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IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design and Construction Services - Scalable Modular Data Center

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Overview To keep up with increasing business demands, many organizations are looking to add data center capacity. The complexity and costs of designing and constructing traditional raised-floor space, combined with a lack of available floor space, are leading some organizations to postpone expansions - or worse, install equipment in unconditioned, unsecured and unmonitored space. Operating servers in a non-data center environment, such as a server closet, telecommunications closet or office space, can pose environmental and efficiency challenges, including overheating, insufficient or unprotected power, lack of security and improper installation.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2007
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Data Center

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