Baseline design targets

This page defines the baseline technical targets we design toward. These are design targets and operational standards; they are not a claim of currently deployed capacity.

Designed-for vs planned

• Designed-for: what the facility and operating model is engineered to support.
• Planned: phased delivery sequencing based on permitting, procurement lead times, and customer demand.

Baseline targets (high level)

• Reliability target: Tier III-aligned approach with N+1 redundancy.
• Inference posture: latency-aware region selection and predictable network performance.
• Cooling posture: liquid-ready paths for high density, staged upgrades.
• Security posture: physical + logical controls designed in from day one.
• Operations posture: commissioning-first delivery, runbooks and telemetry as part of “done.”

Power (electrical)

• Topology: designed for maintainability and staged commissioning.
• Redundancy: N+1 targets across critical power components.
• Commissioning: acceptance tests defined and executed before expansion phases.

Cooling (thermal)

• Liquid-ready design: support for high-density upgrades without redesign.
• Resilience: redundant loops and control systems aligned to uptime targets.
• Efficiency: predictable OPEX focus, measured via telemetry.

Networking (latency and throughput)

• Fabric: non-blocking design principles for east-west traffic.
• Connectivity: carrier diversity and regional routing strategy.
• Inference priority: avoid surprise latency by designing for network paths, not just location.

Security (physical + logical)

• Physical security: layered access control, monitoring, and controlled zones.
• Tenant separation: environment separation as a first-class requirement.
• Auditability: operational logging and access logging designed in.

Operations (how “done” is defined)

• Commissioning-first: we validate before scaling.
• Telemetry: monitoring is part of the deliverable, not an add-on.
• Change control: maintenance windows, rollback posture, documented procedures.

Next: facility architecture reference at /reference/configuration/.