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SECURE I . T . ENVIRONMENTS UPGRADES DATA CENTRE COOLING INFRASTRUCTURE AT ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Secure I . T . Environments ( SITE ), one of the UK ’ s leading design and build companies for modular , containerised and micro data centres , has announced the completion of data centre cooling upgrades at Royal Devon University Healthcare , NHS Foundation Trust , that will dramatically reduce energy costs , achieving ROI in under three years .
The works , which are the latest in a series of projects SITE has conducted for the Trust in recent years , replace existing cooling infrastructure with three new indoor units that improve efficiency .
The free cooling solution , allows the data centre to operate in a higher temperature free cooling configuration for a greater proportion of the year , taking advantage of ambient temperatures and lowering running costs .
Each unit combines direct expansion air cooling and an energy efficient FreeCool circuit , as well as including built-in compressors for the direct expansion circuit . External Hybrid Heat Rejection ( HHR ) units were also fitted on site . The new installation is projected to enable the data centre to achieve a PUE of 1.14 , and Cooling PUE of 1.10 .
The installation was conducted over three phases , ensuring the data centre could remain live supporting hospital and patient services . Secure I . T . Environments was responsible for the decommissioning of existing units , installation of new equipment , including electrical works , configuration and testing .
continuing to invest in infrastructure . nLighten and EXA are portfolio companies of I Squared Capital , a leading independent global infrastructure investor .
By acquiring these seven Edge data centres , nLighten ’ s European presence will expand to Belgium , Switzerland and Spain . It also adds sites in existing nLighten markets including Germany , France , the UK and the Netherlands . nLighten , a digital infrastructure platform , has announced the strategic acquisition of seven Edge data centres from EXA Infrastructure . This strategic move strengthens nLighten ’ s position as a frontrunner in the European data centre market and expands its footprint and service offerings across the continent .
For EXA Infrastructure , the transaction allows it to focus on its extensive , owned terrestrial and subsea fibre network , and on
NLIGHTEN STRENGTHENS EUROPEAN PRESENCE WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF SEVEN EDGE DATA CENTRES FROM EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
This expansion brings nLighten ’ s total number of Edge data centres to 34 in Europe – including the key business hubs of Amsterdam , London , Paris , Madrid , Geneva , Zurich and Ghent .
The expanded footprint enables nLighten to provide its customers with a new level of support across the continent through a network that ensures low-latency data processing and geographically distributed deployments for optimal business continuity and scalability regardless of their specific applications .
“ The digital landscape is undergoing rapid transformation , particularly as the demand for Artificial Intelligence continues to soar across industries . This dynamic landscape offers many opportunities for digital infrastructure , but also requires robust and scalable data centre solutions ,” said Harro Beusker , Cofounder and CEO , nLighten .
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