Interxion reselects GTI, a GDF SUEZ company, for Data Centre Expansion
GTI, a GDF SUEZ company, has been awarded a follow-up contract for the second phase of the new Interxion 'AMS5' data centre at Schiphol-Rijk. The data centre is Interxion's fifth data centre in Amsterdam and brings their total data centre footprint to 24 facilities in 13 cities across Europe. GTI's new contract involves extending the data centre by no less than 1,100m2 of equipped floor space. GTI is currently putting the finishing touches to the first phase of the centre. The company turned an existing building into an enterprise-class data centre in only seven months. The combination of speed of implementation and highly reliable systems resulted in GTI being awarded the subsequent contract. In this second phase, GTI will once again be responsible for all the structural, electrical and mechanical engineering installation work. The contract represents a significant investment by Interxion. Delivery of the second phase is planned for May 2009.
Energy efficiency
Interxion places the highest demands on security and (emergency) power supply, so that it can guarantee its clients 24-hour availability. Power supply and cooling are critical success factors for this. Interxion provides extremely high power levels in the data centre so that customers can run the latest high power configuration servers. They also address the possible environmental impact of this by providing 100% green energy ? with every kWh guaranteed to come from wind, bio mass or hydro generation. Interxion and GTI also worked together to realise a data centre that is as energy efficient as possible. As a result of the linkage between the electrical power and the cooling installation, the installations are optimally regulated and the data centre provides optimal Power Usage Effectiveness.
"Demand for high power and high availability equipped space continues to rise in our business, so speed is of the essence - but quality and efficiency are also vital," said Interxion Netherlands MD Michel van den Assem. "Thanks to the professionalism and expertise of GTI we have managed to achieve both in the opening phase of the AMS5 data centre build-out and we look forward to a similar success in phase two."
Leader in a growth market
Ruud Majenburg, member of the Executive Team and Managing Director of GTI's market sector and specialist businesses, comments: "Due to the fast increase in demand for data services, the market for independent data centres has become a strong growth market. This is evidenced by the construction of new centres and the modernisation of existing ones. As a technical service provider and specialist in energy efficiency, we are able to take responsibility for the entire construction of data centres quickly and professionally. The number of successful commissions in our portfolio puts us in a leading position in Europe. With large international clients such as Interxion, GTI and GDF SUEZ Energy Services are building data centres with a combined area of more than 250,000 m2 in Europe. We regard this as a sign that our clients recognise and value our expertise."
GTI NV, a GDF SUEZ company
Together with Axima, Elyo, ENDEL, INEO, Tractebel Engineering and Fabricom GTI, GTI is part of GDF SUEZ Energy Services. As the European leader in multitechnical services, GDF SUEZ Energy Services offers global solutions to its customers in the industry, the infrastructure and the tertiary sectors, from the design, realisation and maintenance of installations to energy and utilities management and long-term multitechnical management. GDF SUEZ Energy Services employs 80,000 people and achieved revenues of ? 14 billion. GDF SUEZ Energy Services is a business line of GDF SUEZ, one of the leading energy providers in the world.
About Interxion
Interxion is a leading European operator of carrier-neutral data centres. Headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands, Interxion serves its customers from 24 carrier-neutral data centres located in 13 cities across 11 European countries. Interxion serves network and carrier based, hosting and enterprise customers who require professionally managed and strictly controlled physical environments within which to operate mission-critical applications and computer systems. Interxion?s data centres offer cost effective and fast access to multiple local and global communication networks.
For more information please visit www.interxion.com
Press Contacts
GTI NV
Ingrid Clauwaert, Manager Public Relations
Kosterijland 50, 3981 AJ Bunnik; Postbus 210, 3980 CE Bunnik
Telephone: +31 30 656 94 59; fax: + 31 30 656 94 15
E-mail: ingrid.clauwaert(at)cofely-gdfsuez.nl; internet: www.cofely-gdfsuez.nl
Interxion [NL]
Progress Communications
Jan Willem Alphenaar
Tel.: +31 20 363 1152
E-mail: janwillem(at)progresscommunications.nl
Interxion [UK]
Ali Moinuddin
Marketing Director
Interxion Ltd
Tel: +44 207 375 7038
E-mail: alim(at)interxion.com
