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DONGGUAN, China, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Huawei revealed the definition of the Next-Generation Data Center Facility, and

unveiled PowerPOD 3.0, a brand-new power supply system, on May 26 in Dongguan,

China. The new rollouts, based on the collective wisdom and joint efforts

between Huawei Data Center Facility Team and industry experts, reaffirm

Huawei's commitment to building low-carbon, smart data centers.

Defining the Next-Generation Data Center Facility

Charles Yang, Senior Vice President of Huawei and CEO of Huawei Data Center

Facility Team, introduced the groundbreaking definition of the Next-Generation

Data Center Facility at the launch event. He said that technical experts and

industry authorities have reached a consensus on the four characteristics of

next-generation data center facilities after extensive and in-depth

discussions, that is, Sustainable, Simplified, Autonomous Driving, and Reliable.

Sustainable: Next-generation data center facilities will be fully green and

energy-efficient while maximizing the recycling of all data center materials.

In this way, the overall data center ecosystem will be eco-friendly and

environmentally sustainable. Sustainable data centers can be achieved by

utilizing green resources - electricity, land, and water - and maximizing the

recycling of used materials throughout the life cycle. In addition to the

extensively used Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), other metrics, including

Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE), Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE), and Grid

Usage Effectiveness (GUE), will also be used to measure data center

sustainability.

Simplified: Simplified architecture, power supply, and cooling embody the

evolution of the data center facility.

Simplified architecture brings innovative forms of buildings and equipment

rooms. If the prefabricated modular construction mode is used to construct a

1000-rack data center, the construction period can be reduced from more than 18

months to 6–9 months.

Simplified power supply reshapes components and links. It shortens the delivery

period from 2 months to 2 weeks. Simplified cooling maximizes heat exchange

efficiency by changing multiple heat exchanges to one heat exchange, and

shortening the cooling link.

Autonomous Driving: O&M automation, energy efficiency optimization, and

operation autonomy reshape the management of data centers' operation and

maintenance. O&M automation enables engineers to complete the inspection of

2000 racks in 5 minutes remotely. The energy efficiency optimization means an

optimal cooling strategy can be delivered via 1.4 million original combinations

within 1 minute, achieving smart cooling. Operation autonomy maximizes the

value of resources.

Reliable: Proactive security and secure architecture ensure high quality and

sustainable development of data centers. Proactive security means using big

data and AI technologies to implement predictive maintenance from components to

data centers, based on the visibility and perception of all domains in the data

centers. Automatic fault response means it will take only 1 minute to spot a

fault, 3 minutes to analyze, and 5 minutes to recover. Secure architecture

means security will be ensured at various levels, such as components, devices,

and systems. At the system level, the E2E visualizable, manageable, and

controllable platform enables the system availability to reach 99.999%.

PowerPOD 3.0: A footprint-saving, time-saving, and energy-saving power supply

system

At the event, Fei Zhenfu, CTO of Huawei Data Center Facility Team, released a

new generation of the power supply system, known as PowerPOD 3.0. The system

reduces the footprint by 40%, cuts the energy consumption by 70%, shortens the

delivery period from 2 months to 2 weeks, and lowers the SLA fault rate by 38%.

In the pursuit of the next-generation data centers, technological innovation

will be a key force in ensuring sustainable development. Looking towards the

future, Huawei will keep making breakthroughs in products and technologies

through continuous investment in R&D and with extensive cooperation with

customers, ecosystem partners, and industry organizations. We can jointly usher

in a new era of data center development.

SOURCE  Huawei

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