More Bang for the Data Center Buck: Savvy Technology Use Can Yield Tier 2 Facilities Nearly Equal to Tier 4

To address the expanding costs of providing a reliable facility infrastructure, eliminating single points of failure, and achieving tier 3 or 4 status in a data center, alternative approaches must be considered. This article will discuss an integration of facility infrastructure and information technology (IT) communications within different tier classes of data centers to provide a significant cost-saving solution for the development of data centers while still maintaining operational readiness.