FAQ: OCP Foundation and OIX Strategic Alliance for Metro Edge Data Center Standards

What is the main purpose of the OCP and OIX strategic alliance?

The alliance was created to develop a unified, co-branded open standard that harmonizes the OIX-2 data center standard with OCP Ready™ v2 for hyperscale requirements, specifically focusing on metro edge facilities to simplify implementation for data center operators.

Which organizations are involved in this collaboration?

The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP), a non-profit international organization bringing at-scale innovations to all, and OIX Association (OIX), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting network interconnection points within data centers.

What specific type of data center facilities does this new standard target?

The new standard specifically focuses on metro edge facilities, addressing the unique hyperscale network requirements at the metro-edge level.

How will this alliance benefit data center operators?

It will simplify implementation and utilization for data center operators who want to facilitate massive scale interconnection between networks for hyperscale users, enabling them to efficiently support the immense interconnection needs of hyperscale users.

What is the OCP Ready™ program mentioned in the content?

OCP Ready™ is a program that shapes data center operator facility design at scale, including requirements for AI, through a hyperscale data center site assessment used by service providers to self-assess their facilities against rigorous OCP standards.

What did OIX Vice Chairman Eli D. Scher say about this collaboration?

He stated that OIX is extremely excited to co-develop this new open data center standard with OCP, noting that both organizations are aligned in providing the Internet community with open access to operational best practices and consensus-developed engineering standards.

How does this new standard address fairness in interconnection services?

The new standard will inform all market constituents of the basic requirements to serve hyperscale interconnection on a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory basis, ensuring equitable access to interconnection services.

What did OCP Ready™ Facilities Lead Mark Dansie say about the collaboration’s impact?

He stated that this collaboration will lead to a significant step forward in simplifying and standardizing the assessment of data centers hosting network interconnection at the metro-edge, empowering hyperscale data center operator partners to efficiently support interconnection needs.

How can colocation providers benefit from OCP Ready™ assessments?

Colocation providers can market their facilities directly to hyperscale and neocloud audiences through the OCP Marketplace, knowing that their data centers meet the rigorous standards and requirements needed by such customers.

What aspects of data centers are evaluated in OCP Ready™ assessments?

The assessment evaluates every aspect of the data center from logistics, site access, and base building infrastructure to network connectivity to confirm alignment with hyperscale facility requirements and compatibility with OCP and industry best practices.