Workspace Technology Build new Energy Efficient Data Centre for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
In over 100 countries worldwide, thousands of organizations rely each day on Bull’s open IT products, services and solutions to support their businesses. From strategic alignment of IT systems, to security and cost reduction, Bull’s customers share the same requirements: working towards new financial models, they want to benefit from open, powerful, flexible and cost-effective IT solutions that help them grow faster than the competition.
Bull has recently selected Workspace Technology as its preferred partner to “Design & Build” a brand new energy efficient corporate Data Centre facility.
Located at Barnsley this new facility will provide hosting services for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council as well as DR and Co-location services for other Bull clients across the UK.
Bio Data Centre Initiative
Bull’s Bio Data Centre initiative provides a whole set of solutions and tools to enable organizations to:
Improve the energy efficiency of servers through technologies and services in order to reduce their carbon footprint.
Optimize the topology simplifying and optimizing the Data Centre architecture through virtualization.
Optimize operational process through Service Level Management (SLM)
The new Data Centre has been built to fulfil the “Bio Data Centre Initiative”. By deploying Workspace Technology’s the Data Centre PUE ratings exceed the expectations of Bulls own Bio Data Centre criteria with rating of >1.5
Technology solutions within the Barnsley Data Centre include:-
- FlexAisle® Vendor Independent Aisle Containment Systems
- EcoMeasure Energy Measurement & Management
- APC InfraStruXure Symmetra 160Kw PX UPS systems
- Denco Toscana AC units configured with energy saving features including variable refrigerant flow condensers and free to air dry cooler Ambicool technology.
Workspace Technology provides expert energy efficient data centre, server and communications room solutions and services for corporate and public sector clients across the UK. For further information please contact the Sales and Technical Manager Roy Griffiths at roy.griffiths@workspace-technology.com 0121 354 4894.
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Workspace Technology further consolidates its position as an established partner with local government and education organisations.