Coreix Managed Servers

As part of the green initiative and IT transformation program, Hewlett Packard has completed consolidation of 85 internal IT data centres into just six locations thus reducing costs, eliminate older technologies and improve service levels, while also decreasing the environmental impact of its facilities. It recently shut down all the existing data centres spread across Singapore, Korea, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and India, resulting in saving worth US$175 million.

Faisal Paul, head ESS Marketing & Growth Initiatives, HP India said “We have now consolidated our existing data centres to just six in three locations. By doing so we have achieved a 60% reduction in annual energy use through thermal mapping, virtualisation, technology refresh. Besides 80% more processing power with 80% fewer servers and also reduced the data storage costs while doubling the capacity”.

Source: CXO Today

Indian telecommunications operator Tata Communications will spend US$430 million to set up a data centre in Singapore and a regional cable system with an eye to tapping opportunities in emerging Asian markets.

Tata Communications will spend US$180 million on the data centre in Singapore in addition to US$250 million earmarked for the cable system, a spokesman said, requesting that his name not be used because of a company policy. Some of the funds allocated for the cable system have already been spent. The spokesman declined to say how much more will be invested to complete the network.

Source: PCW Business Centre

Full article here