Rack system for a data center

A rack system for a data center, comprising:

• a plurality of server racks configured to house servers therein, each server rack being configured to store the servers which are accessible via a front side of the server rack, each server rack defining at least one housing section for receiving one or more of the servers therein;
• at least one rack column being formed by at least some of the server racks being disposed above one another, each server rack of the at least one rack column having a rack depth measured in a front-to-rear direction extending from the front side to a rear side of the server rack;
• and
• at least one supporting pedestal disposed below the at least one rack column in order to support the at least one rack column, the at least one supporting pedestal being configured to be positioned on a ground surface of the data center to distribute a load of the at least one rack column on the ground surface,
• each of the at least one supporting pedestal having a pedestal depth measured in the front-to-rear direction, the pedestal depth being greater than the rack depth,
• a ratio of the pedestal depth over the rack depth being between 1.2 and 2.5 inclusively,
• each server rack of the at least one rack column having a rack width measured in a lateral direction,
• each of the at least one supporting pedestal having a pedestal width measured in the lateral direction, the pedestal width being approximately the same as the rack width.