Report: $250M Containerized Data Center Market Awaiting Standardization
Growth of the quarter billion dollar containerized data center market is being somewhat constrained by the lack of standardization. IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc., just completed a study that estimated the size of the market and found agreement among the supplier base that standardization is perhaps the first step required to move containerized data centers beyond a niche offering.
There are two parts to this issue, the first being that there are very few standard products being offered, with most orders sending suppliers back to the drawing board to come up with a new, custom, containerized solution. Second, there are no third party imposed standards that would ensure quality and consistency across regions and vendors in their offerings.