POD Architecture^® Services

You own a facility and want a data centre but you don’t want to build it yourself. Up until now this was a problem without an easy solution. Digital Realty Trust's POD Architecture^® Services product is the ideal solution for customers like you that own or plan to own your own facility but don't want to incur the human and economic costs of building out your data centre.

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Why It's Better, Faster, Simpler and Cheaper than Do It Yourself

Data Centre Solutions

You License a Proven Design

With POD Architecture Services you license the same 5th generation Design and Engineering Guidelines we’ve used to build over $2.5 Billion in datacentres. LEED certified and PUE optimised our design package enables you to customize the key elements that your datacentre requires.

Read how to determine the specific requirements for your new datacentre

Enhanced Reliability

By using the same documented processes and procedures that Digital Realty Trust uses to support our Turn-Key Datacentres^® , and that have delivered five 9’s of reliability for the last five years, you can ensure that your datacentre provides the uptime you need to support your mission critical applications.

Myth-of-the-Month: Data Centre Density - Jim Smith dispels certain myths surrounding data centre density.

Field Tested Design and Construction Standards

Through the use of our field-tested and documented design and construction standards you are able to "right size" your datacentre to maximize energy efficiency and reduce project costs.

Long-Term Contractor Relationships

With POD Architecture^® Services you will benefit from our long term relationships with our network of contractors across the globe. Having worked on multiple Digital Realty Trust projects these construction experts are intimately familiar with our processes and standards and, as a result of our volume purchase agreements with them, are able to build your facility for less than if you built it yourself.

Volume Purchase Agreements

As a POD Architecture Services customer you have access to Digital Realty Trust’s supply chain. Our Volume Purchase Agreements with leading component manufacturers like Schneider Electric and Emerson Network Power dramatically reduce your components costs.

Guaranteed

We know datacentres. As a result your POD Architectures^® Services data centre will be delivered for a guaranteed price with a guaranteed delivery date.