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34 I ICT TODAY General Indoor The general indoor environment may also be somewhat familiar. These are typically located in indoor spaces that require environmental controls; however, they may have space limitations and have enhanced needs around secu- rity and remote management. Examples of this environ- ment would be a telecom room, server room, or closet. The solution and vertical industry examples include: • Indoor deployment with controlled environment but with limited cooling and basic security • Example: Retail stores, healthcare facilities Harsh Indoor A harsh indoor environment is typically found in manu- facturing and more industrial-type settings. A growing number of applications on the manufacturing floor require lower latency to perform at an optimum level. To meet this requirement, equipment is placed in closer proximity to the end use. In this environment, the enclosure and connectivity may need to be rated for a harsher environment to protect equipment and data center performance. The solution and vertical industry examples include: Edge Environments Four types of physical infrastructure environments are prevalent in edge compute deployments. These environ- ments have characteristics that set them apart from others and help define the solutions that are most advantageous for each. Highly Protected Indoor The highly protected indoor environment is very familiar to those who have worked in traditional IT spaces. It is basically the data center space that many organizations have on-site and commonly referred to as an on-premise data center. However, this may be located in an area not typically used. This environment has most or all the ame- nities of a traditional data center space, including power, cooling, connectivity, physical security, and a highly protected setting that is expected in a traditional data center. What it may lack is the trained data center staff to handle every need, so remote management is key to a successful deployment. An excellent example of this environment is edge colocation. Several colocation companies have adopted the edge as their business strategy. These colocation data centers are in non-traditional second and third tier cities, closer to the end user/use. The solution and vertical industry example include: • Remote data center or similar deployment, including highly controlled environment and room/data hall level security • Example: Edge colocation DC Visit bicsi.org/rcdd for details. DESIGN AN EXCEPTIONAL INTELLIGENT BUILDING. RELY ON AN EXCEPTIONALLY SKILLED BICSI RCDD ® . • Limited protection from the outdoor environment and limited security; potential for dry or liquid hazards (e.g., dust, water) • Example: Manufacturing floor, warehouse