IBM and IG3 have entered into an agreement, in which IBM will design a Green Data Center for IG3. IG3 is constructing one of the largest Data Centers in the Asia-Pacific region. Located in Bangalore, it represents the largest investment so far in this sector in India. The proposed size of the data center will be approximately 8.5 lakh square feet.
As part of the deal, IBM will design IG3's Internet Data Center with standards that are highly efficient and reliable. The data center will be highly resilient and have the environmental protection advantages of IBM's industry-leading data center design characterized by energy efficiency, green technologies, scalability and the latest power and cooling technologies.
IBM and IG3 has also signed a marketing alliance agreement that will focus on the development of the managed services offerings as well as joint go-to-market strategies to acquire customers for services such as IT hosting, business continuity and disaster recovery. Under this joint agreement, both parties will benefit from providing data center solutions to potential customers while attracting clients to the data centre space.
"We are excited to sign this agreement with IBM which will give us a competitive edge to deliver scale and scope for our customers. With IBM’s global expertise in designing highly effective Green Data Centers and IG3's experience in developing large-scale secure business infrastructure, we will be able to offer our clients the best possible data center services in India," said S. Thiagarajan, Chief Executive Officer, Indian Green Grid Group.
Neeraj Sharma, Director - Integrated Technology Services, IBM India, said, "This alliance with IG3 will augment their competency in the Data Center space while ensuring potential customers of IBM and IG3 would have a suite of Data Center services available to them to meet business continuity and resiliency of operations."
