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Aruba expands Global Cloud Data Centre with two new data centres
Aruba S . p . A ., one ofthe largest Italian
cloud providers and leaders in data centre services , web hosting , email , PEC and domain registration , is celebrating the third year of its Global Cloud Data Centre . The largest campus data centre in Italy – which is spread over 200,000 m ², is environmentally friendly and equipped with the most modern technologies – was first opened in Ponte San Pietro ( Bergamo ) on October 5 , 2017 .
To mark the anniversary of the campus , Aruba has formalised extensive expansion work that involves the entire area and will lead to the imminent activation of two new data centres called DC-B and DC-C . In detail , the DC-B will have a power of 9MW , divided
SUSTAINABILITY IS AN ESSENTIAL VALUE FOR THE COMPANY WHICH , AS PART OF ITS EXPANSION PLAN , HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN THE SUPPLY OF ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES . between three large rooms . The DC-C , on the other hand , will be a multi-storey data centre with four data rooms located on two levels and a fully operational power of 8MW . The works on the DC-B will be completed by the first half of 2021 , while those relating to the DC-C by the first half of 2022 .
The new modules will go alongside DC-A , the first of the data centres inaugurated within the campus , which has 10 data rooms , with almost all capacity being used . With the two new modules , the surface area hosting the data centres on the campus becomes 80,000m ² of which over 23,000 m ² is dedicated to data rooms .
Further development of energy production : Photovoltaic , hydroelectric and a third turbine
Sustainability is an essential value for the company which , as part of its expansion plan , has made significant investments in the supply of energy from renewable sources . In this regard , Global Cloud Data Centre is one of Aruba ’ s green data centres and uses energy from various environmentally friendly sources including photovoltaics and hydroelectricity – thanks to a hydroelectric power plant within the area . It also uses other technologies such as highly efficient geothermal systems , which allow the temperature of the data rooms to be regulated , further lowering consumption , the energy used by the data centres and consequently , the environmental impact .
In order to further enhance the onsite energy production capacity , which guarantees maximum efficiency , the two new modules , DC-B and DC-C , will be covered with new generation photovoltaic systems both on the walls and on the roofs . Over the coming months , a new photovoltaic system will be completed on the roof of DC-A , which will be added to the system already in operation on the south wall . In addition , a third turbine will be installed inside the hydroelectric plant . Thanks to these innovations , self-produced clean energy within the campus will reach a total of about 6MW and , as a result , the benefits of using green energy will benefit all Aruba customers , allowing them to implement conscious and sustainable energy consumption .
" Thanks to the investments in the two new data centres and the upgrading of the plants to enable greater self-production of energy from renewable sources , we are pursuing the goal we set for ourselves at the birth of the Global Cloud Data Centre ,” said Stefano Cecconi , CEO of Aruba S . p . A . •
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