What is white space in a data center?
White space is the finished IT area of a data center: the racks, power distribution, structured cabling, fiber, and active network equipment that carry live load. It is the environment inside the data hall once the building shell, power, and cooling are in place.
What does turnkey white-space infrastructure include?
Turnkey white-space infrastructure includes engineered pathways, structured cabling and high-density fiber, rack staging, containment, power distribution, staged network gear, validated links, turnover documentation, and Day-2 Smart Hands after handoff. Axiom coordinates that capability scope through one accountable integrator from planning to ongoing operations.
What fiber speeds and connector types do you support?
Axiom supports 10G through 400G over single-mode and multi-mode fiber, including MPO/MTP high-density trunking, alongside Cat6A copper. The delivery scope includes engineered pathways, cable schedules, link validation, OTDR testing, channel certification, and organized turnover documentation for the operations team after installation.
What is the difference between white space and gray space?
Gray space is the building infrastructure: the shell, power, and cooling. White space is the IT infrastructure inside it, including racks, power distribution, cabling, fiber, and the active network. Axiom owns the white-space scope and works in parallel with gray-space trades to keep both tracks coordinated.
How does parallel staging keep a project on schedule?
Racks and network equipment are assembled, labeled, configured, and bench-tested off-site while construction advances. Equipment arrives prepared for installation and verification rather than first-time discovery. That parallel work helps keep white-space readiness from becoming the critical path and creates clearer sign-off points across the delivery schedule.
What are Day-2 Smart Hands?
Day-2 Smart Hands are scheduled, on-site engineering support for the physical tasks a remote operations team can't perform. The scope includes installs, moves, adds, and changes, along with asset tagging and control, cable audits, recertification, and proactive health checks. All work follows documented change discipline, with support windows and response expectations agreed in writing for each engagement.
Which network platforms do you stage and deploy?
Axiom stages and deploys Cisco, Arista, Juniper, and Aruba network platforms. Switches, routers, firewalls, and optics can be configured off-site and validated on-site, so handoff day centers on verification rather than discovery. The same accountable team coordinates the active network with the surrounding white-space infrastructure.
How do we start working with Axiom?
Start with a no-obligation site consultation. Bring the schedule, standards, capacity needs, and project constraints; Axiom will help define a clear path from shell completion to live operations. Call +1 (614) 226-2723, email [email protected], or use the consultation form on this page.