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Kao Data expands UK data centre footprint with 16MW facility in Slough
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for enterprise , cloud , HPC and AI , has announced the availability of a 16 Megawatt ( MW ), carrier-neutral data centre in Slough , west London . The launch marks a new beginning for Kao Data following the recent investment of approximately £ 130 million from global infrastructure business , Infratil Limited , and will expand its market-leading , ultrasustainable data centre platform into this globally significant data centre hub .
The build , now underway , will adhere to the high-performance design , efficiency and operational blueprint of Kao Data ’ s
Harlow campus , providing customers with an SLA-backed PUE of < 1.2 , even at partial loads . From a sustainability standpoint , the new facility will use an ultra-efficient cooling system and will be powered by 100 % renewable energy , with its backup power generators powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil ( HVO ) from the outset , removing fossil fuels in their entirety .
Furthermore , the data centre will provide the industrial-scale capabilities that Kao Data is well-known for .
The facility is already set to become NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Centre certified and OCP-Ready , serving the needs of High-Performance Computing ( HPC ), Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) and enterprise customers , all of whom rely on the finest , Tier 3 equivalent environments to support and scale their mission-critical workloads .
Quantum Switch Tamasuk to deliver data centre capacity to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
uantum Switch Tamasuk ( QST ), a Saudi company and
Q a specialist company in the design , build , financing and operation of data centres , has signed a key business principle agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( the Kingdom ) to develop and operate new data centres with a total capacity of 300MW by 2026 . QST already has significant investments in the Kingdom with two data centre campus facilities already under construction .
This agreement with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ( MCIT ) accelerates data centre development and operations in the country . Each new facility will represent significant and incremental data centre capacity as the Kingdom positions itself as a leader in digitalisation across the region . cloud service providers , international gaming and media platforms and global content delivery networks to attract them to locate their main regional hubs in the Kingdom .
In addition , the data centres will host government digital infrastructure development initiatives , including the
Saudi Internet Exchange Point scheme and be centres for colocation of Saudi Arabian government workloads .
It is expected that preferential rates for Saudi Arabian-owned start-ups will benefit from hosting and colocation services at the new sites – further stimulating innovation in the Kingdom ’ s digital economy . ◊
QST ’ s data centres will be designed and built to meet the demands of hyperscale
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