Styles&Wood Group acquires Keysource

Integrated property services group, Styles&Wood Group plc, has advanced its successful diversification strategy with the acquisition of Keysource Limited - a provider of specialist technical  services to the data centre and critical facilities sectors.

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CenturyLink achieves with Carbon Trust Standard accreditation in UK data centres

CenturyLink has completed the re-certification process with the Carbon Trust Standard, re-affirming its commitment to reducing carbon consumption across its data centre estate. Previously certified in 2014, the CenturyLink team is continuing its drive to use energy efficient infrastructure and pursue best practice for clean energy consumption.

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DataVita achieves Uptime Institute certification

DataVita, one of Scotland’s premier datacentre providers, has been awarded Tier III Constructed Certification by The Uptime Institute (TUI) for phase 1 of the Fortis Datacentre, becoming the first dedicated co-location provider in the UK to achieve this. Demonstrating its commitment to build Scotland’s first world class co-location datacentre, after achieving Stage 1 – Design certification – in 2015, DataVita has achieved stage two – Construction certification and plans to...

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The ‘big bad data police’ will call unless there is an increased focus on data centre efficiency objectives

With the data centre industry becoming one of the fastest growing and power-hungry sectors, The Green Grid has urged data centre operators to commit to energy efficient practices. Without such practices in place, providers will be unable to protect consumers from excessive data restrictions as data centres seek to satisfy customer demands against dwindling energy supplies.

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EC’s RenewIT Project launches free web tool for renewable data centre design and location planning

First industry tool to model costs and benefits of renewable choices and efficiency measures; compares more than 60 European sites for locating facilities.

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