HP has claimed this offers the computing equivalent of 4,000 square foot of traditional data center space.

[6] PODs can maintain cold aisle temperatures higher than typical brick and mortar data centers.

[10] HP claimed that the typical brick and mortar data center required to house this equipment would be 10,000 square feet of floor space.

[11] HP says it has recorded estimated Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratios of 1.05 to 1.4, depending on IT load and location.

[5][12][13] In September 2013, eBay announced that they were "deploying the world’s largest modular data center, with 44 rack positions and 1.4Megawatts of power" using HP EcoPODs.