15–30 day leads; busway runs are project-quoted in 45–60 days.
REVIEW BASELINE
What an infrastructure review committee asks.
Six lines that decide an enterprise power award.
| Review line | Committee requirement | VoltFab delivered value |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Zero structural penetration | UL 857 overhead track hung from existing steel |
| Traceability | Reproducible power events | Per-outlet event logs, SNMP v3 traps, NTP-synced timestamps |
| Chargeback | Defensible cost allocation | ±1% billing-grade per-outlet kWh records |
| Outlet mix | Legacy and modern on one strip | C13/C19/HDOT hybrid maps, 16–63 A, 0U mount |
| Safety file | Recognized compliance pack | UL 62368-1, CE/UKCA evidence per shipment |
| Program | Committee-paced procurement | PDU MOQ 10 pcs, 15–30 days; busway 45–60 days per run |
RECOMMENDED LINES
Three lines carry the retrofit brief.
Data Center Busway
Overhead feed with no slab coring. UL 857 track, tool-free tap-offs, project-quoted runs in 45–60 days.
Explore →Rack PDU
±1% metering with exportable event logs. C13/C19/HDOT hybrid outlets, SNMP v3, MOQ 10 pcs.
Explore →Integrated Rack Power
Feed to outlet from one accountable vendor. Phased deliveries sized to night-window installs.
Explore →FAQ
Retrofit questions from enterprise RFQs.
How does overhead busway avoid structural work?
What does an auditor actually see from a switched PDU?
Can C13-era servers and GPU nodes share one PDU?
ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
