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A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack-mounted computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. One or more air handling modules are

A modular computing system for a data center includes one or more data center modules including rack-mounted computer systems. An electrical module is coupled to the data center modules and provides electrical power to computer systems in the data center modules. One or more air handling modules are coupled to the data center modules. The data center module may include two pre-fabricated portions, each portion including a row of racks of computer systems. The two computing module portions of the data center module may combine to form a computing space when coupled to one another.

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1. A modular computing system for a data center, comprising: one or more data center modules, wherein at least one of the data center modules comprises: a row of racks comprising two or more rack-mounted computer systems,a cold aisle on one side of the row of racks that at least partially extends be

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A modular computing system for a data center, comprising: one or more data center modules, wherein at least one of the data center modules comprises: a row of racks comprising two or more rack-mounted computer systems,a cold aisle on one side of the row of racks that at least partially extends between opposite ends of the at least one data center module,a hot aisle on an other side of the row of racks that at least partially extends between the opposite ends of the at least one data center module,a module air inlet, at a particular end of the cold aisle that is proximate to a particular one of the opposite ends of the at least one data center module, that is configured to direct cooling air downwards into the at least one data center module and laterally down the cold aisle from the particular end of the cold aisle and along at least two racks in the row of racks, anda module air exit, at an opposite end of the hot aisle that is proximate to an opposite one of the opposite ends of the at least one data center module, that is configured to direct a laterally-oriented airflow upwards from the opposite end of the hot aisle and out of the at least one data center module;one or more air handling modules coupled to at least one of the one or more data center modules, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises at least one fan, wherein the at least one air handling module is configured to provide air downwards into the particular end of the cold aisle to at least one of the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in at least one of the one or more data center modules, via the module air inlet of the at least one data center module, and upwards from the at least one data center module, via the module air exit of the at least one data center module, into the one or more air handling modules; andwherein the at least one of the one or more air handling modules is configured to move air downwards into the particular end of the cold aisle through the module air inlet at the particular end of the cold aisle, laterally down the cold aisle, away from the particular end of the cold aisle and along at least two racks in the row of racks, laterally through computing systems in the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in the row of racks, laterally down the hot aisle along the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in the row of racks and away from the particular end of the cold aisle and towards the opposite end of the hot aisle, and upwards out of the module air exit at the opposite end of the hot aisle. 2. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein the modular computing system is configured to operate without an external cooling system. 3. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is a movable module configured to free cool at least one of the one or more data center modules without an external cooling system. 4. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises at least one coil configured to couple in fluid communication with an external cooling system such that fluid from the external cooling system can be circulated through the at least one coil to cool air in the at least one air handling module. 5. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is mounted on top of one or more of the one or more data center modules. 6. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises one or more supply air openings and at least one of the one or more data center modules comprises one or more supply air openings, wherein at least one supply air opening of the at least one air handling module at least partially aligns with at least one supply air opening of the at least one data center module when the at least one air handling module is coupled to the at least one data center module, such that supply air can flow from the at least one air handling module to the at least one data center module via the at least partially aligned supply air openings. 7. The modular computing system of claim 6, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises one or more return air openings and at least one of the one or more data center modules comprises one or more return air openings, wherein at least one return air opening of the at least one air handling module at least partially aligns with at least one return air opening of the at least one data center module when the at least one air handling module is coupled to the at least one data center module, such that return air can flow from the at least one data center module to the at least one air handling module via the at least partially aligned return air openings. 8. The modular computing system of claim 1, comprising: one or more electrical modules coupled to at least one of the one or more data center modules and configured to provide electrical power to at least one of the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in the one or more data center modules; andwherein at least one of the one or more electrical modules is a movable module. 9. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more data center modules is pre-fabricated. 10. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is pre-fabricated. 11. The modular computing system of claim 1, comprising: one or more electrical modules coupled to at least one of the one or more data center modules and configured to provide electrical power to at least one of the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in the one or more data center modules; andwherein at least one of the one or more electrical modules is pre-fabricated. 12. The modular computing system of claim 1, comprising: one or more electrical modules coupled to at least one of the one or more data center modules and configured to provide electrical power to at least one of the two or more rack-mounted computer systems in the one or more data center modules; andwherein the one or more data center modules comprise two or more data center modules each comprising respective one or more rack-mounted computer systems, wherein at least one of the one or more electrical modules distributes electrical power to the two or more data center modules. 13. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more data center modules comprises a pre-fabricated first module portion and a pre-fabricated second module portion. 14. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more data center modules comprises a first data center module portion and a second data center module portion coupled to one another, wherein each of the first data center module portion and the second data module portion comprises at least one row of one or more racks having at least one computer system. 15. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more data center modules comprises: a first data center module portion comprising a first row of racks of computer systems;a second data center module portion comprising a second row of racks of computer systems;wherein the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion combine to form a joint aisle between the first row of racks of the first data center module portion and the second row of racks of the second data center module portion. 16. The modular computing system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is configured to supply air to the joint aisle, wherein at least one of the racks of the first row of racks is configured to receive air from the joint aisle and to exhaust air from the at least one rack of the first row, and wherein at least one of the racks of the second row of racks is configured to receive air from the joint aisle and to exhaust air from the at least one rack of the second TOW. 17. The modular computing system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is configured to remove at least a portion of the exhaust air from the at least one rack of the first row or the at least one rack of the second row. 18. The modular computing system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first data center module portion or the second data center module portion comprises a hot aisle, wherein at least one rack adjacent to the hot aisle is configured to discharge air into the hot aisle, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules is configured to remove at least a portion of the discharged air from the hot aisle. 19. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more data center modules comprise two or more data center modules each comprising respective one or more rack-mounted computer systems, wherein the one or more air handling modules comprise two or more air handling modules, wherein a first one of the air handling modules is configured to supply air to a first one of the data center modules, wherein a second one of the air handling modules is configured to supply air to a second one of the data center modules. 20. The modular computing system of claim 19, wherein the first one of the air handling modules is installed above the first one of the data center modules and the second one of the air handling modules is installed above the second one of the data center modules. 21. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more data center modules comprise two or more data center modules each comprising respective one or more rack-mounted computer systems, the modular computing system further comprising a separate cooling air control system for each of at least two of the data center modules, wherein each of the separate cooling control systems is configured to control operation of at least one of the one or more air handling modules. 22. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises a mechanical cooling system. 23. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises an evaporative cooling system. 24. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein: the one or more data center modules comprises two or more data center modules; andat least two of the two or more data center modules each comprise a fire suppression system, wherein at least two of the fire suppression systems are independent of one another. 25. The modular computing system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the data center modules comprises: a first data center module portion comprising a first row of racks of computer systems and a first open space located between the first row of racks and an exterior boundary of the first data center module portion; anda second data center module portion comprising a second row of racks of computer systems and a second open space located between the second row of racks and an exterior boundary of the second data center module portion;wherein the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion laterally combine to form a computing space when laterally coupled to one another via a lateral coupling of the respective exterior boundaries of the open spaces of the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion, such that the first and second rows of racks extend in parallel with each other at a common elevation and the computing space extends laterally between the first and second rows of racks. 26. The modular computing system of claim 25, wherein the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion are pre-fabricated. 27. The modular computing system of claim 25, wherein the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion are pre-fabricated and interchangeable with one another. 28. The modular computing system of claim 25, wherein the computing space comprises a joint aisle between the first row of racks of the first data center module portion and the second row of racks of the second data center module portion. 29. The modular computing system of claim 28, wherein at least one of the racks of the first row of racks is configured to receive air from the joint aisle and exhaust air from the at least one rack of the first row, and wherein at least one of the racks of the second row of racks is configured to receive air from the joint aisle and exhaust air from the at least one rack of the second row. 30. The modular computing system of claim 25, further comprising one or more air handling modules configured to couple to at least one of the first data center module portion or the second data center module portion, wherein the one or more air handling modules are configured to provide cooling air to at least one computer system in the first row of racks or in the second row of racks. 31. The modular computing system of claim 30, wherein at least one of the one or more air handling modules comprises a first air handling module portion and a second air handling module portion coupled with one another, wherein the at least one air handling module is configured to mix air provided by first air handling module portion with air provided by the second air handling module portion. 32. The modular computing system of claim 31, wherein the at least one air handling module is configured to supply the mixed air to a joint aisle formed by the first data center module portion and the second data center module portion.