I. Client Introduction
GRD Company is an enterprise advancing full digital transformation, regarding data as a core strategic asset. With a global business layout, the operational efficiency and data processing capability of its Qatar branch are directly linked to the group's overall digitalization process. As an enterprise with high requirements for data storage, real-time processing and business continuity, GRD urgently needed professional foreign trade equipment and customized data center solutions adaptable to Qatar's extreme climate to support stable regional business operations.
II. Project Background and Pain Points
The Qatar region faces extreme climate challenges, with ambient temperatures reaching up to 50°C and frequent intense sandstorms, imposing strict tests on the weather resistance and stability of data centers. Traditional data centers have shortcomings such as inflexible design, long construction cycles and poor adaptability to extreme conditions, which cannot meet GRD's core demands for rapid deployment, 7×24-hour stable operation and technical customization. Conventional solutions are prone to equipment overheating, dust clogging and operational interruptions, seriously affecting business progress, thus an urgent need for containerized data center solutions resistant to extreme environments.
III. Customized Equipment Solutions
Tailored to the client's needs and regional climate characteristics, we delivered a 40-foot customized containerized data center solution as the core foreign trade equipment. The solution configuration covers a complete operating system: 10 server cabinets (total capacity 63 kW), two 90 kVA modular UPS systems (with 10-minute battery backup), four 25 kW in-row precision air conditioners, combined with a full-featured DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) system and N+1 redundancy design, ensuring data storage and real-time processing needs. Meanwhile, extreme environment adaptability is enhanced by equipping high-temperature-resistant components (cables, connectors, fan motors rated for 85°C) and an IP5X high-efficiency dust-proof system, adapting to 50°C high temperatures and sandstorms, and solving environmental challenges comprehensively from hardware configuration to protection design.
IV. On-Site Execution and Support
To achieve the rapid delivery goal, we adopted the "freeze-track-green-channel" exclusive delivery method: first locking the technical plan and solidifying parameters 24 hours a day, tracking milestones with daily progress updates, and opening up a supply-chain green channel to ensure component supply. A professional technical team was dispatched to Qatar to provide full-process on-site support, optimizing equipment installation and commissioning processes in combination with local climate conditions, focusing on testing the sealing of the dust-proof system, the operation status of high-temperature-resistant components and the adaptability of the redundancy system to ensure equipment compatibility in extreme environments. Finally, the first batch of solutions was delivered three days ahead of schedule, achieving 100% first-time acceptance with no rework required.
V. Project Achievements and Long-Term Cooperation
After project implementation, the customized containerized data center achieved 7×24-hour stable and continuous operation in 50°C high temperatures and sandstorms, completely eliminating the risks of equipment overheating, clogging and operational interruptions, and fully meeting GRD's business needs. The IP5X filtration system tripled filter lifespan and halved maintenance intervals, while the 85°C-rated high-temperature components reduced equipment aging by 70%, significantly lowering the client's long-term maintenance and replacement costs. Rapid delivery helped the client launch data-dependent business operations in advance. The project achievements have been highly recognized by GRD, laying a solid foundation for in-depth cooperation between the two parties in global extreme-environment data center projects, and further demonstrating our core advantages in customized industrial equipment and overseas project execution.