The W-Class takes the row-based logic of the P-Class and adds sealed cold-aisle containment between two rows of cabinets. Cold supply air is delivered only into the cold aisle between the rows. Hot exhaust is captured at the back of each cabinet into the hot-aisle plenum. Streams do not mix because sliding doors, roof plates and blanking panels seal the containment path.
This is the format that helps an operator achieve the operating efficiency of a hyperscale data centre without the cost or build time of one. The two-row format also supports higher per-rack densities, which makes it the natural fit for virtualisation clusters, GPU compute racks and the next generation of accelerated computing workloads.
Despite its higher density, the W-Class is still delivered as a pre-engineered kit, not a custom build. Operators get a familiar service and monitoring experience across the whole product family.
Sealed cold-aisle containment with sliding doors and roof plates
Two-row topology supporting higher per-rack densities
Same pre-engineered delivery as the rest of the family
Familiar service and monitoring procedures across tiers
Natural fit for AI, HPC and virtualised clusters
Large enterprises adopt the W-Class to consolidate a fragmented IT footprint onto a single, efficient floor plate. Public-sector data centres adopt it for multi-megawatt rooms in shared-service centres. Telecommunications operators adopt it for software-defined infrastructure, network function virtualisation, and edge-of-network compute.
Higher education and large hospitals adopt the W-Class as a campus data centre that hosts research clusters, electronic medical record platforms, and analytics workloads. Banks and insurance companies adopt it to support real-time trading, fraud analytics, and customer-facing digital platforms. The common thread is that these workloads need efficiency and density at the same time.
Enterprise IT consolidation onto a single floor plate
Telecom software-defined and virtualised network functions
Public-sector multi-megawatt shared services
Higher-education research compute clusters
Financial-services real-time and analytics workloads
The W-Class containment is engineered around three simple rules. Cold supply is delivered only into the cold aisle. Hot exhaust is captured by blanking panels and a hot-aisle plenum at the back of the racks. The aisle is closed by automatic sliding doors at each end. Once these three rules are enforced consistently, the operating efficiency of the room becomes predictable and controllable.
Cabinets are mounted and aligned with high-precision mechanical jigs. The sealing roof is installed by the field team. The sliding doors are wired to fire-alarm systems so they release for emergency ventilation.
Cabling enters the cabinets through top-of-cabinet raceways, leaving the cold aisle completely free for service work. This is a significant ergonomic improvement over legacy server rooms, where cold-aisle floors can be crowded with cables.
Cold air delivered only into the cold aisle
Hot exhaust captured by blanking panels and roof plenum
Automatic sliding doors release on fire-alarm event
Top-of-cabinet cable raceways for clean cold-aisle floors
Mechanical jigs ensure cabinet alignment and seal integrity
Cold-aisle containment has the largest single impact on data centre operating efficiency. By stopping the hot and cold streams from mixing, the cooling system no longer fights against itself. Operators see lower chilled-water or refrigerant compressor load, which translates directly to a lower monthly utility bill and a lower annualised carbon footprint.
Because the cooling system is properly sized for the IT load — rather than over-sized to compensate for mixing — the W-Class also supports higher per-rack densities without requiring a larger cooling plant. This makes it the right choice for accelerated-compute racks, GPU pools, and high-density virtualisation environments.
Energy managers use the W-Class monitoring telemetry to export per-aisle and per-row consumption data into corporate sustainability dashboards. The result is a data centre that is operationally efficient and audit-friendly at the same time.
Largest single efficiency gain of any data centre upgrade
Right-sized cooling supports higher per-rack density
Lower monthly utility bill, lower annual carbon footprint
Sustainability data exported to corporate dashboards
Audit-friendly efficiency story for ESG reporting
Reliability for the W-Class is engineered at the same module level used across the family. UPS modules are hot-swappable. Cooling fans and compressors are arranged so a single failure does not interrupt the load. Branch breakers in the power distribution module are clearly labelled for safe isolation.
The sliding cold-aisle doors and roof panels release for emergency ventilation when the fire system is activated, removing one of the historical weaknesses of legacy sealed data centre rooms. Fire detection is integrated at the cabinet, row and room level.
Cabinet locks are keyed to the customer's access policy and logged through the monitoring host, so physical security events are recorded in the same audit trail as power and environmental events.
Hot-swappable UPS and cooling modules
Sliding doors and roof release on fire-alarm event
Cabinet-, row- and room-level fire detection integrated
Branch breakers labelled for safe in-service work
Physical access recorded in the audit log
The W-Class monitoring host aggregates telemetry from both rows, from the cooling plant, from the UPS modules and from the power distribution modules. Operators access this data from the touchscreen on the row, from a desktop console, or from a remote operations centre.
Customisable alarm thresholds let each site tune the monitoring to its own environment. Temperature, humidity, door state, UPS state, battery state, branch load, and compressor state are exposed through standard protocols so the W-Class can be integrated into a customer BMS or third-party DCIM platform.
Multi-site operators use the W-Class remote interface to supervise tens of rooms from a central NOC, which is increasingly the operational model for telcos, banks and large retailers that run distributed IT footprints.
Row-level aggregation with familiar remote interface
Customisable alarm thresholds per site
Standard BMS / DCIM protocol integration
Multi-site NOC visibility for distributed operators
Touchscreen, desktop and remote access from one telemetry stream
The W-Class is delivered to site as a pre-engineered kit. Cabinets ship from the factory with the cooling modules, UPS modules and distribution modules already installed and tested. On site, the field team joins the cabinets, installs the containment roof and sliding doors, and connects the row-level services.
Once power and the network feed are in place, the row is commissioned and the IT team begins migration. The compressed delivery model is the central commercial proposition of the micro modular data centre family.
Operation and maintenance procedures are common across the S-Class, P-Class and W-Class tiers. When an operator needs to scale, the field team already knows the platform. This keeps training overhead and human-error exposure low across the estate.
Pre-engineered kit delivery, not custom build
Factory-tested modules joined on site under controlled work
Compressed on-site commissioning window
Common operation and maintenance procedures across tiers
Field team familiar across the product family
The W-Class is built around internationally recognised components and quality systems. The manufacturing flow is ISO 9001-aligned. Electrical safety, surge protection and EMC are engineered to international norms. The factory test plan is designed so that the same row can be shipped across borders without rework.
Information security is built in. Telemetry stays on the local monitoring host by default. Where remote monitoring is enabled, data can be encrypted in transit, role-based operator accounts are enforced, and audit logs are maintained. Operators running under GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 frameworks map these features onto their controls catalogue with minimal additional investment.
ISO 9001-aligned manufacturing and quality system
International electrical safety and EMC norms
Cross-border shipment supported by factory test plan
Encryption, role-based access and audit logs on board
Mapping evidence for GDPR / ISO 27001 / SOC 2 controls
These answers reflect how the Micro Modular Data Centre is positioned for operators evaluating a micro modular data centre for edge, branch, or centralised IT deployments.
Q: What is the W-Class dual-row format?
It is a micro modular data centre made of two cabinet rows facing each other, with sealed cold-aisle containment between them. Cold air is delivered directly into the cold aisle; hot exhaust is captured into the hot-aisle plenum. This is the highest-efficiency format in the family.
Q: Who buys the W-Class?
Large enterprises that need to host higher densities in a tight floor print, public agencies running multi-megawatt IT rooms, telecommunications operators, hyperscale edge, large financial institutions and large healthcare or university campuses.
Q: How does the cold-aisle containment work?
Sliding doors at each end of the cold aisle close automatically. Roof plates seal the cold aisle along the full row length. Blanking panels prevent cold air from bypassing the IT inlet faces. Together, these measures prevent cold and hot air streams from mixing.
Q: Is the W-Class harder to install than a single row?
Yes — slightly. The double-row delivery requires coordination with the ceiling structure and lighting. Once installed, however, the operation and maintenance procedures are familiar to anyone who already operates P-Class or S-Class cabinets.
Q: Can the W-Class host AI and HPC workloads?
Yes. The cold-aisle containment supports the higher heat densities associated with accelerated compute racks and HPC clusters. Operators should still validate the per-rack heat load against the cooling design at the quote stage.
Q: How are emergency ventilation paths arranged?
Cold-aisle sliding doors and the roof panel can be released automatically so that smoke and heat can be evacuated by the building's fire system. This avoids the historical weakness of sealed rooms during a fire event.
Q: How is the W-Class monitored?
A row-level monitoring host aggregates the two rows, exposes them to standard BMS / DCIM protocols, and provides the same touchscreen and remote interface as the rest of the family.
Q: Does the W-Class meet international standards?
Yes. It is built around ISO 9001 manufacturing, international safety norms, and a factory test plan designed for cross-border deployment into regulated regions.
This Micro Modular Data Centre is engineered to support operators operating under GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST SP 800-53, SOC 2 and similar privacy and security regimes. The local monitoring terminal keeps sensitive power and environmental telemetry on premises; only aggregated, non-personal operational metrics are forwarded to optional remote monitoring under your data retention policy. Optional TLS-encrypted uplinks, role-based operator accounts with audit trails, and tamper-evident cabinet hardware help you evidence physical and logical controls during your team or a regulator. Author: upsboss — Source: upsboss.com.
Each of the six micro-module pages on this site covers a distinct deployment profile, so an operator can pick the topology that matches site size and growth plan. Use the list below to compare cabinets, rows and rows with sealed cold-aisle containment, plus the network and power-distribution companions used inside a complete data centre.
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