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GREEN IT
renewable energy and is cooled by
water from the nearby fjord. The
energy costs are correspondingly
low, and the system achieves a
PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)
below 1.15.
The LMD is remarkably flexible
in terms of available space and
different technical solutions. The
mountain halls have 16m high
ceilings and there is 120,000m 2 of
net whitespace plus 200+ MW IT
capacity, delivered in container
solutions or in traditional white
space. The data centre can
therefore offer customers a
‘pay as you grow’ model, and
removes any risk of paying for
unnecessary capacity.
We can accommodate any
current white space requirement.
Plus, our facility structure includes
containers of different shapes and
sizes along with customised power
density, temperature and humidity
control, and operational equipment.
Our thanks must go to our
technology par tners Rittal and
IBM for their contribution during
the building of the data centre,
and for providing their global-
leading solutions and ser vices to
our ecosystem.
Cost-effective and
fast to market
In what has been dubbed ‘the
fourth industrial revolution’,
companies increasingly need
access to flexible IT resources. To
this end, Rittal’s standardised data
centre designs and containers
enable the implementation of
flexible, scalable IT infrastructures
within just six weeks.
‘The Lefdal Mine Datacentre
project demonstrates how easy
it can be to establish a secure,
efficient and cost-effective data
centre in a very short time,’
explained Rittal’s Dr Karl-Ulrich.
‘ I t s h i g h d e g re e
of s ta n d a rd i s at i o n
co m b i n e d w i t h t h e
l o c at i o n a d va nta ge s
of t h e we s te r n co a s t
of N o r wa y re s u l t i n
a n exc e l l e nt TCO a n a l y s i s .
Si g n i f i c a nt co s t s av i n g s
of u p to 4 0 p e r c e nt c a n
b e a c h i eve d co m p a re d
to s i t i n g a c l o u d
d ata c e nt re , fo r
exa m p l e , i n G e r m a n y . ”
‘LMD will
be one of
Europe’s
most secure
data centres,
meeting
all Tier III
requirements.’
High secure facility Solutions for all IT scenarios
LMD will also be one of Europe’s
most secure data centres, meeting
all Tier III requirements.
Security is tight within the
mountain halls, with built-in
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
technology, and limited access
through just two points of entry.
The design and documentation
of infrastructure installations are
highly confidential and there are
specially-trained security staff
on-site 24/ 7. Over the coming months, LMD
will welcome its first customers.
iNNOVO Cloud, a German cloud
provider, will be one of its first
international clients to move in
with high density IT containers.
The first installation will be up
and running in September serving
both Norwegian and international
clients with its cloud portfolio,
including HPC as a Service. IBM
will also be providing customers
with its Resiliency Services.
For further information visit:
www.lefdalmine.com
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