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Building an Efficient Data Center: Switching from the ‘Natural Economy’ to an Ad Hoc Approach
Conventionally speaking, the prevailing approach in Russia to data center construction can be referred to as a ‘natural economy’ approach: every client orders and builds only those facilities that he will subsequently use. At the same time, it’s not essential whether this customer will use a systems integrator (vendor) or will build the data center on his own. The vast majority of facilities cost more than foreign counterparts, while almost all of them consume more power for cooling purposes. Many Russian data centers become obsolete without exhausting the lifespan of equipment.