What is a Data Center Rating? The data center rating system was designed by the Uptime Institute to classify data centers based on several criteria primarily related to uptime, fault tolerance, and availability. The rating system is designed to allow each company to independently understand how a particular data center will perform according to its needs and what can be expected from that data center. Uptime Institute divides the core standards into one to five levels. This global standard allows organizations to compare any two data centers around the world. The final certification highlights the design, structure and operation of the data center. What is a Tier 1 data center? A Tier 1 data center is the most basic type of data center. Tier 1 data centers have dedicated IT service space and equipment located outside the office, uninterrupted power supply, backup power usually provided by internal generators, and computing equipment cooling equipment. Tier 1 data centers also have systems, protocols, and equipment in place to ensure they can remain up and running during normal business hours (such as nights and weekends). What is a Tier 2 data center? Tier 2 data centers have redundant components that provide additional capacity over Tier 1 data centers. These components include diesel generators to provide backup power, pumps or chillers for more reliable additional equipment cooling, and specialized UPS modules to provide reliable power that eliminates voltage dips and spikes. What is a Tier 3 data center? Tier 3 data centers have systems, protocols, and equipment in addition to Tier 2 data centers, allowing personnel to perform upgrades, repairs, and/or changes without shutting down any equipment. Since everything is available simultaneously, teams can make any changes as needed without disrupting service to customers/end users. What is a Tier 4 data center? Tier 4 data centers are equipped with fault tolerance mechanisms on the basis of Tier 3 data centers. The idea is that data centers can stop and prevent certain problems from happening in the first place. The goal of a Tier 4 data center is to provide continuous support and service under any circumstances, and it is the highest level that the Uptime Institute classifies a data center. What is a Tier 5 data center? Tier 5 certification means the data center has met the highest standards for uptime and resiliency in the market today. Level 5 certification was originally developed by colocation and cloud services provider Switch in 2017, and is technically distinct from the four core levels proposed by the Uptime Institute. What is the highest level? According to the Uptime Institute, no level is "better" than another. They believe that businesses should choose a data center that meets their specific needs regarding cost, availability, and more. What is Uptime Institute? Uptime Institute bills itself as an independent advisory body that provides third-party guidance and oversight to the data center industry. Its core mission includes supervising data centers and issuing certificates to give end users of data centers a reason to decide which data center to use. Like 451 Research, Uptime Institute is also a division of The 451 Group.

A modular data center is a type of data center that uses prefabricated components to create a more efficient and cost-effective solution for businesses. This type of data center is becoming increasingly popular as businesses look for ways to reduce their IT costs while still maintaining the same level of performance. Modular data centers offer several advantages over traditional data centers, including faster deployment, scalability, and energy efficiency. The first advantage of modular data centers is their ability to be deployed quickly. Because the components are pre-fabricated, they can be assembled on-site in a fraction of the time it would take to build a traditional data center from scratch. This means that businesses can get up and running quickly without having to wait for construction or installation delays. Additionally, modular data centers are much easier to expand than traditional ones, allowing businesses to scale up their operations as needed without having to invest in additional infrastructure. Another benefit of modular data centers is their energy efficiency. By using pre-fabricated components, they require less power than traditional data centers and generate less heat, which helps reduce cooling costs. Additionally, many modular systems are designed with energy efficiency in mind, making them even more efficient than traditional systems. This makes them an attractive option for businesses looking to save money on their IT costs while still providing reliable performance. Finally, modular data centers offer greater flexibility when it comes to configuration and customization. Because the components are pre-fabricated, they can be easily rearranged or reconfigured as needed without having to invest in additional hardware or software. This allows businesses to tailor their setup according to their specific needs without having to purchase additional equipment or services. Overall, modular data centers offer several advantages over traditional ones that make them an attractive option for businesses looking for a cost-effective solution that provides reliable performance and scalability. They are easy to deploy and configure, require less power than traditional systems, generate less heat which reduces cooling costs, and provide greater flexibility when it comes to customization and configuration options. For these reasons, they are becoming increasingly popular among businesses looking for ways to reduce their IT costs while still providing reliable performance.

As we all know, the data center is an off-list "high energy" industry. In the more than ten years from the birth to the development of the data center industry, the total power consumption of China's data center industry has increased by more than 10% every year. Statistics show that in 2020, the total power consumption of data centers in China will reach 200 billion KWh, accounting for more than 2%. By 2025, the proportion is expected to double to 4.05%. And in the operating costs of the data center, the cost of electricity accounts for about 60%-70%of the total cost. Although modern data centers can reduce the PUE value through various energy -saving measures and improve the efficiency of electricity consumption, the cost of electricity consumption is still the big head of the overall cost. Energy storage research in data centers is one of the solutions proposed to reduce the cost of data centers. Of course, the data center energy storage system does not refer to the UPS battery room generally configured in the current data center. The current UPS battery room energy storage purpose is only to provide the data center for several minutes to tens of minutes for the buffer processing period for data centers. It does not support the long -term smooth operation of the data center, but also needs to be used with reserve diesel generator. The data center energy storage system needs to provide at least the energy supply of the data center. Its energy storage and power supply capacity are far beyond ordinary battery rooms. Generally speaking, the energy storage system will bring the following benefits to the data center:1. Balance and inhibit Peak Valley Electricity PriceIn order to balance electricity consumption at different times, many grids will provide different electricity prices of waves and valleys. The energy storage system can use its own capacity to store a large amount of electricity in the low price period of the valley, and use the function of the energy storage system to reduce the use of high -priced electricity during the peak of electricity consumption. Some energy storage systems can even supply power to the power grid to achieve the energy arbitrage of "low buying and selling".2. Green energy useFor wind, light, and water are not stable clean energy, the data center has always been far away. However, with the energy storage system, clean energy such as wind, light, and water can enter the energy storage system first, and finally output stable power to the data center. The data center of the energy storage system is generally paired with the construction of optical storage power generation facilities.3. Reduce the use of dieselIn the mainstream data center energy spare system, diesel generators are the most important equipment. Its "heavy" is not only important in status, but also a heavy cost. The construction cost of diesel generators and diesel storage facilities is on the one hand. Daily maintenance and start -up diesel consumption are even more staggering. The emergence of energy storage systems can reduce the dependence of data centers on diesel generators to a certain extent. Of course, in terms of objective perspective, the intervention of the energy storage system will also increase the use of clean energy and reduce carbon emissions of data centers.