Everything your data center needs in one place

Meeting the demands of today's data centers requires experts who deliver end-to-end solutions, accelerating deployment while ensuring scalability and consistency. As a trusted partner to leading data centers worldwide, Johnson Controls addresses the industry's most critical needs.

Uptime: ensuring uninterrupted performance

In data centers, unexpected downtime is not an option. According to Uptime Institute’s Annual Outage Analysis, over two thirds of outage incidents cost $100,000 or more, with 25% costing more than $1 million. Because outages can be devastating to a business's bottom line, ensuring service availability and business continuity are primary concerns for data center customers.

Operational continuity in data centers hinges on the interplay of uptime, resiliency and redundancy. Resiliency refers to the data center's capacity to withstand and quickly recover from disruptions, such as extreme weather or power fluctuations, ensuring minimal impact on operations. Redundancy, on the other hand, involves deploying backup components and systems – across power, network and equipment layers – to maintain uninterrupted service even if a primary component fails. Together, uptime, resiliency and redundancy form a foundational triad that enables data centers to deliver reliable and continuous performance in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

For data centers, we know that your building is your product. Don't let it fall victim to preventable issues. Four in five respondents in the 2023 Uptime Institute data center survey said that their most recent serious outage could have been prevented with better management, processes and configuration. You can effectively manage, upgrade and enhance your data center's performance with Johnson Controls. We offer the equipment, digital tools and human expertise to help you maximize uptime.

Thermal management: innovation for optimal efficiency

How warm are data centers? To put things to scale, in a data center environment the heat densities can be 15 to 30 times higher than in a typical office setting. This immense heat generation makes data centers extremely warm and unlike an office building that might need just one or two chillers, a data center requires significantly more.

Because cooling makes up roughly 40% of total energy consumption in data centers, efficiency is a top priority. Unlike traditional repurposed cooling systems, Johnson Controls purpose-built cooling technology is designed specifically for data center environments and achieves the same cooling while cutting the energy required by as much as 49%.

The Johnson Controls York YVAM Chiller is engineered to meet the exacting demands of modern data centers, setting a new standard in reliable, efficient cooling. This chiller is rigorously tested to ensure continuous operation and enhanced redundancy. Its flexible design features advanced magnetic bearing technology, employing a variable-speed compressor that minimizes friction and eliminates the need for lubricants, reducing maintenance demands.

The YVAM's low sound power level supports a good neighbor approach, making it ideal for urban data center installations. Built on a scalable global platform, it adapts to both local customer needs and operates effectively at real-world data center design conditions, including chilled water reset capabilities. This combination of innovation and robust performance makes the YVAM an ideal choice for data centers prioritizing uptime, flexibility and sustainability.

Safety and security: protecting what matters most

We understand that safety and security in data centers are about more than protection – they're about preserving trust. Data centers are a unique end user market with specific and distinctive needs when it comes to security. As the heart of the digital world, data centers are repositories of vast amounts of sensitive information, including financial data, personal information and valuable intellectual property.

Data centers also support critical infrastructure such as power grids, transportation systems and healthcare. In short, a compromised data center poses threats that span from personal security to national security. Learn more about how Johnson Controls create defense in depth with layers of facility security.

A variety of technologies are involved in securing a data center, from radar to cameras to gates and barriers. There is no typical system for a data center – each customer is unique. Installing new systems starts with a discussion of the security needs of the specific facility. Discussions must encompass both hardware and software and include topics such as use of integrated video, mass notification, redundancy and potentially use of cloud technologies.

Fire detection and suppression from Johnson Controls

Fire detection and suppression are critical components in safeguarding data centers. Advanced fire detection systems quickly identify potential threats, while fire suppression solutions effectively control and extinguish fires.

Johnson Controls is unique in offering both fire detection and a full range of suppression options ideal for data centers. You can check out the full data center fire protection offering here.

Depending on the specific needs and data center type, Johnson Controls can help evaluate different suppression options and which may be best suited to a given application. System offerings include gaseous suppression using inert gas systems, halocarbon clean-agent systems or carbon dioxide systems, as well as water mist systems and preaction fire sprinkler systems.

Your dedicated global data center solutions partner

Johnson Controls provides a combined package and a turnkey solution to meet a data center's security and broader technology needs.

Discover how Johnson Controls can support your data center with integrated solutions for uptime, cooling, safety and security. With a holistic approach that delivers resilience and efficiency, we can help you redefine the standard for data center performance.

FAQs

What data center thermal management solutions does Johnson Controls offer?

Johnson Controls delivers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative, efficient and reliable cooling solutions to manage heat across the entire chain, from chip-level capture to atmospheric rejection. This includes CDUs, in-row cooling solutions with CO2 technology, CRAHs, CRACs, heat pumps, air handling units, water chillers, air-cooled chillers and CO2-based modular chillers.

How does Johnson Controls support data centers?

Johnson Controls delivers modular, scalable solutions for thermal management, building controls, fire protection, facility security and lifecycle management. A vast portfolio of innovative and sustainable solutions, combined with a global reach, proven track record and customer-centric approach, has solidified Johnson Controls as a leader in the data center cooling industry.

What fire suppression options are available for data centers?

Data center fire suppression options include gaseous suppression using inert gas systems, halocarbon clean-agent systems or carbon dioxide systems, as well as water mist systems and preaction fire sprinkler systems. The right choice depends on the specific facility type, equipment sensitivity and operational requirements.