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People responsible for the design and operation of data centers need to know multiple disciplines to do their jobs well. A good data center designer and operator needs to understand the information technology, telecommunications, electrical, mechanical, security, fire protection and other systems that go into a modern data center. The BICSI data center standard, to be named BICSI 002, Data Center Design and Implementation Best Practices, is a great resource for data center designers and operators because it provides a wealth of information on the subjects important to this audience - all in one place.

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