At a recent DCIM seminar hosted by nLyte Software, RF Code, and Server Technology, guest moderator Bruce Taylor, vice president of the Uptime Institute (part of the 451 Research Group) referenced the Institute’s 2012 Survey results (http://symposium.uptimeinstitute.com/advanced-search/1708-2012-uptime-institute-data-center-industry-survey-results-preview-webinar), which provide some data points on how users are addressing their physical capacity demands for data growth and power savings.
Of particular interest was the fact that modular, pre-fabricated approaches already have been deployed by 9 percent of survey respondents and are being planned by 8 percent. Another 41 percent say that they have “no plans but are considering modular, pre-fab data centers, or components.” Taylor commented that the modular data center market is growing, and that while it has not yet reached an inflection point at which 50 percent of survey respondents would be planning and considering containerized-modular data center (C-MDC) solutions, “there is significant demand potential developing”