{"id":13867,"date":"2026-04-15T09:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mg2.com\/?p=13867"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:26:48","slug":"building-for-the-unknown-3-pillars-of-flexible-data-center-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mg2.com\/zh\/latest\/building-for-the-unknown-3-pillars-of-flexible-data-center-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Building for the Unknown: 3 Pillars of Flexible Data Center Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns post-header is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mg2.com\/zh\/latest\/category\/media-coverage\/\" rel=\"tag\">\u5a92\u4f53\u62a5\u9053<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Building for the Unknown: 3 Pillars of Flexible Data Center Design<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"meta wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T09:26:47-07:00\">15 4 \u6708, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-image-13868 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d1xchyov513y0i.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14163423\/S_200602_N88_webfull-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>MG2 National Architecture Market Lead for Data Centers Eric Marks will be speaking at the Data Center Investment Conference and Expo (DICE): National held by Bisnow from May 12-14. 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