PROJECT FOCUS
EUROPE
EdgeConneX, a pioneer in Edge data centres,
has made it easier for customers in Germany to
connect to Microsoft cloud services by offering the
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute service in its Munich
Edge Data centre. Azure ExpressRoute allows users to
create private connections between their IT deployments
and Microsoft’s global data centres. The carrier neutral
EdgeConneX Munich facility now acts as a direct Edge
cloud on-ramp node from which customers can
establish secure, scalable and affordable links to
Microsoft services, including Microsoft Office 365
and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
GLOBAL
ASHRAE has released a revised version
of its energy standard for data centres. ANSI/
ASHRAE Standard 90.4–2019, Energy Standard
for Data Centers, establishes the minimum energy-
efficiency requirements for the design and operation of
data centres, with special consideration to their unique
load requirements compared to other buildings. Standard
90.4 applies to data centres with a conditioned floor area
greater than 20 W/ft2 and IT equipment loads greater
than 10 kW and contains specific requirements for
mechanical and electrical systems installed in
new data centres or in data centre additions/
alterations that require new mechanical or
electrical systems.
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