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Sun Modular Datacenter S20

Sun Modular Datacenter S20, widely known as Project Blackbox, is revolutionizing how companies, universities, and governments add datacenter capacity. With its high-density, eco-friendly design that enables rapid deployment, game-changing economics, and unimaginable mobility, Sun Modular Datacenter is reaching new customers world-wide who have been waiting for just this type of break-through solution.

At A Glance

  • 10X faster to deploy vs. traditional datacenter
  • Reduced capital expenses with incremental expansion
  • Global deployment capability & flexibility to redeploy as needed
  • 4X higher density per rack vs. typical datacenter
  • 40% lower cooling costs in 1/8th the space

Discover Sun MD Tour

Join us to preview the world's first virtualized datacenter -- a complete datacenter in a standard shipping container.


See the outside of the box thinking, inside the Box

Learn about the key features and benefits of the Sun Modular Datacenter S20 through an interactive, 3D animated tour, hosted by Maurice Cloutier.

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Sun Modular Datacenter radically changes the way in which datacenter capacity is deployed. No longer tied to one location, organizations can locate their Sun Modular Datacenters where it makes the most sense and then relocate as their organizational requirements change. See below for a demonstration of the durability and mobility of the Sun Modular Datacenter.

Sun MD Earthquake Test

Watch the shaking as Sun uses one of the world's largest shake tables at the University of California, San Diego, to see how the Sun MD as Project Blackbox would survive a magnitude 6.7 earthquake.

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Where in the World is the Sun MD?

The Sun MD can go virtually anywhere in the world. Watch where the Sun MD has been on its global tour and where it is installed and running at customer sites!


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