Datacenter Power Resilience

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• Datacenter needs to have reliable and sufficient power
• considerations:
  • Connect datacenter to multiple grids
  • Distinct physical pathways for power
    • utilities should not have a single point of failure
  • Sufficient power for the expected load of the datacenter
    • need to have the appropriate infrastructure in the region to support
• Power infrastructure for the datacenter itself is important
  • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) that provide battery-based or flywheel-based power during power outages
  • Generators for power during longer outages
    • need to be sufficiently powerful
    • deploy in redundant designs
      • avoid single point of failure
      • allow for maintenance
    • need fuel during disasters
      • sign contracts to ensure priority fuel delivery during disaster events
      • use multiple contracts to avoid dependence on single supplier