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volumes back to London, or further afield, for processing. Existing satellite customers are also expected to use the data centre. Previously, the data transmitted was solely small packets of communications signals but today’s satellites are used for applications including 8K real-time imaging, which use petabytes of data. By analysing the data at the edge, a much smaller packet can then be cost- effectively distributed. To mark the data centre opening and as part of its celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Goonhilly hosted an event on-site for space industry partners, academia, customers and prospects. It included a panel discussion on trends in AI, cloud and edge computing. Chris Roberts, Head of Data Centre and Cloud at Goonhilly, said: “There are people working on some clever algorithms to save our planet from climate change. The irony is that these models require heavy processing power. “Fortunately, new technology is helping, such as immersion cooling which is 45 to 50% more efficient than air cooling, cuts electricity demand in half and also allows us to use the exhaust heat elsewhere.” Zizo is one of the first data centre customers, having chosen to host its big data analytics as a service at Goonhilly. Peter Ruffley, Zizo’s Chairman, said: “When looking at data centres to host our cloud-based service, only Goonhilly could address our critical issues such as availability, resilience and affordability but also offer the value-add of green energy and immersive cooling. Customers are increasingly asking questions about the carbon footprint of compute power, which makes Goonhilly a great choice.” Ian Jones, CEO of Goonhilly, added: “Through our strong partnerships with industry and academia we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation. Our new green data centre is no exception. It is satisfying to open our doors to the many businesses and organisations with data- intensive applications who can benefit from this facility and the community we are creating.” ◊ www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 06 i IT IS SATISFYING TO OPEN OUR DOORS TO THE MANY BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS WITH DATA- INTENSIVE APPLICATIONS WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS FACILITY AND THE COMMUNITY WE ARE CREATING. 55