Projects & Agreements
Jerlaure builds
a Tier 3 proximity
datacentre
cooled by the sun
Netiwan has assigned Jerlaure the
design and building of its future
proximity datacentre, which will
have the particularity to be directly
cooled by the sun’s heat.
Named SynecThik DC, this
proximity datacentre, in addition
to be classified Tier 3 and highly
secured, will be extremely efficient
energy wise with a PUE <1.15.
These remarkable
performances are made possible
by mixing several technical
and technological innovations.
Firstly, the use of total indirect
free cooling as a cooling solution,
allows the use of outdoor air.
An innovative aeraulic concept
overcomes the need of duct
diffusors, raised floor and
false ceiling and an electrical
architecture allows operation on
efficient performance ranges.
And for the first time, a
datacentre will be able to be
directly cooled by the sun’s heat.
Indeed, the SynecThik DC line
includes a disruptive innovation, for
which Jerlaure owns a worldwide
exclusive distribution agreement.
This technology can produce cold
out from the sun’s heat without any
power consumption.
Thus, this datacentre will be
connected to its environment from
an energetic point of view through
the air and the sun, but also from
an aesthetic point of view, since
its covering allows it to fully fit the
landscape planned by the Local
Urbanism Plan. Its architectural
design, realised by Cregut practice,
brings in a modern image, simple
yet high-tech, while contributing to
the datacentre process.
For further information visit:
www.jerlaure.com
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Colt Data Centre Services
make large scale investment
in new Madrid data centre
expansion project
Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced the completion of a Tier 3 data centre
expansion project in Madrid. The new fully functional site delivers increased capacity
to support customer demand in the region and is part of Colt DCS’ aggressive growth
strategy for 2017.
The significant investment made to upgrade the carrier-neutral data centre will deliver
improvements in reliability and an energy efficient infrastructure. An additional 645m 2
has been added to the site, including 400m 2 at full fit out and 245m 2 at half fit-out ready to
support 170 and 119 new racks, respectively.
The data centre’s total capacity now stands at 1,845m 2 of white space for customer
colocation racks with an available mains power of 1,200 watts per square metre. Colt DCS
expects the expansion to create new business opportunities in target sectors including
financial services, media and the public sector.
In addition to capacity upgrades, Colt DCS has taken significant steps to enhance
customer service quality, reliability and the power efficiency of the site – innovations that
will offer competitive advantage while awarding customers a best-in-class environment to
develop their operational performance.
For further information visit: www.coltdatacentres.net
Randstad Selects Commvault
for Public Cloud Data
Protection and Migration
to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Commvault has announced that it will be providing full cloud backup and recovery
solutions for Randstad across its global infrastructure. Randstad is using AWS cloud
infrastructure as the basis for its new central Shared Service Centre (SSC) to deliver
global IT services, and will be utilising Commvault to maximise this offering.
Randstad’s IT infrastructure is currently being consolidated and centralised
across 30 IT departments providing services to 40 Operating Companies in Europe,
North and South America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. This transformation will
increase efficiency, reduce risk and provide better service from an IT infrastructure
perspective in alignment with Randstad’s global digital vision.
Ranstad needed a trusted provider to support this transformation with a robust
and compatible solution. Commvault was chosen based on its ability to deliver
the scalability and flexibility of service necessary to complete the task in exact
accordance with Ranstad’s requirements.
In addition, the Commvault platform delivered deduplication and compression
functionality, which will reduce storage consumption and save significant costs.
Another critical reason for the selection was the proven integration between
Randstad’s AWS based public cloud strategy, managed by Tata Consultancy Services
(TCS) and Commvault’s solutions.
For further information visit: www.randstad.com