Which scenario illustrates a data center's agility?

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• AA data center is built out to final design capacity.
• BA data center is designed with one hour of runtime.
• CA data center is designed with interchangeable power distribution.
• DA data center is configured with 50% AC power and 50% DC power in anticipation of loads.

• A
  4% (1)
• B
  17% (4)
• C
  70% (16)
• D
  9% (2)

Explanation

Interchangeable power distribution (C) demonstrates agility because it allows a data center to quickly swap, upgrade, or reconfigure components without redesigning the entire infrastructure - adapting rapidly to changing operational demands. This flexibility to modify and evolve is the essence of agility.

Why the others are wrong:

• A - Building to final design capacity is the opposite of agility; it locks the data center into a fixed state with no room to adapt.
• B - One hour of runtime describes resiliency (or lack thereof), not the ability to change quickly.
• D - Pre-splitting AC/DC loads reflects planning or scalability anticipation, not the capacity to rapidly reconfigure in response to change.

Memory tip: Link "agility" to "interchangeable" - just as an agile athlete can pivot quickly, interchangeable components let a data center pivot its design without starting over. If you see "fixed," "final," or "anticipated" in an answer, that's rigidity, not agility.

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