Data center technology
The technologies
are suited to Big Data needs of large enterprises, hyperscalers, cloud & hosting providers.
The locations
are in prime metropolitan areas and allow excellent connectivity to support clients’ individual needs.
The services & capacities
can be tailored according to our client’s requirements.
The cooling technologies
can be offered in different setups, such as DX, in-row-cooling, direct liquid or immersion cooling.
IT MW per data hall
Each data hall will have a standard basic size, with 2 MW an up of IT power. Inside each data hall, IT power can be added in small increments, enabling our clients to scale up their needs. Power densities per rack will be typically 10 kW and above, but flexible spacing and compartmentation in the data hall will allow easy adaptation. High-density zones will be adapted for clients requiring it, in particular for HPC needs, reaching 100 kW per rack.
Enabling the world
to work, learn and play
- Redundant Power back-up
- Tier level
- Security & Monitoring
- Cooling technology
- Excess heat recovery
Power backup is a core concept in our data centers. Our backup power supply can easily absorb a failure and allows for maximum uptime until a defective unit is repaired.
In constant readiness for a potential blackout, our data centers are kitted with generators, which are periodically tested.
Alternative fuels include synthetic biofuels or even hydrogen. Both are solutions we are exploring to reduce the carbon footprints and energy dependencies of our data centers. Depending on location, large-scale battery storage is also an option.
Our data centers will typically reach the standards defined at Tier III level.
Given the sectorization of our data halls, we are able to offer different levels of redundancy to each client. We are able to offer facilities within a hall or in dedicated buildings inside a campus or a built-to-suit concept.
Security is key in our data centers. At AQ Compute facilities, our clients’ data will be equally or more secure than on their own premises.
Our data centers are equipped with 24/7 security and monitoring, early-stage fire detection, firefighting systems, and access is only given to accredited personnel.
We will offer our clients different cooling technologies, e.g. chilled water, DX, in-row-cooling, direct liquid or immersion cooling. We can offer also hybrid cooling systems and separate them into sections.
Perimetral air-cooling: flooding the IT area using chilled water fanwalls or distributed CRAH’s. We ensure the best equipment is used and that free cooling can be employed throughout most of the year.
In-row cooling: some applications prefer in-row cooling either to cater for high densities or for unbalanced IT loads within racks. This is also very well suited to hybrid cooling in combination with liquid cooling, and is a key enabler of surgically precise cooling.
Liquid cooling: direct liquid cooling, immersion cooling, or rear-door heat exchangers. For occupants that require ultra-high densities, ourarchitecture enables us to bring pipes directly to the rack, with dedicated CDUs and various coolants.
We select our locations not only based on connectivity and power availability, but also with regard to the opportunity to integrate the excess heat from our data centers into a surrounding heat demand.
Data centers are not usually far from communities or activities where heat, our sub-product, could have a positive impact. Each unit of energy required by a data center is transformed into heat after use, which means that each unit of energy can potentially be utilized twice – a sound energetical and economical choice.
By reusing energy through selling heat, we are monetizing our excess heat generation, enabling us toreduce the operational costs of our data centers. Early dialogue with authorities, utilities and communities among others can ensure the success of excess heat recovery.
