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MC Digital Realty expands Osaka footprint to launch fourth data centre at Osaka campus
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C Digital Realty , a 50 / 50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty providing
M a full suite of data centre solutions in Japan , has announced the official opening of KIX13 , the fourth building on the 23,000 square-metres Osaka data centre campus .
A three-story facility reinforced with seismic isolation systems for resilience against earthquakes , KIX13 offers customers institutional quality digital infrastructure solutions of up to 21MW of IT capacity in one of the most highly sought-after markets for cloud data centres in the world .
The addition of KIX13 brings total IT capacity at the MC Digital Realty Osaka campus to over 70MW , to meet surging demand for digital infrastructure in Japan .
KIX13 , the fourth building on MC Digital Realty ’ s Osaka data centre campus .
As enterprises in Japan transition to the cloud , cloud service providers are increasing their footprint in Tokyo and Osaka to serve accelerating consumer and enterprise demand for cloud services , driving growth of Japan ’ s data centre market . As well , Japan ’ s national Digital Transformation initiative , Internet usage and the advent of 5G have seen demand for online gaming , streaming and FinTech services soar , adding to the need for institutional quality infrastructure solutions .
The carrier-neutral Osaka campus is an important pillar of Digital Realty ’ s strategy to strengthen its network of connected communities in APAC and globally .
STACK Infrastructure to power Swissgrid under Winter Reserve plan
TACK Infrastructure , a digital infrastructure partner to
S the world ’ s most innovative companies and a leading global developer and operator of data centres , has agreed to provide supplemental power capacity to the Swiss energy reserve , supporting the Federal Council ’ s ordinance .
Known as the ‘ Winter Reserve ’, the ordinance seeks to prepare the Confederation for a possible energy shortage during winter months and outlines measures aimed at preventing power outages , including holding hydropower , power plant and generator reserves . STACK has committed to provide capacity via its existing emergency generators which can be requested by Swissgrid to increase the security of power supply in the short term .
Owners of backup power generators are encouraged to contribute to the reserve to ensure the continued availability of electricity throughout the country . Participation is voluntary and spans the period of February 15-April 30 , during which time the state can activate the reserve if an electricity shortage is imminent .
“ STACK has the capacity not only to support our clients ’ mission-critical workloads , but also to provide additional energy capacity to the grid , so we are
pleased to contribute to the Winter Reserve ,” said John Eland , CEO , STACK EMEA . “ STACK is committed to serving the local communities in which we operate . We are confident that Switzerland is resilient to any potential energy challenges and we look forward to continuing to support the Confederation and Swiss citizens any way we can .”
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