Sify Launches New Data Center in Mumbai
By CXOtoday Staff
Mumbai, 28 Aug 2008, 1553 hrs IST

Sify Technologies Limited has launched its fourth state-of-the-art data center at Airoli near Mumbai. This center will cater to the growing demand in Mumbai.

P J Nath, executive president of Sify Enterprise Services said, "The Airoli data center is part of our strategy to facilitate the evolution and demand for services such as ecommerce, online banking, corporate ERP and other applications, media and entertainment content, stock trading, unified communications, and disaster recovery in the country. The Airoli center will be followed by at least two more- one each in New Delhi and Bangalore, over the next eight quarters."

According to M P Vijay Kumar, CFO of Sify Technologies the Airoli data center had an investment of $ 36 million (Rs. 150 crore). "Our total investment in data centers over the next two years is likely to be about $ 100 million (Rs 400 crore) to meet the growing demand for such services from both the domestic market and overseas markets," said Kumar.

The Airoli center, spread across 100,000 sq.ft, is equipped with Tier III-compliant cooling & power systems and advanced building management systems.

The building adheres to the ISO 1893:1984 standard for earthquake resistant structural design. The utility area and supporting rooms account for more than 100 % of the server farm area for better operational and security controls. The facility is designed to handle cooling requirements of high-density power of 250 watts per sq.ft.

The facility's building management system manages all components of the infrastructure from a central console: temperature and humidity, advanced fire detection and suppression, water leakage detection, electronic rodent control and digital video records of the surveillance cameras across the facility.


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