projects & agreements
Eaton equips Webaxys data centre in France with energy storage
Eaton ’ s energy storage technologies , developed in collaboration with car manufacturer Nissan , have been implemented in Webaxys ’ newly launched data centre in Saint-Romain de Colbosc near Le Havre , France .
Webaxys – a host and telecoms operator , has always pursued an innovation strategy based on strong values of social commitment and respect for the environment ever since it was established in Normandy , France back in 2003 .
This is the first time that the technology being implemented at Webaxys has ever been used at a computer production site to comprehensively manage the power grid , renewable energy contributions and battery storage , by optimising their use and ensuring maximum operating quality .
The new Webaxys data centre incorporates solar power and an optimised air-to-air cooling system . All the infrastructure equipment for the data centre has been supplied by Eaton .
Enhanced by these new smart storage features , Eaton ’ s product portfolio can now meet all the energy management needs of a data centre , with uninterruptible power supplies , surge protectors , electric power distribution products , energy management software , communication interfaces , computer rack solutions and solutions for the management of airflow , lighting , security systems and associated customer services .
CPI ’ S NEW CUSTOMER PLATFORM MAKES THE MOVE TO INTEROUTE ’ S NETWORKED CLOUD
CPI , a major European book printing specialist , has chosen to host its customer platform , ( called Highway ) in Interoute ’ s cloud . It will also switch the wide area network that supports the Highway platform to Interoute ’ s pan-European network .
CPI Books has 20 locations across Europe , with 17 factories across seven European countries , five of which are located in the UK .
Following successive acquisitions , CPI wanted to unify its information systems and enable seamless communication between its 17 plants , to enable better management of print demand and production capacity . Highway ’ s interface was created to connect the production system ( ERP ) for each plant . To host this portal and link the sites together , CPI needed a European operator that could to take care of all its requirements through one integrated infrastructure , giving enhanced service and lowering the burden of supplier management .
Interoute provides hosting services in its Paris data centre , close to the headquarters of CPI , and has a back up solution in London , where most of the IT team of the printing group is based . The entire Highway client platform has been migrated onto Interoute ’ s cloud infrastructure resulting in a substantially faster user experience for those accessing the ordering system .
Hurricane Electric marks first expansion into Africa
Hurricane Electric has continued its global expansion with the opening of its most recent Point of Presence ( PoP ) in Johannesburg , located at Teraco ’ s Isando JB1 data centre , 5 Brewery Lane , Isando , South Africa . This is Hurricane Electric ’ s first Point of Presence on the African continent . With a nation-wide presence , Teraco is one of the largest data centres in Africa and provides resilient , carrier , cloud and vendor neutral data environments in Southern Africa . Clients benefit from the cost savings and improved resilience of securely housing their information systems and networking equipment in a colocation facility that operates to global best practice .
With the launch of this latest PoP , networks and Internet service providers will now have the opportunity to exchange IP traffic or ‘ peer ’ with Hurricane Electric ’ s robust global network via Africa ’ s largest Internet eXchange Point ( IXP ), NAPAfrica . The new PoP will also provide businesses based within Southern Africa access to the company ’ s IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100GE ( 100 Gigabit Ethernet ), 10GE ( 10 Gigabit Ethernet ) and GigE ( 1 Gigabit Ethernet ) ports and as a result , both new and existing customers will be able to experience increased throughput , reduced latency and improved reliability .
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