DOCUMENT & DATA MANAGEMENT
FRANKFURT DATA CENTRE GETS THE GREEN LIGHT FOR EFFICIENCY
Siemens Building Technologies have collaborated with Citigroup to manage their German-based data centre; here they explain why they are the perfect match.
Frankfurt has the highest density of data centres of any city in Europe. In 2008, the German branch of Citigroup built its Frankfurt Data Centre (FDC) and created a high performance, energy-efficient facility. They appointed Siemens as their technical partner, based on their ability to deliver multiple
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building systems and create high level protection and availability, which are key requirements for an efficient data centre. Siemens has delivered intelligent safety and security technology: reliable building automation that cools and conditions the air, based on demand, keeping the servers from overheating,
creating an uninterruptible and redundant power supply.
The project demonstrates Siemens’ ability to integrate seamlessly across a variety of disciplines. The data centre has been continually enhanced as it has evolved, with modifications to the deployed
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