In New Delhi: IBM and Indian Green Grid Group (IG3) have entered into an agreement, in which IBM will design a green data centre 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 centre will be approximately 8.5 lakh square feet.
As part of the deal, IBM will design IG3s Internet Data Centre with standards that are highly efficient and reliable. The data centre will be highly resilient and have the environmental protection advantages of IBM's industry-leading data centre design characterized by energy efficiency, green technologies, scalability and the latest power and cooling technologies.
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 IBMs global expertise in designing highly effective Green Data Centers and IG3s experience in developing large scale secure business infrastructure, we will be able to offer our clients the best possible data centre 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.
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