BASELAYER

BASELAYER produced modular data center units under its CORE and EDGE lines plus software for planning and managing distributed infrastructure. Its modules integrated IT space, power and cooling into repeatable deployments for enterprise, edge and service-provider customers. It was spun out of IO and acquired by Compass Datacenters in 2018.

Ecosystem functionPaired physical modular systems with a software management layer — an early version of the digitally managed modular-fleet model that newer entrants now sell as novel.

Business modelSold modular data centers and software