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SWISS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
CREATES EFFICIENCIES WITH
VERTIV COOLING SOLUTIONS
The École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne
(EPFL) in Switzerland
has improved its power
usage effectiveness,
achieved space savings
and has seen a reduction
of CAPEX and OPEX, after
working with Vertiv.
T
he École Polytechnique Fédérale
de Lausanne (EPFL) is – in
addition to the many traditional
universities and universities of applied
sciences controlled by the cantons
– one of the two Federal Institutes
of Technology in Switzerland and is
headquartered in Lausanne.
Since its foundation in 1969, it has become
one of the best-known institutions for
science and technology in Europe.
Like its sister institute in Zurich, the
‘ETHZ’, it has three main goals: education,
research and technology transfer.
More than 14,000 lecturers, researchers
and students work, teach and conduct
research on the main campus.
www.intelligentdatacentres.com
Background
To ensure the many different innovative
and future-oriented projects being
carried out by researchers and students
are supported with the appropriate IT
equipment, the EPFL has IT and building
infrastructure teams made up of around
200 employees.
Aristide Boisseau, Head of the Datacenter
Operations team, plays a particularly
important role.
Together with his team, he acts as the
interface between the two domains,
ensuring a regular exchange of
information and smooth processes.
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