The first five awards EMEA awards, sponsored by infinity, were awarded for:

1. Future thinking & design concepts – sponsored by Schneider Electric

Winner: Munters – Digiplex/Gardner A2A Indirect Evaporative Cooling Modular Data Center

Munters’ DigiPlex A2A is a highly efficient, modular data center solution that provides a unique combination of Hypoxic fire prevention and indirect evaporative cooling that reduces the risk of fire and contamination while providing a low Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE).

The pre-fabricated solution is free-standing and stackable and can be scaled out as the user requires. It has been ISO9001 factory tested and can accommodate varying load densities and is concurrently maintainable to an Uptime Institute Tier III rating.

2. Data center blueprints – sponsored by Citadel 100

Winner: Cable&Wireless Worldwide – Urban Blueprint

Cable&Wireless Worldwide used its broad experience building and operating data centers and telecommunications services to create its flexible and modular design for new builds and the retrofit of existing facilities.

The design is focussed on achieving a PUE of less than 1.25. It does this by advancing existing techniques while making sure to minimize operational risks to create an environment that can meet the needs of government and commercial clients, all which exist in a single facility.

3. Innovation in the micro data center – sponsored by Future-Tech

Winner: NHS Airdale – NHS Bradford, Airedale & Leeds high density data center

This division of the National Health Service in the UK, which covers Bradford, Airedale and Leeds, built a high-density data center for the provision of services using Schneider Electrics InRow and over-aisle cooling units and a hot-aisle containment solution supplied by Schneider Elite Partner Advanced Power Technology.

By combining both it was able to better use the floor space, making room for more IT equipment racks, while ensuring efficient data center cooling.

4. Innovation in the medium data center – sponsored by MPL

Winner: Colt – new generation data centers

Colt focussed on higher levels of flexibility for power, size and infrastructure capacity when it designed its modular data center, which has redefined the way facilities are constructed.

Previously on bespoke builds worked with such levels of flexibility but Colt’s solution means operators can choose how to build out their data center using a modular approach which can be delivered in less than four months, instead of the 18 to 24 months it usually takes for a traditional build. Better still, the colt modular data center offers high levels of power efficiency.

5. Innovation in the mega data center – sponsored by Digital Realty Trust

Winner: Sberbank Mega Datacenter

This Russian entrant built a Tier III certified facility with about 5,000 sq m of IT space, making it the largest data center of its kind in the region. Size did not overcome concerns with efficiency, however, and the credit institution ensured it came in with a low PUE – 1.32 – by using Plate Exchange Air Handling Units.

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