Projects & Agreements
KAO Data Centre to be managed
using Schneider Electric DCIM suite
Schneider Electric has
announced the signing of
an agreement with KAO
Data Campus for the
use of its StruxureWare
for Data Centres DCIM
suite at one of London’s
largest data centre
developments.
Schneider
Electric’s data centre
management software
capability enables
power management software (PMS), energy management software (EMS) and
building management software (BMS) to be integrated with a DCIM overlay to provide
data centre customers with a range of services from IT asset management to power
use monitoring and intelligence down to branch circuits. The company’s software
integration, together with its global footprint and standing in the market were key
decision making factors for KAO.
Tanuja Randery, Schneider Electric UK & Ireland country president said, ‘The use of
StruxureWare for Data Centres throughout KAO will help the company to meet its goals
for efficiency and reliability, as well as enhancing their customers’ experience.’
Matthew Baynes, colocation and telco segment director at Schneider Electric,
said, ‘The uniqueness of Schneider Electric’s DCIM software suite brings visible cost
efficiencies to KAO. Using StruxureWare for Data Centres, KAO have implemented
a solution which eliminates integration costs and time, reduces risk, and simplifies
commissioning and operations. Importantly, it this will deliver value to KAO customers
in the colocation space.’
For further information visit: www.schneider-electric.com
Pulsant announces £1m upgrade
to South Yorkshire datacentre
Pulsant has announced a £1 million upgrade project for its South Yorkshire datacentre. The site
is undergoing a complete mechanical and electrical infrastructure refresh to bring it up to Tier 3
equivalent status with N+1 resilience.
The upgrade will take place across the entire facility, incorporating both data halls, adding
90 racks to data hall 1. This includes a complete renovation to power generation, cooling,
lighting and fire suppression systems. In addition, the project will pave the way for a third data
hall with a 180-rack capacity.
Pulsant will work with a team of specialists to complete the project, which will see the
installation of a new generator, uninterruptable power supplies across the site, and a new low-
voltage switchboard, as well as smart, efficient cooling.
The planned upgrade will also bring the site in line with Pulsant’s other 14 UK-based
facilities in terms of performance and resilience.
Work on the site will begin toward the end of June and is due for completion in October.
For further information visit: www.pulsant.com
De-Cix Pop ‘On-
Net’ at Zenium
Istanbul One
De-Cix has announced that its
new Point of Presence (PoP) at
the Zenium Istanbul One data
centre in Turkey is now ‘on-
network’ and fully operational.
The new PoP extends
the reach of De-Cix Istanbul,
a carrier and data centre-
neutral Internet exchange
distributed across data
centres throughout the
Istanbul metro area. De-Cix
Istanbul’s Internet exchange
provides IP interconnection
(‘peering’) for the entire
Internet ecosystem, which
includes hosting companies,
content delivery networks,
Internet service providers
(ISPs) and operators of
broadband Internet access
from Turkey, the Balkans, the
Caucasus region, Persia and
the Middle East.
Zenium Istanbul One
provides the highly resilient
infrastructure that De-Cix
required. Considered a
‘premium data centre partner’,
De-Cix was confident that
Zenium had both the capacity
and capability to support their
expanding footprint.
Franek Sodzawiczny,
founder and CEO of Zenium
said, ‘Uninterrupted service
delivery is essential for
businesses that require a
reliable, on-demand yet low
latency service. Our proximity
to the International Financial
Centre in Istanbul means
we are in a unique position
to support both the De-Cix
Istanbul exchange and also
the Turkish business and
finance community.’
For further information visit:
www.de-cix.net
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