Not All Data
Centers Are
Created Equal
By jeffrey r clark phd
feature
No two data centers are equal in every respect, ranging from redundancy
and uptime goals to network bandwidth and processing capabilities. Yet it's
easy to rank data centers as better or worse ("more equal" or "less equal")
with regard to any particular feature—or is it? Differences between data
centers may make them unequal in some sense, but that inequality doesn't
necessarily translate cleanly into better or worse for a given situation.
Looking at data center design holistically is more than just an academic
exercise in determining what is technically superior; it's a critical step
toward getting the most business value from a very expensive facility.
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