PlusServer AG Establishes Europe's Most Eco-friendly Data Center - 66 % Energy Saving in Spite of Full Tier 3 Classification
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Posted on September 1, 2010 at 8:07:01 AM
PlusServer AG Establishes Europe's Most Eco-friendly Data Center - 66 % Energy Saving in Spite of Full Tier 3 Classification
HUERTH, Germany, September 1, 2010-- After about three years of planning and construction, and an investment
of over 17 million euros, PlusServer's data center "datadock" has now started
operations. With the best energy efficiency and particularly low emission
values, it currently holds the top position among Europe's "green" data
centers. The German Internet business association "eco" even attested
datadock's quality twice: it won the eco Award 2010 as the best data center
and received the highest possible rating of five stars at Datacenter Star
Audit (DCSA).
The data center datadock was built in the Strasbourg port area by
converting a former warehouse. Strasbourg stands out due to its central
European position (approximately 300 meters from the German/French border),
and the main route for European fiber glass cables runs through this region.
Therefore, a perfect connection to Germany, France, throughout Europe, and to
the entire world is guaranteed.
Furthermore, it was only possible at this location to realize the
innovative and eco-friendly artesian-well cooling principle, which is based
on the area's broad groundwater supplies. This power saving cooling method is
an important factor in the low power consumption of datadock. In addition,
the fact that only state-of-the-art and eco-friendly devices and appliances
are used at datadock has a positive influence on the energy balance. Hence,
datadock needs 66 percent less energy than the average data center. This
equals savings of 26 million kWh per year at full load, or about 24 million
kilograms less CO2 emission, respectively. In order to remove this quantity
of the environmentally unfriendly molecule from the atmosphere would take the
full capacity of over 119,000 trees for one year.
Besides power efficiency and environmental protection, further aspects
were taken into consideration when planning datadock: "We made every effort
to realize a comprehensive security and redundancy concept, which ensures the
highest possible availability of all data", assures PlusServer CTO Jochen
Berger.
Independent third party certifications show that this effort was not in
vain. datadock got five stars in the acknowledged Datacenter Star Audit as
one of only seven data centers in Europe. "Based on deep expert knowledge,
eco has developed an evaluation schedule that completely comprehends all
demands on modern data centers", explains Andreas Niehaus, Head of IT
Operations at PlusServer. "Hence, the certificate is a very important quality
distinction for data centers", he emphasizes.
On the website http://www.datadock.eu, everybody can take a deeper look
at datadock. Next to an interactive virtual tour, many exciting facts about
Europe's greenest data center await visitors.
Press contact:
PlusServer AG
Thomas Strohe
Daimlerstrasse 9-11
50354 Huerth, Germany
Phone: +49-2233-612-0
Fax: +49-2233-612-5140
E-mail: presse@plusserver.de
http://www.plusserver.de
http://www.datadock.eu
Source: Plusserver AG
Press contact: PlusServer AG, Thomas Strohe, Daimlerstrasse 9-11, 50354 Huerth, Germany, Phone: +49-2233-612-0, Fax: +49-2233-612-5140, E-mail: presse@plusserver.de
HUERTH, Germany, September 1, 2010-- After about three years of planning and construction, and an investment
of over 17 million euros, PlusServer's data center "datadock" has now started
operations. With the best energy efficiency and particularly low emission
values, it currently holds the top position among Europe's "green" data
centers. The German Internet business association "eco" even attested
datadock's quality twice: it won the eco Award 2010 as the best data center
and received the highest possible rating of five stars at Datacenter Star
Audit (DCSA).
The data center datadock was built in the Strasbourg port area by
converting a former warehouse. Strasbourg stands out due to its central
European position (approximately 300 meters from the German/French border),
and the main route for European fiber glass cables runs through this region.
Therefore, a perfect connection to Germany, France, throughout Europe, and to
the entire world is guaranteed.
Furthermore, it was only possible at this location to realize the
innovative and eco-friendly artesian-well cooling principle, which is based
on the area's broad groundwater supplies. This power saving cooling method is
an important factor in the low power consumption of datadock. In addition,
the fact that only state-of-the-art and eco-friendly devices and appliances
are used at datadock has a positive influence on the energy balance. Hence,
datadock needs 66 percent less energy than the average data center. This
equals savings of 26 million kWh per year at full load, or about 24 million
kilograms less CO2 emission, respectively. In order to remove this quantity
of the environmentally unfriendly molecule from the atmosphere would take the
full capacity of over 119,000 trees for one year.
Besides power efficiency and environmental protection, further aspects
were taken into consideration when planning datadock: "We made every effort
to realize a comprehensive security and redundancy concept, which ensures the
highest possible availability of all data", assures PlusServer CTO Jochen
Berger.
Independent third party certifications show that this effort was not in
vain. datadock got five stars in the acknowledged Datacenter Star Audit as
one of only seven data centers in Europe. "Based on deep expert knowledge,
eco has developed an evaluation schedule that completely comprehends all
demands on modern data centers", explains Andreas Niehaus, Head of IT
Operations at PlusServer. "Hence, the certificate is a very important quality
distinction for data centers", he emphasizes.
On the website http://www.datadock.eu, everybody can take a deeper look
at datadock. Next to an interactive virtual tour, many exciting facts about
Europe's greenest data center await visitors.
Press contact:
PlusServer AG
Thomas Strohe
Daimlerstrasse 9-11
50354 Huerth, Germany
Phone: +49-2233-612-0
Fax: +49-2233-612-5140
E-mail: presse@plusserver.de
http://www.plusserver.de
http://www.datadock.eu
Source: Plusserver AG
Press contact: PlusServer AG, Thomas Strohe, Daimlerstrasse 9-11, 50354 Huerth, Germany, Phone: +49-2233-612-0, Fax: +49-2233-612-5140, E-mail: presse@plusserver.de