The data centre is the heart of your business, and it's of vital importance that it's always functioning as anticipated, as so many things in a business are dependent on being connected at all times. A business relocation offers an ideal opportunity to organise your data cabling in an easily maintainable state while still functioning in top condition at all times. This article highlights a few guidelines you can follow.

Keep order

Data cabling is a logical process if you put down some work to keep it accessible. The first thing you need to keep in mind is to have your cables cut at an appropriate length. It might seem like a basic task, but it's easy to think that it won't matter if one cable is a metre or two too long, but if it starts to add up to many cables that are too long, it can become rather complicated. To avoid creating a mess, you should also make sure to label your cables as consistently as possible. Knowing what every cable leads to just by looking at it can save you a lot of time when trying to find a malfunctioning component, and by saving time, you'll also save money. You could also colour code the cables being used for a specific purpose. Just make sure you only have one colour for the same type of cables, as it will have the opposite effect otherwise.

Test every cable

Whenever you add a new cable, make sure to test it properly. Hopefully, you've bought high-quality cables that don't give off a fault test result before you even get a chance of using them, but if your cables give you a bad test result, even after you've terminated them, just trash them. Malfunctioning cables that can't perform up to standard aren't something you want your business to depend on. If you can, use structured cabling.

Separate the cables

You should also make sure you separate the network cables from the power cables. The power cables can affect your network cables and cause them to function poorly or not at all. Furthermore, you should make sure when designing your data centre that both of these cable systems, as well as your server's rack, are kept as cool as possible. This is to prevent overheating, which can cause disastrous consequences that can force you to trash your entire system and start all over again.

For more information, contact a company like One Step Ahead Communications.