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challenges that data centre operators were facing , and New Generation then had an integrated platform that allowed for the overall management of a data centre by reconciling the DCIM and DCSO ( Operations Optimisation ) components , which was a perfect match for the DCMS concept . The 6Sigma Digital Twin is an important component of the DCMS solution since it allows , through a very accurate model of the rooms , to manage equipment inventories , to plan and optimise the rooms , to simulate interventions by validating the feasibility a priori , etc .”
Reiterating the importance of digital twin technology , Thésée DataCenter ’ s Eric Arbaretaz concurs : “ We will use the 6Sigma Digital Twin for each change , both in pre-sales and in capacity planning . The tool will enable us to analyse , model and test future scenarios for the evolution of the IT room to offer a risk-free environment for our customers , make maximum use of the site ’ s capacity , anticipate changes to the air conditioning infrastructure , which is modular , and achieve our very ambitious energy performance objectives ( PUE 1.2 ). This is why , in my opinion , the 6Sigma
Digital Twin is an essential tool in the communication between the data centre and its customers .
“ The 6SigmaAccess solution makes the relationship between the hosting company and its customers more fluid and allows capacity planning decisions to be based on ‘ scientific ’ analyses , thus reducing the risk of breakdowns while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint and energy consumption and keeping costs under control .
“ And all this without the need for customers to travel to the site , which is a real asset for customers hosted by Thésée DataCenter .”
Commenting on the overall design of Thésée DataCenter , Pascal Lecoq , Worldwide Practice Director , Hewlett Packard Enterprise , details the thought process behind the design : “ We designed Thésée DataCenter with four key considerations in mind : 1 . It caters for a range of densities from legacy to cloud hyperconverged , to HPC computing to accommodate modern customer user cases ; 2 . It has best-in-class high availability ( Tier IV was essential ); 3 . It has a modularity and granularity that makes it agile and flexible by design ; 4 . Energy efficiency with average PUE of 1.2 ( max 1.3 during the summer at full capacity ). In fact , we ’ ve got only IT infrastructure and network interconnect inside the data centre shell – everything pertaining to facilities is outside ; the design is modular to be incremented and upgraded really easily . Thésée DataCenter is far away leading the scene in terms of data centre design for colocation data centres in France .” ◊
THÉSÉE DATACENTER IS FAR AWAY LEADING THE SCENE IN TERMS OF DATA CENTRE DESIGN FOR COLOCATION DATA CENTRES IN FRANCE .
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