IBM Scalable Modular Data Center

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.

In the current economic environment IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design, and Construction Services - scalable modular data center makes even more sense. It's designed to help conserve energy, reduce space requirements, be implemented quickly, and save money.

Solution highlights:

• Rapid deployment: in 8 to 12 weeks
• Energy-efficient design: up to 30% more energy efficient than traditional data center
• High quality: provides a turnkey solution from planning to design to install and start-up
• Lower cost: typically costs 15% less than traditional data center design and build
• Smaller footprint: up to 40% less floor space than traditional data center
• Modular design allows expansion at the rack level to support business growth

This solution helps define the data center requirements and design a scalable modular data center in virtually any environment - from traditional data center space to general office space. IBM can consult, plan and design the data center, source the required components and provide installation and testing services. In about 8-12 weeks versus the typical six to twelve months to design and build or renovate a traditional raised-floor data center - we can help you construct a fully functional, customized data center.

Explore how implementing this solution can help you quickly deploy a custom data center/server room with energy efficiencies that can reduce ongoing operating costs.

How adequate is your server environment?
Is your current environment in a centralized well managed space? Are you able to support the needs of the business as you grow? Do you have the power and cooling necessary to meet the loads of high-density computing such as blade servers? Do you expect an increase in demand for IT capacity in the next 1, 3 or 5 years?

A scalable modular data center can scale to meet anticipated demand. With its efficient design that includes in-row power and cooling, it can enable you to handle high-density computing requirements with less power than a raised floor environment.

High operating expenses and no space for expansion?
The scalable modular solution can actually help you reduce operating expense. Its design and energy-efficient components yield energy cost savings, compared to a traditional raised-floor solution, of 20 percent or more.

This solution requires no raised floor space and can be adapted to virtually any work environment. We can install it in irregular-shaped rooms as well as in locations ranging from a converted locker room to a business office to remote mining outposts.

Lack the resources to take on a complex construction project?
A scalable modular data center can be deployed quickly, typically in 8-12 weeks, in almost any environment. It is less costly and simpler than implementing a traditional raised-floor solution. And, IBM will be your single point of contact for designing, building, sourcing, installing and testing your solution.