Data Center Market Babak Mohajerani

Thomson Power Systems

US National Sales Manager

EGSA 2015 Fall Conference - Denver

Market Trend Committee

Overview:

> Growth in Technology

> The Digital Universe We Live in

> Speed of Digitization

> Why Data Centers are important?

> Data Centers – Future

> Uptime Institute Update

Growth in Technology

In last four decades, technology has grown at the speed that is

unprecedented in Human History

Growth in Technology

The Digital Universe We Live in

The Digital Universe We Live in

We live in an increasingly digitized World

The Digital Universe We Live In

The Digital Universe We Live In

The Digital Universe We Live In

What is driving our Digital Universe?

• Internet

• Mobile Devices

• Media

• Internet of Things

• Self Driving Cars (near future)

Internet Users Growth

Global Mobile Data Growth

Global Mobile Data Traffic

The Global Media Consumption

The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things Growth

Internet of Things in 2020

The Geography of Digital Universe

Where is our Digital Universe is going?

Why Data Centers Are Important?

Data Centers Are The Engines of our Digital Universe

Why Data Centers Are Important?

Data Centers Electrical Infrastructures are Fuel Lines to our Digital Universe

What does this mean to power generation industry?

> Uptime Institute defines Generators as primary source of power for data centers and

the Utility Power is considered a convenient Source.

> Uptime Institute requires Tier II data centers to provide Standby Power Generation

capacity equal to their entire IT, Cooling and Mechanical Loads.

> Uptime Institute requires Tier III / Tier IV data centers to provide Redundant

Standby Power Generation capacity equal to their entire IT, Cooling and

Mechanical Loads.

> Uptime Institute requires Tier III / Tier IV data centers to provide Redundant

Electrical Distribution paths to their critical infrastructure.

Data Centers Represent a Sizeable Global Industry

Oil/Gas Fields +

Coal seams

Airports [Paved]

Branded gas/service

stations

Universities

Primary Acute

Hospitals

Data Centers

[100kW+]

120,000

45,000 150,000

30,000

500,000

20,000

If the Data Center Industry was a Country

(*) National Statistics for Electricity Usage ONLY 2010 I& 2011 The World Factbook & IAE data

(**) Based on Census 2012 population projections of maximum stated capacity including end user reporting of

outsourced footprint

Datacenters 332.9

TWh**

China 4700

TWh(*) USA 3750 TWh(*)

United Kingdom 340 TWh(*)

Italy 310 TWh(*)

California 290 TWh(*)

Projection of Data Centers Electricity Use

Global Investment in Data Center Infrastructure

(US$ million)

Source: DCD Intelligence

Uptime Institute Tier Rating Update

> Tier Certification of Design Documents

> Tier Certification of Construction Facility

> Tier Certification of Operational Sustainability

> What is changed:

> No More indefinite validation of Tier Certification of Design Documents

Thank You!

Source: DCD Intelligence