Benefits of Assembly-Line Techniques for Data Centers Revealed in New Report From the Green Grid

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing techniques that are extensively applied in other industries are now rapidly maturing for the building and deployment of data centers, according to a new report from The Green Grid, the IT industry's leading voice for advancing resource efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. The Green Grid's white paper, "Deploying and Using Containerized/Modular Data Center Facilities," reveals that pre-engineered and prefabricated data centers demonstrate technical and business value when properly applied.

"The assembly line revolutionized manufacturing and commoditized many goods, creating efficiencies in both cost and performance," said Tim Mohin, The Green Grid board member and Director, Corporate Responsibility at AMD. "The same revolution is now happening in data center production and deployment, building greater potential for cost savings and increased energy efficiency."

Organizations can benefit from the modular and prefabricated approach to data center construction since it eliminates the expense of custom engineering and architecture. These pre-engineered structures can be rapidly deployed and can offer improved performance because structural defects are ironed out early in the design process, prior to being dispatched for on-site deployment. Although these structures are mass-produced, organizations can marry modules together and tailor the data center to their particular needs, climate and location.

"With the amount of data we create increasing exponentially each year, companies across the globe are looking for ways to maximize their resources as they are faced with more information to store and maintain," said Mark Monroe, executive director of The Green Grid. "The modular data center is an increasingly popular alternative since it's more cost-effective and can be equipped with higher density, energy saving technologies that also reduce costs as well as space."

The latest white paper from The Green Grid provides comprehensive information to guide decision-makers in data center deployment through this rapidly maturing market. The white paper is available at: http://www.thegreengrid.org/en/Global/Content/white-papers/WP42-ContainerizedModularDataCenterFacilities.

About The Green Grid:

The Green Grid is a global consortium of companies, government agencies and educational institutions dedicated to advancing resource efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.

The Green Grid does not endorse vendor-specific products or solutions, and instead seeks to provide industry-wide recommendations on best practices, metrics and technologies that will improve overall data center resource efficiencies. Membership is open to organizations interested in data center operational efficiency at the Contributor, General or Associate member level.

Additional information is available at www.thegreengrid.org and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TheGreenGrid.

Media Contact:

Brad Baker
Weber Shandwick
617-520-7043
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SOURCE The Green Grid

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