What is the OCP – Open Compute Project

What is the OCP – Open Compute Project

What is the Open Compute Project The Open Compute Project started in 2011 and stems from Facebook’s initiative to improve energy efficiency, reduce hardware costs, and speed up deployment, by developing their own custom servers, power supplies, server racks and...
What is a white box server?

What is a white box server?

A white box server refers to customized servers that are either home built, or built by white box suppliers called ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers) such as Supermicro.  The term white box simply means that the equipment is unbranded or generic. All parts are...
What is the data tier system?

What is the data tier system?

Rating Data Centers: Uptime Institute’s Data Center Tier Classification System What is the Tier System? The Tier Classification System refers to a benchmarking system from Uptime Institute to determine the availability, or uptime, of a data center. A number of factors...