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Datacenter Design, Architecture & Engineering

Comprehensive engineering of the IT compute footprint and the facility that houses it — from tactical and modular deployments through Tier III enterprise facilities, purpose-built for AI, HPC, and mixed-use workloads.

Engineered from the slab to the silicon.

A data center is two engineered systems working as one: the building infrastructure that delivers reliable power and cooling, and the IT architecture that delivers compute, storage, and networking. NEUTRON engineers both — from site selection through commissioning — with particular depth in the high-density requirements of AI, HPC, and mission-critical mixed-use environments.

Whether you need a containerized edge pod that ships in a quarter or a Tier III concurrently-maintainable facility, we apply the same engineering discipline: facility and IT envelope sized as a coupled system, every assumption modeled, every dependency documented.

  • Coupled facility + IT engineering — power and thermal envelope sized to compute density
  • Tactical and modular through Enterprise Tier I–III deployments
  • AI-ready: GPU cluster topology, liquid & immersion cooling, 25–100kW racks
  • Site selection, capacity modeling, and feasibility studies
  • BOM, vendor selection, integration sequencing, and commissioning plans
  • Reference architectures aligned to Uptime Institute Tier I–III, ANSI/TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9
  • Optional ongoing operations via our Data Center Solutions practice
Two Planes, One Build

The IT footprint and the facility, engineered together.

Most failed builds happen at the seam between IT and facility teams. We eliminate the seam.

IT Architecture

  • Compute fabric — CPU, GPU & accelerator topology
  • Storage — block, file, object, NVMe-oF
  • Network fabric — spine-leaf, EVPN, InfiniBand
  • HPC & high-density rack engineering
  • AI cluster topology — GPU, NVLink, RoCE
  • Structured cabling design

Facility Engineering

  • Site selection & feasibility studies
  • Power systems — UPS, ATS, generators, PDU
  • Cooling — CRAC, in-row, liquid & immersion
  • Fire suppression & physical security
  • BMS / DCIM instrumentation
  • Tier I, II & III reference architectures
Deployment Models

From tactical edge to Tier III.

One engineering discipline, applied to whatever scale and resilience your mission demands.

Tactical & Deployable

  • Mobile, ruggedized, mission-edge enclosures for forward operations and disaster response

Modular & Containerized

  • Prefabricated pods and ISO-container DCs for rapid deployment and elastic capacity

Micro & Edge

  • Distributed small-footprint compute placed close to data and users

Enterprise Tier I–III

  • Facility-class designs from basic capacity through concurrently maintainable
How We Deliver

A four-phase engineering engagement.

Structured, documented, and held to the same scientific engineering methodology we apply to everything.

Discover

Workloads, growth model, regulatory constraints, and the operational mission the build must support.

Design

Facility and IT systems engineered as a coupled whole — power and thermal envelope sized to compute density.

Engineer

Detailed drawings, BOM, vendor selection, integration sequencing, and commissioning plan.

Commission

Startup, validation, documentation, and operational handoff — with optional ongoing support.

FAQ

Common questions

What program leaders ask before engaging us.

Do you build the facility, or just engineer it?

We engineer the design and oversee the build through commissioning. We coordinate with the general contractor, electrical and mechanical subs, and the IT integrator — or perform integration ourselves on smaller modular and tactical deployments.

What's the smallest engagement you take?

A single tactical or modular pod is a viable starting engagement. We've designed everything from sub-50kW deployable enclosures to multi-megawatt enterprise facilities.

Are you certified to design Uptime Institute Tier facilities?

Our reference architectures align to Uptime Tier I–III standards. Formal Tier Certification of Design Documents is a separate Uptime Institute process we coordinate when clients require certification.

How do you handle AI-specific density?

AI workloads (GPU clusters, training infrastructure) commonly require 25–100kW per rack and specialized network fabric. We design the power, cooling (often direct-to-chip or immersion), and InfiniBand/NVLink topology specifically for these workloads — including mixed-use scenarios where AI density coexists with traditional enterprise gear.

Build it once. Build it right.

Schedule a consultation and we'll scope a design and engineering engagement to your workloads, growth model, and facility requirements.