About the Solution Providers - OCP Experience Centers Program
OCP Solution Providers are eligible to host an OCP Experience Center. The primary focus of an OCP Experience Center is to accelerate open innovation and facilitate the widespread adoption of OCP-recognized equipment. Serving as a cornerstone in OCP's strategy to penetrate emerging markets, OCP Experience Centers complement the OCP Ready™, Product Recognition and OCP S.A.F.E. programs.
The target audience for these centers includes adopters and channel partners seeking firsthand experience with OCP hardware. OCP Experience Centers can provide in-person or virtual access designed to provide proof points around OCP solutions, gaining a deep understanding of the benefits offered by OCP recognized equipment.
Examples of current OCP Experience Centers include:
- technical and business development showrooms of OCP rack solutions
- test and validation labs
- virtual open systems firmware labs
- heat reuse and sustainability research centers
- etc.
Who Should Join?
- Energy and Cooling Specialists
- Edge Data Center Operators
- Mission Critical Engineering and Design Firms
- Modular Data Center Builders
- Telecom and Network Service Providers
Become a host for an OCP Experience Center
OCP Accepted and OCP Inspired
OCP Accepted™ - A product can be recognized as OCP Accepted™ if it complies with an approved OCP specification AND design files have been contributed (Design Package Guidelines).
OCP Inspired™ - A product can be recognized as OCP Inspired™ if it complies with an approved OCP specification or other types of contribution; HOWEVER, no design files have been contributed.
OCP Accepted™ or OCP Inspired™ products have been demonstrated and meet 4 or more of the OCP tenets-efficiency, openness, impact, scale and efficiency.
All levels of OCP membership are eligible for OCP Accepted™ and OCP Inspired™ recognition.
OCP Ready
The OCP Facility Recognition program is intended to brand your facilities to be OCP Ready. Guidelines were created by our Data Center Facility Project Team and serve as a reference for data center operators and tenants who want to understand the fundamental facility requirements to deploy this gear into their IT space. Facilities that meet these guidelines and approved by the OCP DC Facilities Project receive the certification as an OCP Ready facility.