The HP Hyperscale Computing team has been building performance optimized data centers (PODs) for several years now. These self-contained units offer all the infrastructure of a traditional data center, built inside a self-contained enclosure that looks a bit like a shipping container. PODs are built to be energy efficient and are typically easier to deploy than the traditional build out required to outfit an office building to support the power, cooling, and other requirements of a modern data center. The European market has a number of requirements that are different from other parts of the world. As a result, HP built a custom POD solution specific to the needs of European countries. Jonathan Mormile walked Jake Ludington through the European POD on display at HP Discover.
