As organizations shift their data centre strategy from a centralized approach to a distributed model design to process IoT-generated data, prefabricated modular data centres are emerging as a “go-to” solution.

These modular data centres should ideally come with a system-level service and maintenance plan – integrating the UPS, cooling, switchboard, and container. To optimize operations, companies should look for modular data centres built to integrate hardware, software, and services that enable organizations to connect more products and devices at the system level. This approach allows for a standard data model with cloud-based applications, tools, and services to increase performance, boost availability, and decrease operational costs. Just as today’s automobiles are factory built with an array of sensors and onboard computers ― modular data centres can be equipped with hardware and software that can be installed, configured, and tested in the modular...