Glossary
The vocabulary of each layer.
Plain definitions of the terms that appear in specifications, contracts and operating reports across the value chain, written for the people who finance and operate the assets.
By layer
One glossary per layer of the chain.
Each glossary covers one layer of the chain in four groups, with diagrams that show where each term sits. Definitions are written for owners, operators and investors who need to read a specification sheet, a term sheet or a utilisation report with a critical eye.
- 01
Power
Plain definitions of grid connection, generation and procurement, electrical plant and energy economics, from connection agreements to PPAs and provenance.
- 02
Data Centre
Plain definitions of site and shell, the power train, cooling and operations, from Tier and 2N to liquid cooling, PUE, commissioning levels and take-or-pay.
- 03
Connectivity
Plain definitions of fibre routes, interconnection, transmission and connectivity economics, from dark fibre and IRUs to cross-connects and latency budgets.
- 04
Compute
Plain definitions of GPU hardware, software and performance terms, from Streaming Multiprocessors and Tensor Cores to occupancy and the roofline model.
- 05
Intelligence
Commercially valuable workloads, services, decisions and outcomes. A glossary for this layer is in preparation.
In preparation
Start with the project you have.
Outpace works with project owners, infrastructure partners, capital partners and enterprise customers. The first conversation takes thirty minutes and ends with a straight answer on fit.