July 2023
Beginner
240 pages
7h 23m
English
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3Site Selection
Choosing a location for a data centre requires being sensitive to the business and the surrounding community's needs for a long‐term investment. To select a site to create a data centre, you ought to consider and evaluate many variables, from uncovering desirable physical characteristics and avoiding possible hazards to locating in an environment favourable to business growth and development.
Frequently, we hear about current and potential clients looking to develop large‐scale data centre campuses. Given the immense expected growth in data centres to support a domestic and international surge in edge computing, artificial intelligence (AI), content creation, and an even more significant increase in digital learning and remote work, this is no surprise. Frequently, these developers have a unique piece of land in strategic geography, abundant natural resource traits, climate or temperature‐related benefits, a favourable agreement with the site's municipality, and immediate access to significant power sources. It is essential to assess these properties from various perspectives, including understanding the requirements of cloud, colocation, and build‐to‐suit operators; designing, commissioning, and migrating to large‐scale data centres for enterprises and institutions; and considering a sustainable design.
Site selection and development is quite a competitive space; developers are all looking for the advantage of making their campus more appealing to large‐scale ...
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