Aligned Data Centers receives new Open Compute Project Foundation certification

On August 27, the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) announced that Aligned Data Centers has become the first data center provider to earn the OCP Ready for Hyperscale certification.

OCP reported that Aligned Data Centers’ ORD-02 facility in Chicago earned near-optimum results across its OCP Ready site assessment, which looked at areas like site access, logistics, structure, cooling, connectivity, efficiency, and more.

Scott Sharp, OCP Ready Facilities Program Co-Lead, explained that the new certification aims to standardize facility criteria that are compatible with all hyperscalers.

“Establishing a standard for base-building infrastructure reduces the time required to select a suitable data center for deployments,” said Sharp in a press release. “The data center industry is growing rapidly, and ensuring new facilities are compatible with the customer requirements is extremely important.”

Aligned Data Centers CEO Andrew Schaap said the certification validates the company’s hyperscale deployment capabilities.

“The program streamlines the data center selection process for hyperscale companies, reducing potential risk and time-to-market,” he said in a press release. “Aligned’s data centers prioritize scalability and flexibility to meet our customers’ specific IT infrastructure requirements. From our flexible, sustainable designs to our industry-leading, high-density cooling technologies—including air, liquid, and hybrid configurations—we unlock seamless scaling for hyperscale businesses, maximizing efficiency and effectiveness.”

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