Intelligent Data Centres Issue 10 | Page 47

END USER INSIGHT Sy st em Co n su ltan t, Basefar m Content supplied by the DCA BASEFARM REDUCES POWER CONSUMPTION WITH CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS Basefarm, a leading global IT hosting and colocation services provider based in Norway, has reduced power consumption and boosted sustainability in its mission critical data centre after selecting a hot aisle containment solution from Chatsworth Products (CPI). www.intelligentdatacentres.com B asefarm, a leading global IT hosting and colocation services provider, securely hosts more than 35,000 services and reaches over 40 million end users worldwide in industries ranging from finance and government, to media and travel. Planning for an energy-efficient data centre Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Basefarm offers its customers advanced technology solutions, high-end cloud services, application management and colocation from its six data centres located throughout Europe. In response to growing demand for its colocation services, Basefarm set out to design and build a green, state-of-the-art data centre – Basefarm Oslo 5. “Cooling was a key factor in the design, so we set out to find an airflow containment and cabinet package that could maximise the return on our cooling equipment and provide a thermal solution for all the racks and cabinets within, while being flexible and easy to use.” Ketil Hjort Elgethun, Senior System Consultant, Basefarm, said: “The brief for the new site was to create the most energy-efficient data centre in Oslo. What Basefarm sought was a customised cabinet and containment solution, one Issue 10 47