Case Study: Equinix achieves zero-downtime datacenter automation upgrade with RoviSys

Equinix achieves 99.995% data center reliability with RoviSys

Equinix, a global data center company, faced a potential catastrophic failure from an outdated Direct Digital Control (DDC) system regulating temperature at its Chicago facility. The challenge was to upgrade to a more robust PLC-based automation system with absolutely zero downtime to avoid damaging critical customer equipment. Vendor RoviSys was selected for its expertise in building technologies and project management.

RoviSys implemented the solution by first testing the new control system in a simulated environment. The team then loaded the code and graphics onto the new PLC hardware while the equipment remained live, achieving the upgrade with no measurable downtime. The results provided by RoviSys were highly measurable: the new system increased meantime between failures from 2-5 years to nearly 20 years and guarantees 99.995% reliability with an expected annual downtime of just 26.3 minutes.

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