From the room shell to the technician's OTDR, here is everything needed to build and run a data center, sorted by category. For each one: the main vendors (official links) and how to find a distributor near you.
The technical shell of the room: it carries the racks, routes air and cabling, and separates hot from cold.
The 19" rack and everything that organises it: rails, blanking panels, cable managers, grounding.
Main vendors : Schneider Electric (APC) Vertiv Rittal Legrand Eaton Chatsworth (CPI) Conteg
From the feed to the rack: UPS, power strips (PDU), busway, backup.
Main vendors : Schneider Electric (APC) Vertiv Eaton Legrand Riello UPS Socomec ABB
Removing server heat: air, chilled water, free cooling, up to liquid cooling.
Main vendors : Vertiv Stulz Schneider Electric Rittal Munters Airedale
The passive backbone: cables, patch panels, patch cords, pathways, labelling.
Main vendors : CommScope Corning Panduit Legrand Nexans R&M Leviton
What lights the fibre and links equipment: transceivers and direct cables.
Main vendors : FS Coherent (Finisar/II-VI) Cisco Flexoptix
Who enters, who watches, who is alerted: access, video, intrusion.
Main vendors : HID Global Axis Communications Bosch Security Assa Abloy
Detect early, suppress without drowning the servers.
See and control: sensors, meters, KVM and management software.
Main vendors : Schneider EcoStruxure Vertiv (Environet) Sunbird Nlyte Raritan
The field workshop: from fusion splicer to OTDR, from copper certifier to handling gear.
Main vendors : EXFO VIAVI Solutions Fluke Networks Fluke AFL / Fujikura Sumitomo Electric Brady ServerLIFT
Each vendor above lists its resellers through its « where to buy / distributor locator », filtered by country: it is the most reliable route to a local, up-to-date contact, tool by tool. For electrical, cabling and tools, these global distributors also have national branches:
At least an OTDR to qualify links, an optical power meter with a source for the loss budget, a VFL to locate a fault, a fusion splicer with cleaver for terminations, and an inspection microscope with a connector cleaning kit.
Each manufacturer below lists its resellers through a « where to buy / distributor locator » filtered by country. For electrical and cabling, global distributors (Rexel, Sonepar, Anixter/WESCO, RS) also have national branches.
A metered PDU measures consumption; switched lets you power each outlet on/off remotely; monitored adds per-outlet metering. The choice depends on your need for control and rebilling.