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Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort (eHDF)
contrast to cooling and other overheads.
Cold aisle containment in the colocation
space is planned and in progress to
ensure further energy saving measures.
Here, a chamber is created for cold
air that suppresses escape from the
given space and has ensured usage
before it returns to the unit base. This
containment will help in saving the
environment by an additional 20–30%.
eHDF’s investment in Dynamic CCU
configuration is the self-regulation
of pumping air where automatic
detection is possible. All components
work efficiently, helping the uniform
distribution of supply and return air,
thereby making an efficient cooling
system. A reduction of power usage
eventually helps to provide competitive
pricing to customers.
These efforts will help eHDF to optimise,
improve and take intelligent decisions to
garner energy efficiencies. The company
will continue its efforts in measuring and
monitoring the efficiencies and has set
targets to keep the PUE as low as possible
by using state-of-the-art technologies.
Raised flooring
The datacentre, which spans 1,000+
square metres of white space,
received new raised flooring, which
was incorporated for better cooling
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efficiency. Raised flooring ensures robust
performance. Flexible power feeds under
the raised flooring lead to uniform and
unhindered air flow, directly impacting
the temperature and affecting cooling.
In addition, the range of upgrades
include the deployment of Cisco
Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
that will strengthen eHDF’s delivery of a
much faster and more agile service while
reducing administrative complexity and
infrastructure costs.
“The essence
lies in the
amount of
electricity
saved, which
equates to
a reduction
in carbon
footprint which
is a tremendous
help to the
environment.”
The datacentre,
which spans
1,000+ square
metres of
white space,
received new
raised flooring,
which was
incorporated for
better cooling
efficiency.
Simultaneously, laying of overhead
cable trays for data cables in two
layers, one for copper and another
for the fibre-optic cable, was carried
out. To supplement existing backup
power, higher and more effective
battery replacements were made with
additional run-out testing.
While following international
standards, eHDF has always focused
on providing customers with a high
quality of service, reliability, availability
and assurance of Service Level
Agreements (SLAs).
Working towards the company’s goals
of becoming more environmentally
friendly, investments were also made
in a non-hazardous and non-toxic
nitrogen-based fire suppression
technology for the new facility.
eHDF has invested in a Building
Management system (BMS) that
helps monitor and maintain the new
datacentre’s equipment and systems.
This allows the company to effectively
manage and measure the power
usage, enabling customers to plan their
infrastructure based on the same.
The upgraded datacentre will continue
to deliver world-class solutions
in accordance with Middle East
requirements. n
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