“Joana, thank you very much for your team’s contribution to the new data centre.
Your staff is magnificent, and Andy is the perfect guy to have coordination activities during a fairly chaotic transition time. The workmanship displayed speaks for itself – Axis technicians are obviously proud of what they do and deliver a quality product.
They are also nice people, and we enjoyed having them on site.”
Michael Marriott, Associate Director
Information and Computing Services
PS: University of the Fraser Valley and Kwantlen have already booked appointments to see our new room. Norm Morriset has talked about hiring professional photographer to take pictures. We would be delighted to act as a reference.
“AXIS Technical Services has been awarded three contracts for the CBC’s Vancouver broadcast centre. The first two involved about 450 Cat.6 horizontal runs. The final contract of this project requires about 600 Cat.6 horizontal runs and ten 12-strand 50micron fiber optic cables. The project also included renovation of most of the 25 communications closets in the broadcast centre. Throughout the project, Axis staff have successfully worked with the various trades and two general contractors during the three years of the project.”
“The technicians employed by AXIS Technical Services are prompt, knowledgeable and conduct themselves in a professional manner. We’re very satisfied with the response time as well as the quality and attention to detail given to every service request. The personal attention provided by Joana Barbulescu, Bob Fedoruk and the other staff at Axis, ensures that every installation is consistent with CBC standards.”
“The Axis staff has demonstrated on numerous occasions their extensive knowledge of the cabling industry, commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. I highly recommend Axis Technical Services and would not hesitate to contract their services in the future.”
Chuck Berkowski, Senior Network Analyst
Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
“I confirm that I have dealt with Axis Technical Services since 2005, during which time they have shared my goal of building a robust telecommunications infrastructure for Fraser Health with excellent support in analysis and upgrade of sub-standard cable plants. They have demostrated excellent customer service, technical competency, workmanship, value-added services, and are easy to do business with.
Their work has set the benchmark for excellence for others in the industry to emulate.
I can confidently recommend Axis Technical Services as a solid and dependable contractor who are experts in their field.”
Edmund Goh, RCDD NTS, OSP, TPM, AscT
ITS Consultant
The Fraser Health Authority IT team requested upgraded network switches to bring the room into compliance with their current standards. The room provided voice and network connectivity for surgical theaters, recovery areas, and associated offices therefore any downtime would have to be minimized and carefully planned. Backbone fiber optic cables, which fed three other communication rooms in the building, were terminated in this room.
The SBDL-01A closet, located in the surgical wing of Surrey Memorial Hospital was out of space. Four racks, arranged in a “U” configuration, contained network switches & patch panels, telephone panels, and diagnostic imaging network equipment. Most of the patch panels were “low density” meaning that 16 cables terminated in each 3U (5.25”) panel, using a large amount of rack “real estate”. Although there was some documentation on site, there were 3 different labeling schemes and a number of misidentified or unidentified cables.
Solution:
• The existing racks were moved to provide room for a Gigabix field (wall terminations) and a new rack
• New network switches were installed and wired to the Gigabix field
• PBX (voice) connections were reconfigured to allow for migration to the Gigabix field
• A schedule was created so that six horizontal (workstation) cables at a time could be migrated to the Gigabix field
• Affected users were notified before each (six cable) cutover
• Every connection was tested for C5E compliance, labeled and checked for correct operation before moving onto the next set of six
• During a planned major outage the backbone fiber optic cables were consolidated into new Belden fiber manager cartridges, labeled according to FHA standards, and reconnected
• The new Gigagix wall field now accommodates 864 cables and the single rack is at half capacity with adequate room for another rack
• Project was completed in three months
> Read Langara College Case Study
Axis Technical Services would like to thank our team members, customers and supporters for helping Ms. Barbulescu achieve the 48th position in PROFIT Magazine’s 2009 Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs.
The Tri-City News interviewed Joana on her success as an entrepreneur, asking her how she decided to start a business. Ms. Barbulescu explained it simply: “Do I want to retire working for someone else or do I want to take that shot?”
Belden’s Adaptive Enclosure Heat Containment (AEHC) System is a highly-effective method for cooling data center enclosures in a much more efficient and cost-effective way than was previously possible.
A major challenge faced by data center managers today is ensuring that cooling systems do not fail, that they continue in an uninterrupted way to cool the sensitive electronic components in IT equipment enclosures. However, achieving this goal can be needlessly expensive. It’s estimated that cooling accounts for up to 30 percent of a data center’s total energy load. What’s more, the cooling process itself is accompanied by excessive energy waste, largely due to an oversupply of cold air to the data center by computer room air conditioner (CRAC) units that are attempting to compensate for inefficiencies in the enclosure cooling process.
Benefits Summary
Increased Efficiency/Greening of the Data Center
* Eliminates over-supply of cold air in data center, potentially reducing the number of CRAC units
* In a new data center, permits use of larger, more efficient CRAC units to achieve highest cooling per unit of power
* Entails higher temperatures in the air returned to CRAC, improving efficiency
* Allows raising of supplied air temperature, resulting in more hours of free cooling
Reduced Initial Capital Expense
* Lowest total cooling equipment cost available per kW of IT load
* No piping; vastly reduced electrical and sensor networks
* Reduced and simplified engineering
* Rapid installation and training
Source: www.belden.com
AXIS Technical Services is pleased to announce we have added another Fitel S177A Fiber Optic fusion splicer and cleaver to our complement of tools.
This will accommodate increased demand for our outside plant Single Mode Fiber Optic splicing and OTDR testing services.
With the great service, training and support we’ve received from Telonix, the choice was simple. Since purchasing our first Fitel S177A in 2007, our technicians have fused over 4500 fibers!
Fusion splicing is the accepted way to splice Fiber Optic cables, but Fusion splicing also takes the guesswork out of terminating fiber. By splicing factory terminated pigtails to your newly installed single mode or multimode fiber optic cable, we can assure a near perfect termination and the low losses in our test results prove it.
Contact us today for more information on fusion splicing and OTDR testing.
Langara College wanted to increase its profile in the post-secondary market by supporting a broad range of educational programs. In 2007, The IETS (Information and Educational Technology Services) defined the upgrade of the Server Room as the necessary step to providing a state of the art foundation that would position the college to respond to the educational community needs.
The existing Server Room provided network services to the entire campus and operated 24/7 except for a few statutory holidays when the College was closed. The challenge was to complete a renovation project of this technical hub without disrupting any services. The renovation included upgrading the raised floor and the HVAC systems, replacing the equipment cabinets and providing a suitable UPS and generator back up power systems.
Solution:
• The server room was partitioned in 2 areas and all existing and necessary equipment was relocated in the smaller area while renovation started on the larger area
• Provided temporary wiring to allow the relocation of the equipment cabinets and ensured all systems were operational
• The relocation was completed during several steps to avoid significant down-time
• All Fiber Optic extensions were prepared ahead of time as cables entering into the server room need to be extended to the new cabinet location
• The new equipment cabinets were installed on ISO-Bases for seismic balance by Counter quake and AXIS Technical Services connected all cabinets with new CAT6 cabling in a Cross Connect design
• 1600 cables were installed and 200 fibers were terminated
• A new Server Room was created with minimal disruption to the students and staff
• The new Server Room included new network equipment, cabinets, improved ventilation and back-up power systems which will support any future technology requirements
• The final and largest phase of the project was completed within 4 days
> Read 1-800-GOT-JUNK Case Study
The location for the Corporate Office was too large for current and near future anticipated needs of the company. An opportunity was presented to relocate to a highly sought after building facility located at 887 Great Northern Way. The management team was looking for a way to implement the move over a short time frame and with a tight budget.
The existing Server Room provided network services to a worldwide corporation with a few departments operating 24/7. The new facility provided an existing cabling infrastructure that could be utilized with minor changes. It also provided a room sufficiently large to relocate the equipment needed. The new Server Room required Electrical and HVAC upgrades.
Solution
• Proposed to install the new Belden AEHC Cabinets that promote increased efficiency of hot air flow within equipment cabinets to minimize the HVAC costs
• The first installation in Canada of the Belden AEHC Cabinets (Green Technology)
• Re-positioned all the existing cabling to meet the new furniture layout
• Relocation of Corporate Office was successful with no disruption to services and employees
• Fully operational space completed within 4 weeks