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The World ' s Largest Data Centre
Globally , the average data centre has occupied a space of around 100,000 sq ft . But , with a surge in demand for online tools – particularly over this past year – 100,000 sq ft units are now considered to be small . Switch ’ s latest offering places a 1.3 million sq ft warehouse among many other large buildings in its 17.4 million sq ft campus , dubbed The Citadel , a name that hints at the tech giant ’ s focus on security and innovation . The park lies adjacent to Tesla ’ s Gigafactory , a company with which Switch has worked to bring a new lease of life – albeit a high-tech one – to the desert .
With modular , hot swappable components all prefabricated in the factory , Sainani claims that “ Time To Market ( TTM ) is slashed by 75 % and maintenance is simplified , while full-link convergence reduces the physical footprint by more than 30 % and power-link efficiency also reaches up to 95.5 % to supply power in an environmentally-friendly way ”.
The hyperscalers Hyperscale data centres are businesscritical facilities that support robust , scalable applications and are often associated with big data-producing companies such as Google , Amazon , Facebook , IBM , and Microsoft .
80 August 2022