The mega-data centre is the landmark that sustains today's technology-driven world. Each enables a quantity of transactions, storage and IT application that make possible many business and life activities. Always newsworthy and occasionally controversial, the mega-data centre (a facility over 2.5MW in total facility energy demand) - brings with it its own unique challenges. What may constitute a glitch in a smaller facility can magnify exponentially in a mega-data centre. Mission-critical issues of availability, efficiency, redundancy and scalability take on a higher risk profile in the largest facilities. Market attention has traditionally been focused on very large, flagship projects, as indicating future directions in best practice and leadership in the data centre sector.
2010 Winner: Barclays Project Dart
2009 Winner: Microsoft DB3 Data Centre
2008 Winner: Fujitsu London North Datacentre
2007 Winner: Morgan Stanley
- Be located in EMEA
- Have a facility power requirement of greater than 2.50 MW
- Have started operation since 1st September 2010 or due to be operational by 31st December 2011
Only data centre owners & operators are eligible to receive the Award however vendors, consulting engineers and contractors are welcome to nominate projects on behalf of their clients and assist in the preparation of their entry.
- Evidence of success in meeting IT, corporate & engineering objectives including those relating specifically to facility performance and delivery (25%)
- Best practice in evaluating and deciding on M&E options to ensure objectives are met (25%)
- Development & implementation of processes for measuring and analyzing delivery (25%)
- Capability of project to act an examplar to the wider market in relation to the issues of the mega data centre (25%).
The facility may be the organisation's sole IT facility or part of a larger portfolio of assets.
