The infrastructure designed by In-Site will become operational early next year. Strengths include the conversion of a brownfield site, reduced environmental impact, attention to the human factor, and the possibility of making this area of the country grow and become more digitally autonomous. Disaster Recovery services possible thanks to the fiber ring that will connect it directly to the VSIX Internet Exchange and its latency-free bandwidth. . 

Sustainability, territory, artificial intelligence and digital economy; these are the key concepts with which In-Site, an integrated engineering company specializing in the design and implementation of complex technological infrastructures, has designed the Data Center being built in Padua for NEHOS, the new consulting and development company for cloud and business infrastructure projects, born from the merger of realities with 20 years of experience in the IT world.

With a total power of 500kW IT, the Data Center features a proprietary redundant ring of 9 km of dedicated fiber optic cable with which it will be interconnected to the VSIX internet exchange and another NEHOS Data Center already existing in the city.

With these features, the facility is a candidate to become strategic for ensuring business continuity and cybersecurity, up to data protection in case of exceptional weather events, serving all companies in the Northeast interested in outsourcing their servers in security and national and international companies to take advantage of Data Center services and replicate their existing services.

In terms of design, it is also set up to also develop artificial intelligence projects for companies that have data in the cloud.

LIn fact, the new infrastructure rehabilitates and redevelops the site of a decommissioned industrial warehouse* at 12 Via Romania in Padua, and in terms of energy efficiency, it will be equipped with a full-coverage photovoltaic system and a lighting optimization system to contribute to the overall energy needs and savings of the same and to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The photovoltaic system, in particular, will be able to produce about 110 MWh per year intended to cover 15 to 25 percent of the Data Center's electricity consumption.

“The nature of the project required the ability to integrate multiple skills to transform an abandoned industrial site into a cutting-edge and functional technological machine, according, however, to an evolved approach that has the human factor and the human-environment relationship at the center,” comments Pietro Matteo Foglio, CEO & Founder of IN-Site. In particular, in addition to trusting that it can contribute to fully enhance the role of the city of Padua in the Italian digital strategy, we hope that it can set an example in the reuse and redevelopment of existing real estate assets.”

The project responds, in fact, to the most cutting-edge criteria in Data Center and Workplace design by paying great attention to the integration between the spaces that store data (Server room) and machines (Power and Cooling rooms) with those where there is the human presence of employees and stakeholders.

A path designed to facilitate knowledge of the infrastructure by highlighting value aspects such as sustainability, containment of energy consumption, use of renewable sources, reliability, flexibility and security.

An immersive area on the second floor allows visitors to learn about the technical and functional aspects of the Data Center through a multimedia wall and virtual reality devices, creating an environment conducive to sharing and meeting.

The transition to direct experience is realized with an aerial walkway above the server room racks to allow the Customer to directly ascertain the functional logic, plant philosophy, and monitoring system data through a led display running the length of the server room.

NEHOS Data Center - technical aspects:

Compliant with certification standards in Data Center (Ansi Tia-942 and Uptime Institute) and capable of meeting all degrees of redundancy, electrical and mechanical, the infrastructure will be flexible and scalable to adapt to different market demands and technological innovation, as well as replicable as a structural model.

State-of-the-art power and refrigeration, shutdown, and monitoring systems will not only maintain continuity of service, but also monitor and manage consumption with a view to energy containment. A hydronic system is planned for the cooling system, which, through the use of free cooling combined with the use of high-temperature water, allows a reduction in energy consumption of 80 percent on a monthly basis, compared with standard plant operation.

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