SOLUTION

Your Data Centre Is Where
Your Business Lives.
Build It to Global Standards —
From the First Cable.

Layerix designs and builds data centre infrastructure — physical layer, network, virtualisation, storage, and security — engineered by a team whose founder built data centre networks for Facebook, Google, and AWS.

Facebook · Google · AWS Experience Applied TIA-942 Cabling Standards 100% In-House Delivery Redundancy at Every Layer
📸 IMG-01: Data room / server room rack installation — Layerix engineer visible
"The same engineering discipline used to design data centre networks for Facebook, Google, AWS, and AT&T — applied to your data centre, regardless of whether it has 5 racks or 500."
R. Swaminathan — MD & CTO, Layerix Networking Experts
JNCIE-SP #2410 · JNCIE-ENT #658 · JNCIE-DC #85 · Network Architect — Facebook · Google · AT&T · AWS
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"JNCIE-DC #85 — one of fewer than 100 engineers globally to hold this data centre network certification at the time of award."

THE CHALLENGE

A Data Centre Has Zero Tolerance for Design Failures.

A server room or data centre is not a room with racks. It is the physical location where your applications, databases, backups, and communications infrastructure live. Every design decision made during build — cabling route, rack placement, power path, cooling airflow, and network topology — determines how reliable and scalable it is for the next decade. Getting it wrong during build costs three times more to fix after the fact. Getting it right from the first cable costs nothing extra — it just requires engineers who know what right looks like.

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High-Density Cabling With Zero Tolerance for Error

A data centre has thousands of cable runs in a confined space. A single labelling error or untested run can cause an outage that takes hours to trace.

Power and Cooling Efficiency

Servers generate heat. Racks consume kilowatts. Without proper power path design and airflow planning, uptime and hardware life are both compromised.

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Network Redundancy — No Single Point of Failure

Every network path in a data centre must have a redundant counterpart. A single failed cable or switch must not take a service offline.

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Storage That Scales With the Business

Storage capacity, IOPS, and replication requirements grow with every application added. The storage architecture must accommodate this without forklift upgrades.

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Security — Physical and Cyber — at Every Layer

A data centre is the highest-value physical and digital target in an organisation. Biometric access, CCTV, firewall, and endpoint protection must all be present and integrated.

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Virtualisation and Modern Workloads

Modern data centres run virtualised and containerised workloads — not one application per physical server. The network and storage must be designed to support this from day one.

OUR SOLUTION

A Data Centre Built From First Principles — Physical Layer to Application Layer. One Team. No Gaps.

Most data centre deployments involve a cabling contractor, a network vendor, a server integrator, and a security company — each responsible for their slice, none responsible for how all four work together. When integration fails between layers, no single contractor owns the problem. Layerix delivers the complete data centre infrastructure stack from one in-house team. Every layer is designed to integrate with every other layer — because the same engineers who lay the fibre also configure the storage network, commission the hypervisors, and set up the physical access control.

The Layerix Data Centre Architecture
Physical FoundationOptical Fibre Backbone · Copper Cabling · Network Racks · PDUs · Cable Tray & Raceway · TIA-942 Compliant Installation
Network FabricCore / Spine Switches · Access / Leaf Switches · Top-of-Rack Switching · Structured Patch Panel Management
WAN & PerimeterPerimeter Firewall · Site-to-Site VPN · DDoS Protection · Internet Edge Routing · BGP & Routing Architecture
StorageNAS & SAN Storage Arrays · RAID Design per Workload · Snapshot & Replication · Backup Architecture · DR Site Replication
Compute & VirtualisationServer Rack & Cabling · Hypervisor Deployment · Private Cloud · Virtual Machines · Containerisation
SecurityEndpoint Security · Threat Intelligence · Network Packet Broker · CCTV · Biometric · Door Interlock · Central Unified Monitoring
Management & SupportCentralised Monitoring Dashboard · Resident Manager · AMC · Break Fix

"Every layer designed by Layerix. Every layer installed by the same in-house team. Every layer documented at handover."

📸 IMG-02 (optional): Clean data room — hot/cold aisle layout visible, or dense cabling installation
HOW WE DESIGN

The Engineering Principles Behind Every Layerix Data Centre Build.

These are not guidelines we follow when convenient. They are non-negotiable standards on every data centre project — regardless of size.

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Redundancy at Every Layer — N+1 Minimum

Every critical path in a Layerix data centre has at least one redundant counterpart. Dual power feeds to each rack from separate PDUs on separate circuits. Dual uplinks from every access switch to redundant core switches. Dual WAN links from separate ISPs. A single component failure must never take a service offline.

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Structured Cabling to TIA-942 Standards

Every copper run is Fluke DSX-tested to TIA/EIA-568. Every fibre link is OTDR-verified. Every cable is labelled at both ends using a documented naming convention. As-built drawings reflect what is physically installed — not what was originally designed. You receive test certificates for every run at handover. Nothing leaves untested and undocumented.

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Hot/Cold Aisle Awareness

Rack placement, cable management, and airflow direction are planned to support hot/cold aisle containment — even where formal containment structures are not installed. Server racks face the same direction. Cable runs stay below floor or above ceiling where possible. Power strips are mounted at the rear. These decisions made during initial build determine cooling efficiency for the next decade.

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Scalable From 5 Racks to 500

A data centre designed for today's workload must accommodate next year's growth without a redesign. Layerix sizes core switching with port headroom. Fibre backbone includes spare cores for future connections. Storage is architected for expansion without replacing the array. Rack space is planned with a growth path. The data centre you build today should serve you for at least seven years — we design to that horizon.

OUR PROCESS

How a Data Centre Build Actually Works — From First Assessment to Final Handover.

01

Infrastructure Assessment

We assess your existing server room or data centre space — physical dimensions, power capacity, cooling capability, existing cabling, and network topology. For new builds, we review the architect's drawings and provide a readiness checklist before any equipment arrives on site.

02

Workload Analysis & Capacity Planning

We map your current and planned workloads to infrastructure requirements — compute (CPU cores and RAM), storage (capacity, IOPS, and throughput), and network (bandwidth, latency, and redundancy). This data drives every hardware specification that follows.

03

Architecture & BOQ Design

Complete data centre architecture design — cabling layout, rack elevation drawings, network topology, storage architecture, virtualisation design, and security layer. Full bill of materials agreed and approved before any procurement begins.

04

Physical Infrastructure Build

Cable tray, containment, rack installation, and PDU mounting — the physical layer built to TIA-942 standards before a single active device is racked. Every cable run is pulled and terminated before active equipment arrives.

05

Cabling, Testing & Certification

Every copper run Fluke DSX-tested to TIA/EIA-568. Every fibre link OTDR-verified. Every cable labelled at both ends. Certification test reports generated for every run before active equipment is installed.

06

Active Network Deployment

Core switches, access switches, ToR switches, firewalls, and WAN edge devices — racked, connected, and configured. Routing protocol convergence verified. Redundant paths tested under simulated failure conditions.

07

Server, Storage & Virtualisation

Physical servers racked and cabled. Storage arrays connected to the network fabric. Hypervisors installed and configured. VMs migrated or freshly provisioned. Backup and replication tested to completion before any production workload is moved.

08

Security, Monitoring & Handover

Physical security commissioned — biometric access, door interlock, and CCTV verified at every entry point. Central monitoring dashboard configured with alerts for all critical systems. Full as-built documentation, admin credentials, and test certificates delivered. Resident Manager or AMC engagement activated from day one of operation.

📸 IMG-03: Dense server room cabling / fibre patch panel — "Fluke-certified. OTDR-verified. Documented. Every run."
THE LAYERIX DIFFERENCE

Why CTOs and Infrastructure Heads Choose Layerix for Data Centre Builds.

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Designed by Engineers Who've Done It at Hyperscale

Our founder holds JNCIE-DC #85 — one of fewer than 100 engineers globally to hold this certification at the time of award — and has designed data centre networks for Facebook, Google, and AWS. That experience is applied to every data centre project we take on.

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One Team. Every Layer. Zero Subcontracting.

Cabling, network, storage, virtualisation, security, and access control — all from the same 28-member Layerix in-house team. No integration gaps between contractors. No blame when layers do not work together.

Certified on Every Cable. Not Just Inspected.

We test every copper run to TIA/EIA-568 using Fluke DSX equipment and every fibre link with an OTDR. Test certificates are delivered at handover — not filed internally. You have proof that every cable performs to specification.

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Redundancy Designed In — Not Added Later.

Dual power paths, dual uplinks, dual WAN links, and redundant storage paths are designed into the architecture from the start. Redundancy retrofitted after build is always partial and always more expensive. We get it right at the design stage.

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As-Built Documentation That Matches Reality.

As-built drawings reflect what is physically installed — not the original design unchanged. Cable schedules, rack elevations, IP allocation, and admin credentials are all delivered at handover in a format your team can use immediately.

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The Build Team Becomes the Support Team.

Under a Resident Manager or AMC engagement, the engineers who built your data centre maintain it. No knowledge transfer. No new team discovering your infrastructure from a document. The same people. The same accountability.

DATA CENTRE DEPLOYMENTS

Infrastructure We've Built.

Every project below was delivered 100% in-house, Fluke-certified, OTDR-verified, and handed over with full as-built documentation and test reports.

📸 Telus International photo
Technology | Bengaluru

Telus International

Enterprise Server Room & Network Infrastructure

Complete enterprise network and server room infrastructure for Telus International's Bengaluru facility — structured cabling, network switching, firewall security, server infrastructure, and managed support. Deployed entirely in-house by Layerix certified engineers.

Reliable, documented infrastructure supporting international technology operations from Bengaluru.

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Pharmaceuticals | India

Somerset Therapeutics

Pharmaceutical IT Infrastructure

IT infrastructure deployment for a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment — designed with the documentation discipline required for regulated GxP environments. Structured cabling, network security, server infrastructure, and access control delivered by Layerix.

GxP-aligned infrastructure with audit-ready documentation and ongoing Layerix managed support.

📸 Sea Rock Precision Products photo
Manufacturing | India

Sea Rock Precision Products

Industrial Network & Server Infrastructure

Complete network and server infrastructure for a precision manufacturing facility — designed for reliability in an industrial environment with OT/IT considerations. Cabling, networking, security, and server infrastructure delivered 100% in-house.

Zero-downtime production network and server environment with documented infrastructure and AMC support.

25+ enterprise projects. 9+ industries. Every data centre and server room deployment 100% in-house.

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Your Data Centre. Built to Global Standards. By the Same Team That Maintains It.

Designed by engineers who built for Facebook, Google, and AWS. Deployed by the same in-house team. Supported with the same rigour — every day after handover.

JNCIE-DC
#85 — Founder Certification
TIA-942
Cabling Standard — Every Project
50+
Projects Delivered
0
Subcontractors. Ever.
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REAL WORK. REAL DATA ROOMS.

Our Engineers On Site.

Every photo is from an actual Layerix data centre or server room deployment. No stock imagery. No subcontractors. The engineers you see are the ones who will work on your infrastructure.

📸 Fibre backbone termination — enterprise data room, Bengaluru

Fibre backbone termination — enterprise data room, Bengaluru

📸 Server rack installation — pharmaceutical facility, India

Server rack installation — pharmaceutical facility, India

📸 Rack cable management — technology campus, Hyderabad

Rack cable management — technology campus, Hyderabad

📸 Hypervisor configuration — enterprise server room, Chennai

Hypervisor configuration — enterprise server room, Chennai

📸 Data room handover — manufacturing client, Pune

Data room handover — manufacturing client, Pune

📸 Server room access control — enterprise facility, Bengaluru

Server room access control — enterprise facility, Bengaluru

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions — Data Centre Solutions.

What is the difference between a server room and a data centre?+
The terms are often used interchangeably, but technically a server room is a dedicated room within an office or facility housing servers and network equipment — typically without raised flooring, formal hot/cold aisle containment, or N+1 power redundancy. A data centre is a purpose-built or purpose-designed facility with structured power paths, cooling redundancy, physical security layers, and formal cabling standards. Layerix builds both — applying the same engineering discipline to a 5-rack server room as to a 100-rack data centre facility.
What cabling standards do you design and install to?+
Structured copper cabling is designed and installed to TIA/EIA-568 and tested with Fluke DSX equipment — every run, without exception. Optical fibre is designed to OM3/OM4 (multi-mode) or OS2 (single-mode) depending on distance and bandwidth requirements, and every fibre link is OTDR-tested. For data centres, we follow TIA-942 as the design reference standard — covering topology, redundancy, and physical infrastructure requirements. Test certificates and as-built drawings are delivered at handover.
How do you handle power and cooling planning for a data centre?+
We coordinate with your electrical and mechanical engineers on power load calculations per rack, UPS capacity, and cooling airflow design. We do not install UPS systems or precision cooling units ourselves — this is electrical and mechanical engineering scope. However, we design rack placement, cable routing, and PDU selection to support hot/cold aisle airflow from the outset, and we provide a power draw estimate per rack to inform the mechanical and electrical design.
What is N+1 redundancy and do we need it?+
N+1 means that for every N active components, there is 1 spare capable of taking over if any of the N fails. For a data centre with 2 core switches (N=2), N+1 means a third switch is available — or more commonly, the 2 switches are configured in a redundant pair where either can handle full traffic load. We apply N+1 as a minimum standard to power paths (dual PDUs from separate circuits), network uplinks (dual links from every access switch), and WAN connectivity (dual ISP connections). For mission-critical environments, we design to 2N (fully redundant duplicate systems).
Can you virtualise our existing physical servers?+
Yes — physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration is a standard scope item. We install the hypervisor on new hardware, use migration tools to create VM images from your physical servers, test the VMs in isolation before cutover, and migrate production workloads during a scheduled maintenance window with a tested rollback procedure. For most organisations, P2V reduces physical server count by 60–80% while improving availability through high availability (HA) configuration.
What storage architecture do you recommend for a data centre?+
This depends on your workload mix. For VM datastores and databases requiring high IOPS, we recommend SAN storage (iSCSI or Fibre Channel). For shared file storage, backup targets, and archival, we recommend NAS. Most data centres use both — SAN for performance-sensitive workloads, NAS for capacity-oriented workloads. We design the storage architecture based on your specific workload profile, not a single-solution recommendation.
Do you provide backup and disaster recovery as part of the data centre build?+
Yes — backup and DR are designed as part of every data centre infrastructure project, not as an afterthought. This includes on-site backup to NAS, off-site replication to a secondary site or cloud, snapshot schedules per workload, and recovery time objective (RTO) testing. A data centre without a tested, documented backup and DR plan is an unacceptable risk. We will not hand over a data centre without backup verified to completion.
How do you secure a data centre physically?+
Physical security in a Layerix data centre build includes: biometric access control (fingerprint or face recognition) at the server room entry, door interlock (mantrap) for high-security environments, CCTV cameras covering every entry point and aisle, access logs for every entry and exit event, and central unified monitoring — all systems visible from one dashboard. Every door is configured for fire alarm release as standard.
Can you deploy containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes) alongside virtual machines?+
Yes — Proxmox VE and VMware vSphere both support running containers alongside VMs on the same hypervisor infrastructure. For organisations moving toward microservices or DevOps workflows, we design a hybrid environment: VMs for legacy and stateful workloads, containers for modern applications and CI/CD pipelines. We configure persistent storage (NAS-backed persistent volumes), container networking, and a private container registry as part of the deployment.
How long does a data centre build take?+
A small server room (5–10 racks, structured cabling, network, and basic server infrastructure) typically takes 2–4 weeks from physical infrastructure build to handover. A larger data centre (20–50 racks, full virtualisation, storage, and security) takes 6–12 weeks depending on scope and civil readiness. We provide a detailed project timeline after the assessment, with milestones per phase — physical build, cabling certification, active network, compute and storage, and handover.
What documentation do we receive at data centre handover?+
Full handover documentation includes: rack elevation drawings (as-built), network topology diagram, structured cabling schedule with Fluke test results for every copper run, OTDR test results for every fibre link, IP address allocation, VLAN and routing configuration summary, storage configuration (RAID levels, LUN allocation, snapshot schedule), VM inventory and resource allocation, admin credentials (stored securely), and physical security access configuration. Nothing is left undocumented.
What ongoing support do you offer after the data centre is built?+
Three models are available: Resident Manager — a dedicated Layerix engineer on-site during your operational hours, performing daily health checks, managing incidents, and coordinating vendors. AMC — scheduled preventive maintenance, firmware updates, and incident response within defined SLA windows. Break Fix — on-demand incident response without a retainer. For data centres, we strongly recommend either a Resident Manager or AMC from day one of operation. The same team that built your data centre knows it better than any third-party support provider ever will.

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