Intelligent Data Centres Issue 02 | Page 9

NEWS NetNordic selects DigiPlex dual-site solution for data centre needs etNordic, a fast-growing Nordic system integrator with a broad customer portfolio and nearly 300 employees in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, has selected DigiPlex to cater for the company’s data centre needs. N The company currently uses five different data centres in Norway and DigiPlex will deliver a dual-site solution using the data centres at Ulven and Rosenholm in Oslo. This aims to provide maximum stability and security for NetNordic’s customers. “We operate systems for large customers where stability and security are critical factors, and we therefore have a dual-site policy. DigiPlex is the industry leader in housing business-critical data and their dual-site solution makes them the natural choice to provide our customers with the quality they require,” says Jarl Øverby, CEO of NetNordic. “We are proud to welcome NetNordic and look forward to supporting their continued growth. More and more businesses define stable, secure and environmentally friendly data centre solutions as business critical and customers with such high demands fit perfectly in DigiPlex’ data centres,” said Gisle M. Eckhoff, CEO of DigiPlex. To ensure a seamless transition from the old to new solution, DigiPlex will support NetNordic in the planning and migration from today’s five centres to DigiPlex’ two centres in the Oslo area. Handbook gives IT managers key insights into DC and networking trends &M, a globally active developer and provider of cabling systems for high- quality network infrastructures, based in Wetzikon, Switzerland, has announced the availability of the Data Center Handbook 2019. R The handbook, aimed primarily at planners and operators of data centres, is a rich source of information on how to successfully design, build, manage and support a data centre. It also contains detailed and user-oriented answers to all questions pertaining to the infrastructure and operation of a data centre. Topics include networking technologies and next-generation structured cabling and the handbook places an in-depth emphasis on automated infrastructure management. data centres throughout the world, the handbook also serves as a reference work on relevant standards, technical terms, trends and applications. It helps customers achieve an optimum data centre layout and to plan cabling architecture as well as reduce energy needs and select security solutions. The document also offers practical solutions for next-generation 100, 200 and 400G networks. Dr Thomas Wellinger, Market Manager Data Centre at R&M, said: “We have been providing leadership to the network cabling industry for more than five decades and have helped hundreds of companies worldwide deliver optimum performance and reliability of their data centre network.” Based on years of experience built up by experts who provide support for the construction and equipping of www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 02 9