Cage
Cage is a secured mesh or partitioned area within a colocation facility dedicated to a customer. It is common in retail and smaller wholesale deployments where tenants need physical separation without a private data hall.
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Data Center Design and Operations
Data hall
Data hall is the primary white-space area where IT racks, cabinets, or rows are deployed. Data hall design must coordinate power distribution, cooling, containment, fire protection, network, security, and maintenance access.
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UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply provides short-duration power conditioning and ride-through between utility events and generator availability. UPS topology, battery chemistry, runtime, efficiency, redundancy, and maintenance are central to data center reliability.
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Restudy is a repeated or revised interconnection study after material changes, withdrawals, assumptions changes, or queue shifts. Restudies can change cost, schedule, and deliverability even after earlier study results looked favorable.
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