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First IT infrastructure testing lab
created in central eastern Europe
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ertiv has announced the opening
of a new testing laboratory for IT
infrastructure colocated in a data
centre – the first such facility in Poland and
the only one in the Central and Eastern
Europe region (CEE). The laboratory
will serve in research and development
projects and performance tests of power
systems with variable load as well as tests
of the information and communication
technologies equipment functioning in
changing data centre environmental
parameters, such as air humidity and
temperature. The laboratory, fully equipped
by Vertiv, will be available to clients in
the CEE region on the Atman data centre
campus in Warsaw.
According to a study conducted by Atman in
cooperation with Audytel, a Polish consulting
and analysis company, the cost of electricity
required to power a typical 100-metre
company server room over the period of 20
years is at least €2.7 million. In this situation,
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even a small increase in energy efficiency
means significant savings for companies. This
is one of the reasons why Atman, the operator
of the largest data centre in Poland, and
Vertiv, a global leader in critical infrastructure
for data centres, communication networks
and commercial and industrial facilities,
decided to undertake this venture.
Testing various scenarios of IT
infrastructure operation conducted in
the laboratory aims to support clients in
finding cost-optimal solutions in the era
of changes on the electricity market. This
is extremely important because over the
last decade, energy prices in the European
Union have risen by nearly 30% according
to Eurostat. Experts predict that wholesale
electricity prices will continue to grow in
the upcoming years.
As part of the initiative, both Atman and
Vertiv have prepared a comprehensive
plan of tests, including verification of
uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and
precision cooling systems operating under
various testing conditions. Data centre
infrastructure management software
will enable monitoring of power and
cooling equipment, developing optimal
infrastructure configuration in various
environmental conditions and examination
of the space use efficiency in the racks.
Vertiv brings together hardware, software,
analytics and ongoing services to ensure
its customers’ critical applications run
continuously, perform optimally and grow
with their business needs. The company has
already implemented test environments by
creating customer experience centres that
allow customers from around the world to
learn about cooling and power technologies
used in data centres, take part in witness
tests and receive consultations with Vertiv
engineers. The project carried out in
cooperation with Atman will be the first such
venture in this part of Europe. n
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