The HP Flexible Data Center (HP Flexible DC) offers a standardized, modular approach to designing and building data centers that allow clients to replace traditional data center designs with a flexible solution that can be expanded as needed while conserving resources.
HP Flexible DC is based on a "butterfly" design featuring four prefabricated quadrants, or modules, that stem off a central administrative section. The offering uses industrial components to improve cost efficiencies as well as a streamlined building process with a variety of options for power and cooling distribution.
"Clients, such as financial service providers, government entities and cloud and collocation hosts, will find the scalable and modular nature of HP Flexible DC a compelling option," said Biswanath Bhattacharya, Director, Technology Services, HP India. "HP can help clients innovate the way they build and operate a greenfield data center for greater savings over its life span."
The modular design extends clients' ability to increase scalable capacity while retaining specified levels of reliability and redundancy. Specific configurations optimize the use of power and cooling resources to lower energy and water use, enabling clients to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and a facility's carbon footprint. Its air-cooled, rather than water-cooled, mechanical systems save clients power and potentially millions of gallons of water annually.
