Research
conducted by Omdia reveals that the global market for prefabricated modular
data centres, from the edge to the core, increased by more than 65%
Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider
of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has been ranked by
technology analyst firm Omdia as one of the leading suppliers in the
prefabricated modular (PFM) data centre market with the second highest market
share worldwide. The newly released research has highlighted that benefits such
as the ability to scale with
confidence are driving significant growth in the adoption of PFM
solutions in all geographies.
The Omdia report, Prefabricated
Modular Data Centres, published in early 2020 and based on 2018 and 2019
data, valued PFM shipments at more than $1.2bn USD in 2018 with growth in
deployments set to increase by more than 65% for 2019. The analyst group
attributed this strong growth to a number of factors including scalability, the
benefits of offsite manufacturing and integration, and speed of deployment.
The Omdia report defined a
number of different forms of PFM data centres with varying use cases, including
IT and facility-specific designs and so-called all-in-one modules (with integrated IT, power, and cooling infrastructure) which are commonly used in education,
industrial, and healthcare applications as well as remote and harsh
environments. According to Omdia, demand for edge computing is driving uptake
of all-in-one modules for edge locations that need a small data centre presence
close to end users. The ‘plug and play’ approach has the benefit of not only
cutting the time for start-up and commissioning to just a few days instead of
weeks, or months, but also reducing the potential for quality issues, as
components are pre-integrated and pre-tested off-site.
As described in the report,
Vertiv’s PFM designs cover a range of different offerings to meet specific
customer needs, such as the Vertiv™ SmartMod™ – a fully
self-contained, easily-configurable and ready-to-order PFM product range that
enables new data centre whitespace to be rapidly deployed. SmartMod designs have recently been awarded Uptime Institute’s TIER-Ready designation
of performance resiliency in
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), also allowing Vertiv to sell Uptime Institute Tier Certification of
Constructed Facilities (TCCF) services with TIER-Ready modular units, thus providing
the benefits of full tier certification directly to Vertiv customers. Vertiv
also provides completely custom PFM solutions, which include design, project
management and system integration.
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