Fires, hurricanes and other catastrophic events can hit a data center at any time with little or no warning. Conventional data center designs may require physical infrastructure that is too costly or slow to implement for the needs of some IT and data center managers, especially when it comes to disaster recovery.

Recovering from a disaster or adding new capacity often means major upgrades to infrastructure – new power and cooling systems, raised floors and fire suppression. For new IT spaces, remote locations and backup sites, both high cost and slow deployment can hinder projects. Even the smallest data centers may be prohibitively expensive and take many months to deploy.

Faced with these challenges, IT and data center managers are seeking infrastructure solutions for smaller spaces and disaster recovery that provide:

• Fully integrated, stand-alone systems that don’t require
  expensive room upgrades
• Simplicity in design and deployment so systems can be up
  and running quickly and easily expanded as needed
• Higher operational, space and energy efficiencies
• Optimal systems availability to ensure continuity of new
  and future IT equipment
• Flexibility and a clear growth path for capacity growth