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<p>A <b>modular data center</b> system is a portable method of deploying <a href="Data_center" title="Data center">data center</a> capacity. A modular data center can be placed anywhere data capacity is needed.

</p><p>Modular data center systems consist of purpose-engineered modules and components to offer scalable data center capacity with multiple power and cooling options. Modules can be shipped to be added, integrated or retrofitted into an existing data center or combined into a system of modules. Modular data centers typically consist of standardized components.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Modular data centers are often marketed as <a href="Converged_infrastructure" title="Converged infrastructure">converged infrastructure</a>, promoting <a href="Economies_of_scale" title="Economies of scale">economies of scale</a> and efficient energy usage, including considerations regarding the external environment. A module can be treated as a single unit for U.S. <a href="Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> compliance certification rather than all discrete systems.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

Patents have been taken out on variations.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Types">Types</h2></div>

<p>Modular data centers typically come in two types of form factors. The more common type, referred to as <i>containerized data centers</i> or <i>portable modular data centers</i>, fits data center equipment (servers, storage and networking equipment) into a <a href="Intermodal_container" title="Intermodal container">standard shipping container</a>, which is then transported to a desired location.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Containerized data centers typically come outfitted with their own cooling systems. Cisco makes an example of this type of data center, called the Cisco Containerized Data Center.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Another form of modular data center fits data center equipment into a facility composed of prefabricated components that can be quickly built on a site and added to as capacity is needed. For example, HP's version of this type of modular data center is constructed of sheet metal components that are formed into four data center halls linked by a central operating building.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, <a href="Compass_Datacenters" title="Compass Datacenters">Compass Datacenters, LLC</a> filed and was later granted a patent for a "Truly modular building datacenter facility."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2></div>

<ul><li>Dell EMC Modular Data Center</li>

<li><a href="HP_Performance_Optimized_Datacenter" title="HP Performance Optimized Datacenter">HP Performance Optimized Datacenter</a></li>

<li>IBM <a href="Portable_Modular_Data_Center" title="Portable Modular Data Center">Portable Modular Data Center</a></li>

<li>Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) co-IZmo/I</li>

<li>Microsoft Azure Modular Datacenter</li>

<li>PCX Corporation</li>

<li><a href="Sun_Modular_Datacenter" title="Sun Modular Datacenter">Sun Modular Datacenter</a></li>

<li>Vertiv Prefabricated Data Center</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kontena.eu/ecosystem/konnect-high-performance-computing-hpc/">Kontena KONNECT HPC data centers</a></li></ul>

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