Data Center Resiliency

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Guiding you through how a data center site is selected

Our goal is to provide an entertaining introduction to common data center issues by walking through a set of questions that often come with selecting an optimal site.

Data centers are the foundation of the digital economy, powering AI, cloud services, and critical infrastructure. Demand is set to surge in the coming years, reshaping industries and requiring bold new approaches to energy, connectivity, and resilience.

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What’s your data center personality type?

What do your choices about data center requirements say about you?

1 / 4

How much power could your site support?

Less than 1 megawatt (MW)

Between 1 and 20 MW

More than 20 MW

2 / 4

How much water will you need?

Don’t need any, using refrigerant ($$$)

Need some, air cooling ($$)

Lot's of it, cooling towers baby! ($)

3 / 4

How close do you want to be to a metro fiber hub?

Really close – Fiber central ($$$)

A few hours away will be okay ($$)

Land in the desert is cheap! ($)

4 / 4

How available is your data center? Pick your downtime measured in minutes/hours.

Tier 4 – Mega fault tolerant <26 min a year ($$$)

Tier 3 – High availability <1.6 hours a year ($$)

Tier 2 – Fair <22 hours per year. Who's tracking this anyway? ($)

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