Irish-owned data centre operator, Data Electronics, has announced the completion of their €15 million green data centre in North Dublin. 

Following their initial €25 million investment in 2008, Data Electronics have now opened the second phase of this centre, ahead of schedule.   The focus of this expansion will be to add new capacity to support additional growth opportunities for Data Electronics, amid strong business performance and high customer demand.

This expansion will add another 21,000 square feet of co-location space to the facility, bringing the total data centre space in operation to 28,000 square feet.    With an overall data centre footprint of 94,000 square feet, it is anticipated that the data centre will be fully operational within five years.    

Maurice Mortell, Chief Executive Officer, commented, ‘At the core of the additional investment in our new facility is our vision to create world-class data centres that have the scale and resources to compete on the highest international level.  This expansion is as a result of high growth and strong activity in the international markets, whilst also signifying strong commitment from new and existing clients.”  

With power and the environment front of mind, Data Electronics’ new facility is a green data centre, incorporating the use of innovative free-air cooling, which reduces energy requirements by 30-40%.    Other green initiatives include running VMware on production servers, using infra red detectors to control illumination and the capability to re-use waste heat from the data centre to heat adjoining office space.

“Power is an extremely important concern for any IT manager.   With our 100% power availability Service Level Agreement along with a newly acquired 6MW of power available in our new data centre, we are well-equipped to resolve these concerns.”

Mortell continued, “Data Electronics remains as committed as ever to playing our part in Ireland’s digital economy.   Ireland is still a highly attractive location for international business.   As an economy, it is imperative that we strike the right balance with companies in the digital sector that have the potential to create jobs in Ireland, and cultivate a sustainable future economy.”