Data Centre Software for Smarter Operations

Asperitas wins deal for immersion cooling for Crédit Agricole

Immersion cooling specialist Asperitas supports the datacentre scale up of the Chartres site. The Asperitas technology, will enable the bank’s data centres to reduce their costs and environmental footprint, preparing for a future with more computer driven applications, with high density solutions required. In 2018, a project with Asperitas was installed for Credit Agricole, the technology was validated and met their Tier 4 data centre and enterprise standards, qualifying for their datacentres. The project managed 40% of the bank workload in Chartres. The module was exposed to weather fluctuations, performing exceptionally. The next step of the project is to install multiple Asperitas modules in two datacentres, taking up 150 square meters of floor space. Rolf Brink, Asperitas CEO says: “I am delighted that Crédit Agricole, has chosen Asperitas to support their scale-up. The simplicity of the AIC24 modules make it a solution, without having to change environmental infrastructure, this outcome enables Crédit Agricole’s next step in development. Having multiple modules on the French site will impact on their data centre performance, efficiency and sustainability.” The AIC24 solution will meet the demand for high density compute on a system. It uses a natural convection driven fluid circulation. This approach enables immersion cooling to be both climate independent and fully heat reuse ready. Making use of the shell immersion cooling fluid, the solution is suitable for the most demanding data centres and allows for efficient cooling. Sundeep Kamath, Global Marketing Manager for Process Oils at Shell adds: “We are excited with this success. Shell is committed to working with our partners to develop solutions. Data centres today consume 1% of global energy, this is expected to grow with exponential amounts of data generated. This solution offers – increased compute performance, lower costs, and lower CO2 footprint. Shell is deploying this technology for our own computing and are very happy to see a leading bank like Crédit Agricole choose this solution.” Jean Buet, Senior Officer, Head of Datacentres, Crédit Agricole comments: “The solution provided by Asperitas allows us to increase the density of our data centre without major work. We can offer a high thermal density solution that meets both growing demand and new technological challenges. We have now decided to deploy this solution.” The multiple module installation is scheduled for before the end of 2020, with Asperitas working alongside Dell Technologies to provide integrated compute solutions.

Vertiv introduces monitoring solution for small and medium-sized edge data centres

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has introduced Verti Environet Alert, a new software offering that brings enterprise-level infrastructure monitoring and management capabilities to smaller data centres and edge facilities. Available globally, Vertiv Environet Alert is affordable and easy to use, eliminating the two most common barriers to the deployment of monitoring and management tools in these types of environments. Vertiv Environet Alert delivers real-time, vendor-agnostic monitoring of critical infrastructure systems and alerts the appropriate personnel immediately when those systems are at risk. The software acts as a single pane of glass, with a new, modern and intuitive user interface that delivers visibility and data to users. Users can customise the data points that are monitored and reported to focus on what they need to most effectively protect and optimise their business. “SMBs often lack robust visibility over their networks because monitoring and management solutions for critical infrastructure have not been able to economically scale for smaller operations,” said Steve Lalla, executive vice president for service and software solutions at Vertiv. “This lack of purpose-built monitoring has an impact on business functionality by increasing risk and costs. Vertiv Environet Alert provides the required functionality to stay connected with critical infrastructure and ensure necessary business continuity.” Vertiv Environet Alert provides monitoring, alerting, trending and data organisation capabilities for companies in such verticals as healthcare, financial services, government, education and other industries that rely on smaller data centres and edge facilities. It is compatible with SNMP devices and integrates via a published API with other network management tools, data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software, and building management systems to enable a complete view of network operations and streamline management of those systems.