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Standardized , scalable , pre-assembled , and integrated data center facility power and cooling modules provide a “ total cost of ownership ” ( TCO ) savings of 30 % compared to traditional , built-out data center power and cooling infrastructure . Avoiding overbuilt capacity and scaling the design over time contributes to a significant percentage of the overall savings . This white paper provides a quantitative TCO analysis of the two architectures and illustrates the key drivers of both the capex and opex savings of the improved architecture .

Introduction

Power and cooling systems available now are more modular , more standardized , and more efficient than those installed in the majority of data centers today . Whether upgrading an existing data center or building a new one , data center managers will minimize both capital and operating expenses by specifying physical infrastructure with the following attributes :

• Standardized , pre-assembled , and integrated components

• Modular infrastructure than can scale as the load increases over time

• Efficient power and cooling components

• Cooling design with integrated economizer mode

• Pre-programmed controls

White Paper 163 , Benefits and Drawbacks of Prefabricated Modules for Data Centers , describes how standardized , pre-assembled , and integrated modules ( sometimes referred to as containers ) save deployment time and upfront cost compared to the same electrical and mechanical infrastructure implemented in a “ stick built ” manner with custom engineering and considerable onsite work .

However , significant additional savings can be achieved . The modular nature of facility modules enables scaling and rightsizing to actual data center loads . This , in combination with current power and cooling distribution technologies , results in a TCO savings of nearly 30 % over a traditional data center ( 27.2 % capital cost and 31.6 % operating cost ). �

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