In the current business scenario, network infrastructure is unquestionably a key element that drives upsurge, according to Dileep Kumar, Product Manager, ADC Krone. B.V.Shiva Shankar, Associate Editor, CIOL, Cybermedia caught up with him, in an interaction.

CIOL: What is the key data center attribute?
Dileep Kumar: Data center is the central nervous system of enterprise applications. The critical applications include: Sarbanes-Oxley, regulations compliance, VOIP, security, Wi-Fi, video conferencing, intelligent buildings, RFID, SAN, complex data modeling, real-time data processing, e-mail archival, and business continuity planning in an organization. The simultaneous use of these applications is driving the explosion for more bandwidth and putting increased pressure on the data center infrastructure. Given their growing importance, reliability is a key data center attribute, as is having the flexibility to meet future requirements.

CIOL: Do you think time has come to take the data center seriously?
DK: Yes of course, the business landscape of India has changed and is continuing to change. This rapid growth of commerce is both unparalleled and unexpected. While Indian metros are housing global scale businesses, the semi metro cities are fast gearing up to witness the next wave of development. In such a scenario, network infrastructure will unquestionably be a key element that will drive and sustain this upsurge. High speed, high bandwidth capabilities and reliability within the network will be critical.

CIOL: What are the challenges faced in this regard?
DK: The data center is a key resource and many organizations simply shut down when employees and customers are unable to access the servers, storage systems, and networking devices that reside there. Literally, millions of dollars can be lost in a single hour of down time for some businesses, such as large banks, airlines, package shippers, and online brokerages. Indeed, 70 percent of network downtime can be attributed to physical layer problems. Specifically, cabling faults and connection failures.

CIOL: Tell us about your products
DK: ADC Krone, a provider of communications network infrastructure solutions, offers a complete portfolio of data center-grade infrastructure solutions. Designed to meet the rigorous guidelines of data center design set forth by standards such as TIA-942, ADC Krone's data center product set is led by its flagship TrueNet Structured Cabling System. Using high quality physical layer components, like those in the TrueNet portfolio, eliminates network infrastructure problems that leave data centers vulnerable to costly failure or early obsolescence.

CIOL: How do you intend make network run smoothly?
DK: Our TrueNet copper and fiber cable solutions designed for mission critical data centers and LAN Networks for all enterprise deliver high quality outcome and are engineered to maximize network uptime.

CIOL: What are the key products that you have deployed to ensure effective functioning of networks?                                                                                                                                                         DK: ADC KRONE now offers the broadest vertically integrated product portfolio in the industry, including:

• Industry leading fiber and copper cable solutions
• Advanced fiber management
• Highly-reliable, high-density fiber terminations
• 10 Gig Copper Ethernet (CopperTen)
• Glide high-density cable management