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Datacenter
Direct Expansion
Direct Expansion is a critical datacenter infrastructure standard or component.
Definition
Direct Expansion is a key aspect of modern datacenter design and operations. Harch Corp's Tier III+ datacenters in Morocco implement Direct Expansion to achieve PUE 1.08-1.24, 99.982% availability, and 100% renewable energy operation.
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Related Terms
Datacenter
A datacenter is a facility housing computer systems and networking infrastructure for computing and storage.
PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)
PUE is the ratio of total facility power to IT equipment power, measuring datacenter efficiency.
Colocation
Colocation is a datacenter service where customers rent space, power, and cooling for their own servers.
Liquid Cooling
Liquid cooling uses liquid instead of air to cool datacenter servers, enabling higher density and efficiency.