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NEWS IN BRIEF
Rittal partners with Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Rittal will partner with Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) to jointly deliver modular data center solutions for the global market . Rittal will bring their broad portfolio of modular and scalable data centre solutions from a micro data centre to largely scalable container solutions . This will be complemented by HPE Pointnext-services . The partnership will offer complete IT solutions and competencies , bringing customers worldwide the support , equipment and consultancy that is needed to take advantage of the latest IoT and IT Edge requirements .
“ Hewlett Packard Enterprise is a valuable partner for Rittal , bringing us a broader reach to help customers quickly with high end complete datacenter solutions according to their needs ”, said Andreas Keiger , Executive Vice President Sales , Rittal .
Commenting on this partnership Brian Whelan , WW Director Data Center Facilities , HPE , said : “ Rittal ´ s modular ‘ lego-style ’ system for IT Infrastructures fits perfectly with our own offerings and capabilities , helping to provide customers a simplified and seamless experience .”
This partnership will focus on markets requiring plug and play Hybrid Cloud and Edge solutions . Customer benefits are core data center performance at the edge , agility , proven technology , fast and easy deployment , and cost and energy efficiency . n
Power is on at KAO Data Park in Harlow
KAO Data Campus in Harlow , the £ 200m science and technology data centre development at the heart of the London-Stansted-Cambridge corridor , has announced the full energisation of its data centre campus nearly two months ahead of schedule . Paul Finch , Chief Operating Officer at KAO Data said : “ Taking power out of the critical path de-risks the delivery , positioning the project for further success . It is also an important step towards the realisation of phase one of the development . Energisation of the site means that installation of engineering infrastructure can go ahead without hindrance .” KAO Data Park has secured a 43.5 MVA power supply served by its own UKPN adoptable substation . The company has made a significant investment in the power train , with three primary transformers in N + 1 configuration independently fed from the primary grid to ensure maximum resilience for all four buildings on the site . With power secured and available , KAO Data are about to enter negotiations for a power purchasing agreement to supply 100 % renewable energy for customers who wish their data centre operations to be based on zero carbon platform bolstering their sustainability credentials at each of KAO ’ s sixteen data halls . n
Sudlows named as Panduit Gold Partner
Sudlows has recently achieved Gold Partner Status with Panduit . The company has been working closely with Panduit for several years across both their Enterprise Services , and Critical Infrastructure divisions . Attaining this highly prestigious status establishes Sudlows technical excellence and outstanding service delivery .
Sudlows are delighted to be one of only seven Panduit Gold Partners in UK . Andy Hanlon , Enterprise Services Director at Sudlows , said : “ Achieving Gold Partner status with Panduit has been great news for both Sudlows and our customers . Our in-house expertise and experience in delivering large infrastructure projects means we are ideally placed to offer higher levels of support and technical services .”
John Marshall , Channel Manager , at Panduit , said : “ Sudlows are recognised as one of the UK ’ s leading infrastructure specialists . Their passion and commitment to successfully delivering major IT infrastructure projects is obvious and Panduit are proud to name them as one of our Gold partners .”
Kenny Presly , Panduit Enterprise and Data Centre Infrastructure Business Unit Manager , UK and Nordics also comments : “ Through our strategic partnership with Sudlows , customers benefit from a network infrastructure with reduced risk and increased business agility and scalability . Gold partner status enables Sudlows to enhance the installation services it provides for customers and provide informed advice around future-proofing their physical infrastructure .” n
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