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One of the reasons Anand and several other sources give about why 1U and 2U cases are so popular is that rack space is very expensive, thus forcing people to come up with novel chipset and cooling solutions in order to cram it down.
Why exactly does rack space cost? I would have thought that the biggest costs to a co-location centre would be bandwith and maintaince? In which case, it would make more sense to go with a 4U case so there is less chance of a unit failing. I doubt that real estate is really a big worry since you don't need to be TOO picky where to host your co-loc. So why are people forced to cram their components into tiny little boxes?
Why exactly does rack space cost? I would have thought that the biggest costs to a co-location centre would be bandwith and maintaince? In which case, it would make more sense to go with a 4U case so there is less chance of a unit failing. I doubt that real estate is really a big worry since you don't need to be TOO picky where to host your co-loc. So why are people forced to cram their components into tiny little boxes?