1. Izincazelo nezici zezikhungo zedatha ze-modular
Izikhungo zedatha ze-Modular zakhiwe ukuze zivumelane nezitayela zeseva ezishintshayo—kufaka phakathi i-cloud computing, i-virtualization, i-centralization, kanye ne-high density—ngenkathi kuthuthukiswa ukusebenza kahle, kunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, futhi kuvumela ukwanda okusheshayo, okungenakuphazamiseka.
Njengoba yakhiwe ngamayunithi aziqukethe ngokwawo anezixhumi ezijwayelekile, lawa mamojula asebenza ngokuzimela kodwa angahlanganiswa ukuze akhe isikhungo sedatha esiphelele. Aklanyelwe ukuvumela ukuphindaphindeka kuzo zonke izingxenye, okuqinisekisa ukuthembeka ngamakhono okusekela ngokuhlanganyela.
Zibonakala ngokuhlanganiswa, ukulinganisa, ukwenza ngcono, kanye nobuhlakani, izikhungo zedatha ezihlanganisiwe zinikeza ingqalasizinda eguquguqukayo kakhulu kanye nendawo yokubala etholakala kalula. Zikulungele ukubhekana nezidingo ezibalulekile zesikhathi esizayo zeminyango ye-IT, njenge:
*Ukulinganisa kanye nokulinganisa
*Umklamo obonakalayo
*Ingqalasizinda ye-IT enamandla (ukuguquguquka kwezinsiza kanye nokusetshenziswa okuphezulu)
*Ukuphathwa kwemisebenzi ehlakaniphile engama-24/7 (ukusebenza ngokuzenzakalela kwenqubo kanye nokuqapha okuhlakaniphile)
*Usekelo lokuqhubeka kwebhizinisi (ukululama ezinhlekeleleni kanye nokutholakala okuphezulu)
*Izinsizakalo ze-IT ezabiwe (ingqalasizinda yamabhizinisi ahlukahlukene, ulwazi, kanye nokwabelana ngezinhlelo zokusebenza)
*Impendulo esheshayo ezidingweni zebhizinisi ezishintshayo (ukwabiwa kwezinsizakusebenza lapho kudingeka)
*Izinhlelo zesikhungo sedatha esiluhlaza (ukonga amandla kanye nokunciphisa ikhabhoni)

2. Izikhungo zedatha ze-Modular zixazulula izinkinga ezibhekene nezikhungo zedatha zendabuko
2.1 Izinkinga ezibhekene nezikhungo zedatha zendabuko
2.1.1 Isikhathi eside sokwakhiwa
Izikhungo zedatha zendabuko zibonakala ngezikhathi zokuhola zokwakha ezinde kakhulu, ngokuvamile ezilinganiswa ngeminyaka. Lesi sikhathi eside sivela ezigabeni zokuhlela eziyinkimbinkimbi, ukuklama, kanye nokufakwa kwengqalasizinda nezinhlelo. Njengoba kuboniswe kuMfanekiso 1, yonke inqubo—kusukela ekwenzeni izinqumo kanye nokulungiselela kuya ekusetshenzisweni nasekuqedweni—ivame ukudinga cishe izinsuku ezingu-400, kanye nokubambezeleka okwengeziwe okungenzeka.
Uhlelo olude kangaka alufaneleki kakhulu esimweni sebhizinisi sanamuhla esisheshayo, lapho izinhlangano zivame ukudinga ukusebenzisa amandla amasha esikhungo sedatha zingakapheli izinyanga, hhayi iminyaka.

2.1.2 Ukungakwazi ukunwebeka kahle
Ukwanda kubalulekile ukuze ibhizinisi likwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo. Ukuhlela amandla esikhungo sedatha sendabuko kuvame ukubhekana nenkinga: kungaba ukuhlinzekela ngokweqile isidingo sesikhathi esizayo esingaqinisekile, okuholela ekutshalweni kwemali okuchithiwe, noma ukuhlinzekela okungaphansi kwezidingo zamanje kuphela, okubangela ukuphazamiseka kwebhizinisi kanye nezindleko eziphakeme lapho ukwanda kudingeka. Lokhu kuphumela ekungasebenzi kahle okukhulu. Izifundo zibonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa okujwayelekile kwengqalasizinda yesikhungo sedatha kungaphansi kuka-50%, ngokuvamile kuphansi njengengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu. Lokhu kungasebenzi kahle kumelela izindleko ezinkulu zamathuba, imali ekhiywayo engase ikhiqize imbuyiselo kwamanye amaphrojekthi.
2.1.3 Ukusetshenziswa Kakhulu Kwamandla
Izikhungo zedatha zendabuko zisebenzisa ugesi omningi ngokweqile. Ukwakheka kwazo kuvame ukwehluleka ukubeka phambili ukulethwa kwamandla okusebenzayo, ukupholisa, kanye nokuphathwa komoya. Ngenxa yalokho, Ukusebenza Kokusetshenziswa Kwamandla (i-PUE) kuvame ukuba kubi, ngokuvamile kudlula u-2.0. Lokhu kungasebenzi kahle kusho ukuthi kuyo yonke imishini ye-IT enika amandla ama-watt, elinye i-watt liyachithwa ekusekeleni ingqalasizinda njengokupholisa kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwamandla.
2.1.4 Imisebenzi Enzima Nokulungiswa
Ukusebenza nokugcinwa kwesikhungo sedatha kuphazanyiswa yizinselele ezinkulu. Kukhona ukuntuleka okuvamile kokubonakala nokuphathwa kwezinsiza okubanzi, okuholela ekhwalithini yesevisi engeyinhle kanye nezinqubo ezingahlelekile zokubika nokuxazulula ukwehluleka. Ukungabikho kwezindawo zokusebenzela ezizinikele kanye nezindlela zokuqoqa idatha ezisebenzayo kwenza kube nzima kubasebenzi be-IT ukuqoqa ukuqonda okudingekayo kokuthuthukisa uhlelo.
2.2 Izinzuzo Zezikhungo Zedatha Ezihlanganisiwe
2.2.1 Ukuthunyelwa Okusheshayo
Izikhungo zedatha ze-Modular zifinyeza kakhulu umjikelezo wokuhlela nokwakha. Ukusebenzisa amamojula aklanywe kusengaphambili, akhiqizwe efektri futhi ahlolwe kusengaphambili anezixhumi ezijwayelekile kunciphisa umsebenzi wasendaweni. Isikhathi sokufakwa sincishiswa kusukela ezinyangeni ezingu-7-8 ezijwayelekile zokwakha zendabuko kuya cishe ezinyangeni ezingu-2-3.
2.2.2 Ukusetshenziswa kakhulu
Ukwakheka kuvumela amandla ukuthi angezwe ngezigaba ezahlukene ngokuhlanganisa amamojula engeziwe njengoba kudingeka. Lokhu kunikeza ukukala okunembile, okufunekayo okuthuthukisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kokuqala futhi okufanelekile ukwamukela ukukhula okungalindelekile noma okusheshayo.
2.2.3 Umklamo Ojwayelekile Nothembekile
Zakhiwe ngamamojula ajwayelekile nahlanganisiwe kakhulu, lezi zikhungo zedatha zinikeza ukuzinza okungokwemvelo. Zingahlelwa ukuze zihlangabezane namazinga ahlukahlukene okuphindaphinda (N, N+1, 2N), zisekela ukuthembeka kuze kufike ezindinganisweni ze-Tier 4.
2.2.4 Ukusetshenziswa Kahle Kwamandla
Umklamo we-Modular ukhuthaza ukusebenza kahle kwamandla okuphezulu. Ngokufanisa amandla kanye nomthamo wokupholisa eduze nomthwalo wangempela we-IT, kunciphisa ukuhlinzekwa ngokweqile. Izici ezifana nokupholisa okungaphakathi komugqa kanye nokugcinwa kwe-aisle ebandayo kuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kokushisa. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungafinyelela i-PUE engaphansi kuka-1.5, okumele inzuzo engaphezu kuka-12% ekusebenzeni kahle kokupholisa ngaphezu kwemiklamo yendabuko.
3.2.5 Ukuphathwa Okuhlakaniphile
Izinhlelo zokuphatha ezihlakaniphile ezihlanganisiwe zivumela ukwengamela okunemininingwane eminingi. Zisiza ekuhlaziyweni kokusetshenziswa kwamandla okuhlukahlukene, ukuphathwa kwempahla yomjikelezo wokuphila, kanye nokwenza ngcono okuguquguqukayo okusekelwe ekuhlaziyweni. Lokhu kusekela ukulungiswa okusebenzayo, ukusebenza kahle, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamasu okonga amandla.
3. Incazelo Yemikhiqizo Ehlanganisiwe Nezingxenye Zesistimu
Izikhungo zedatha ze-Modular zingahlukaniswa ngezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe ezingeni lokwenziwa kusengaphambili:
(1) Isikhungo Sedatha Esilungiselelwe Ngokwengxenye
Lolu hlobo luhlanganisa izinhlelo ezingaphansi ze-modular ezenziwe kusengaphambili—njenge-rack, ukupholisa, ukuxhuma izintambo, kanye nezinhlelo zokuqapha—nokwakhiwa kwendabuko endaweni yesakhiwo sengqalasizinda esele.
(2) Isikhungo Sedatha Esilungiselelwe Ngokugcwele
Isikhungo sedatha esilungiselelwe ngokuphelele sakhiwa njengeyunithi ezimele sisebenzisa amamojula aphelele, ahlanganisiwe afaka ukunikezwa kwamandla, ama-rack, ukupholisa, ukufaka izintambo, kanye nokuqapha. Lawa mamojula athuthwa ngezigaba futhi ahlanganiswe endaweni. Lolu hlobo lusathembele engqalasizinda esekelayo yangaphandle, njengejeneretha, ama-chiller, kanye nezinhlelo zokusabalalisa amandla.

4. Ukuklama Isikhungo Sakho Sedatha Esiyi-Modular
Izikhungo zedatha ze-Modular zakhiwe njengezinhlelo "zokusetha nokukhohlwa", okusho ukuthi zenzelwe ukuhlala zizinzile uma sezisetshenzisiwe. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi ukwakheka kokuqala kuhambisane kahle nesimo sakho sokusetshenziswa. Ngezansi kunezici ezinhlanu ezibalulekile zokucabanga ngokuhlela isikhungo sakho sedatha se-modular.
1. Ukuhlela Amandla Okusebenza Okujwayelekile
Hlola izidingo zakho zamandla, ukupholisa, kanye ne-IT kokubili izidingo zokuqala kanye nokwandiswa kwesikhathi esizayo. Qinisekisa ukuthi imojula ngayinye ingasekela umthwalo olindelekile ngenkathi ivumela ukuhlanganiswa okungenamthungo kwamayunithi engeziwe njengoba isidingo sikhula.
2. Izixhumi Ezijwayelekile
Sebenzisa izixhumi ezijwayelekile zamandla, ukupholisa, kanye nokuxhumana kuwo wonke amamojula. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuhambisana, kwenza kube lula ukuhlanganiswa nokugcinwa, futhi kunciphisa ubunzima bokusetha.
3. Izinhlelo Zokupholisa
Khetha izixazululo zokupholisa ezisebenzayo—njengokupholisa umoya noma uketshezi—ezihambisana nokukhishwa kokushisa kanye nobuningi bemishini yakho ye-IT. Yakha ukuphathwa komoya okuphumelelayo futhi ufake ukuphindaphinda ukuze kulondolozwe ukuzinza kokushisa nokuvimbela izindawo ezishisayo.
4. Ukusatshalaliswa Kwamandla
Sebenzisa uhlelo lokusabalalisa amandla oluthembekile ngaphakathi kwemojuli ngayinye, olufaka ukuphindaphinda kwezingxenye ezibalulekile. Dala uhlelo lokusingatha imithwalo yamanje futhi usekele ukunwetshwa kwesikhathi esizayo ngaphandle kwezinguquko ezinkulu.
5. Ukulawulwa Kwemvelo
Hlanganisa izinhlelo zokuqapha kanye nokulawula okuzenzakalelayo ukuze uphathe izinga lokushisa, umswakama, kanye nokugeleza komoya. Izinzwa zesikhathi sangempela kanye nezilawuli eziguquguqukayo zisiza ekugcineni izimo ezifanele zokusebenza nokuthembeka.