Swisscom IT Services Plans New State-Of-The-Art Data Centre

Swisscom IT Services has announced that it is to build a dedicated new Data Centre in Zollikofen, with the intention of starting customer service during 2008. The new Data Centre will be a 6 storey building with around 1,800 square metres of usable server space.

The space is divided into six computer rooms and two communication rooms. In addition, the new data centre has a modular structure: If required, the company can expand the building by two additional modules on the very same site. As a result, more than 6,000 m2 of total usable space would be available for the outsourcing operation. It will also be capable of delivering at least 4,500 kW of power – enough, says Swisscom to supply a city of 15,000 inhabitants.

Under the plan of Swisscom IT Services the Zollikofen site will be backed up by a second computer site at Berne where data between the two sites will be mirrored if required by the client. Construction began in May of this year. In the spring of 2007 the shell of the building will be completed. It is anticipated that the data centre will begin its operations during the first quarter of 2008.

Technical Specification
Length x width x height: 40.5m x 29.7m x 27.3m (incl. roof 30.3m)
Building volume: approx. 33,000 m3
Data centre's gross floor space: approx. 6,500 m2
Net usable area: 6 computer rooms with 1,600 m2 and 2 communication rooms with 160 m2
Planned capacity for electricity and air-conditioning / climate control: 1,400 W/m2 = approx. 4,500 kW per each one
Usable power for IT: 1,200 W/m2 = approx. 2,000 kW per each one
Air-conditioning for the computer rooms: homogenously 1,200 W/m2 via air with a tolerance of 800 W/m2 over water as direct cooling. At maximum total of 2,000 kW. That way, it can react quickly to any changes in IT

The data centre will be supplied redundantly in the area of power supply, electrical distribution with UPS, diesel generators (NEA), climate control and also the network connections.

(Source:Swisscom)

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