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There are trends and technologies making it more realistic for companies to forego building their own centralized data centers, and instead use the spare space, power, and cooling capacity of their distributed office buildings to house  micro data centers to support their business. Using this  approach of deploying single-rack data centers can save up to 42% capex, compared to building a new centralized data center. Let me explain. The Main Drivers for Micro Data Centers There are four main drivers for the adoption of micro data centers: Scalability Speed of deployment Reliability Outsourcing to the cloud and colocation 1. Scalability is a strategy to conserve capital by paying only what you need, when you need it. Think back to the lessons the data center industry learned during the “dot com” bubble. Micro data centers and their IT kit can more easily be “stepped and repeated” to accommodate growth of the business. 2. Speed of deployment is basically h...