A National Center for Atmospheric Research case study
August 5, 2021
When the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) decided to build a new supercomputing center, it wanted to take advantage of the free cooling available by the high, dry Wyoming environment.
The ability to access a real-time inventory of every asset in a colo — down to the last spare port — and accurately assess available “stock” is a sales team’s dream.
Uptime Institute’s Management and Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval process is designed to incorporate the learnings of more than 25 years of site visits at critical facilities around the word to assist data center owners and operators to introduce consistency, transparency, and industry best practices into their own data center management and operations processes.
The 120,000-square-foot, 6-MW Lon1 data center located in Feltham, London, was acquired in March 2018, and, within five and a half months, i3 had completed the modernization.
NextDC provides enterprise-class colocation services to local and international organizations. In July 2012, its M1 Melbourne data center — a 15MW hyperscale colocation facility went live.
Siemens tech boosts energy efficiency in Monte Rosa Hut
March 16, 2021
The Monte Rosa Hut is a distinctive landmark in the Valais Alps in Switzerland. Thanks to a photovoltaic system integrated into its southern façade as well as thermal solar collectors, the Monte Rosa Hut has been largely self-sufficient since construction was completed in 2010.
Improving efficiency, increasing energy savings, and reducing maintenance in a top-rated facility
February 15, 2021
NextDC is committed to sustainability and renewable energy, so it was no surprise when the M1 data center received a 4.5-star rating from National Australian Built Environment Rating Systems (NABERS) in 2016 for incredible building performance.