HP Ramps Up Containerised Data Centres

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1. Hewlett-Packard has announced a major increase in its containerised data centre business with the creation of specialised manufacturing facilities to build its so-called “PODs” (Performance Optimised Datacenters) in both Europe and America. Containerised data centres have been seen as a solution where people need temporary capacity, or in environments where there are no suitable buildings or time to build a permanent data centre. However, HP believes PODs can have wider applications, as they are more energy efficient than most traditional data centres, with a PUE of 1.2, and can be assembled in weeks instead of months, and then shipped to wherever they are required. (Read Full Article)

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