Sify launches Tier III certified “Green Data Centre” at Noida

Sify Technologies has announced the launch of its fifth Data Centre at Noida, India. Constructed at a cost of $30 million for the first phase, this “Green” Data Centre is design-certified as Tier III by The Uptime Institute and features cutting-edge technology and infrastructure. The Data Centre’s portfolio of services will include infrastructure services, core services, managed services, consultancy services, enterprise risk management services and hosted applications.
 
Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies, said, Our Data Centre strategy is the epicentre of our transformation story. In the past 12 years, we have built 5 Data Centres, 6 State Data Centres and have recently connected over 36 Data Centres across India with our high-capacity data network. Sify has invested around $200 million in building Network and Data Centre capabilities over the last five years. The Noida Data Centre is an important milestone in our journey to becoming a strategic ICT partner to our clients.

According to Sify, the highlight of this Data Centre is its energy efficiency and other environment-friendly features. It is designed to achieve 1.6 or less PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), a measure of the total energy input versus the effective IT output. Lighting, electrical and computer systems in the Data Centre are designed for maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact.