“Infinity Paradigm® outlines the models, concepts, frameworks and standards as they pertain to the data center purpose, the data center definition, its components, layouts, topologies, methodologies, designs, plans, documentation, availability, security, safety, resilience, capacity, efficiency, operation, telecommunication, power & electricals, cooling & mechanicals, cabling, civil, structure, architecture, lighting, earthing, signage, connectivity, information technology, software, application, monitoring, network operation center, operations center, servers, storage, backup, recovery, mirroring, archival, and any method, technology, product or service that relates to the hosting, delivery and facilitation of organization and business applications.”
The Infinity Paradigm® is the paradigm that will cause a paradigm-shift in the data center industry and reshape the face of the data center and information technology delivery industry, as was once known. Infinity Paradigm® effectively renders the data center stakeholder infinite possibilities of effective design, plan, operation, maintenance and compliance to adopt optimum availability, security, efficiency, capacity and resilience metrics. This is achieved through Infinity Paradigm's uniquely comprehensive outlook, encompassing the entire application ecosystem covering Application, Platform, Compute, Application Delivery Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Site Facility Infrastructure and Topology.
The Infinity Paradigm® provides both
Macro view of the entire application ecosystemSM
Micro view of each particular layer of the ecosystem
Application Ecosystem (AE)SM
The Application exists and fulfils its purpose through the support of a holistic and dynamic ecosystem of interdependent logical & physical infrastructure and operational practices.
Redefining the Data Center

A Data Center (DC) is the Infrastructure supporting the Application Ecosystem (AE).
A Data Center Node (DCN) is a combination of physical Site, SFI and ITI supporting AE at a specific topology node.
A Data Center Cloud (DCC) is a set of data center nodes arranged in a specific Topology.
AE is made up of Application, Platform, Compute, Information Technology Infrastructure (ITI), Site Facilities Infrastructure (SFI), Site and Topology abstraction layers bundled into an application ecosystem for the purpose of satisfying Organization Requirements.


The Infinity Paradigm® outlines AESM through abstraction layers.
AESM, its abstraction layers, and their relationships are presented through The Core or The Pyramid models.
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Infinity Paradigm Features
Data Center Grading and Scoring System
Excellence
ESR® - The single most reliable score rating for comparing Data Center delivery abilities and claims!

Efficacy Score Rating is the system and methods for piecewise evaluation of the efficacy of a complex system.
In abstract system and methods for evaluation and comparison of a complex system's efficacy composed of independent or interdependent components is referred to as ESR®. The efficacy of each component is evaluated and scored based on a set of pre-determined criteria. The component-wise efficacy scores are then combined to produce an overall system efficacy score for the purpose of evaluation of the whole and comparison with other systems within the same context or domain. Examples of efficacy score rating applications are Data center rating, business rating, service provider rating, security ratings etc.
ESR® of a Data Center is a measure of the overall efficacy of an organization’s application ecosystem (AE)SM, application delivery model (ADM), application delivery infrastructure (ADI), as well as the Availability, Security, Safety, Resilience, Efficiency, Capacity and Operation of the AE layers.


Standardize on Infinity Paradigm!
IDCA takes pride in being the first organization worldwide to encourage and lead open communication and collaboration on holistic Application Ecosystem standards development. IDCA promotes collaborative efforts and enables workgroups and organizations to work closely by taking part in IDCA’s global mission to develop highly comprehensive and effective application-centric technology standards that caters to data centers, infrastructures, information technology, cloud, big data, applications and IoT. By taking part in this collaborative standardization, which is first of its kind in the data center industry, one will be amazed at how the wide array of expertise from diverse backgrounds can result in such a comprehensive standard and well informed user community. No matter how great or small your participation may be, it takes three simple steps to become a part of the development and continuous refinement of the greatest standards framework our industry has ever known.
Learn
AJoin the world’s elite and undergo IDCA certified data center education! Get on top of data center industry & trends, infrastructure & best practices, learn about the Infinity Paradigm and get full grasp of the entire Application Ecosystem (AE) SM.
Collaborate
BJoin in. Put your know-how into motion. Push yourself to the limits of thinking outside the box. Collaborate with professionals in the industry, give inputs and take feedbacks and be part of the development of the future shaping, Infinity-based, data center standards.
Share
CContribute to the world! Take part of the movement that shares its gains with data center world at large, for a better information world with clean, available and effective data centers, on the path to INFINITY!

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