Today Online 24 Apr 08;
SINGAPORE Telecom (SingTel) will build a new state-of-the-art data centre at Kim Chuan which will be equipped to deliver highly secure and reliable network infrastructure services to support the next-generation infocomm requirements.
The Kim Chuan Telecommunications Centre 2 will be constructed to meet the Building and Construction Authority's recently-revised requirements under its Green Mark scheme, that ensures energy and water efficiency.
It will be located next to SingTel's existing data centre there and will be the telco's fifth facility in Singapore when completed in early 2010.
It will offer 150,000 sq ft of space, making it one of the largest data centres here, and will increase SingTel's total data centre capacity here to more than half a million sq ft.
The centre will have high capacity power and cooling systems with full redundancy, advanced fire suppression systems and cabling infrastructure designed with diversity to ensure maximum uptime. It can also withstand the increasing weight of sophisticated computing and data storage systems.
SingTel's executive vice-president for Business, Mr Bill Chang. anticipates strong demand. "Increasingly, customers are looking for end-to-end managed solutions that offer convenience and peace of mind," he said.
SingTel to open 5th data centre at Kim Chuan
KCTC-2 will swell telco's data centre capacity to more than 500,000 sq ft
Ong Boon Kiat, Business Times 24 Apr 08;
A NEW SingTel data centre as big as 125 five-room HDB flats will open at Kim Chuan in 2010. And it promises to be one of the world's most advanced, as well as environmentally friendly.
SingTel says the 150,000 sq ft facility - its fifth in Singapore - will go up next to its existing data centre at Kim Chuan.
The Kim Chuan Telecommunications Centre 2 (KCTC-2) will offer managed hosting services to corporate customers when it opens in early 2010. Through managed hosting, a facility or computing equipment is leased by businesses to run their IT operations. The provider also supports clients in running their IT operations.
KCTC-2 will swell SingTel's data centre capacity in Singapore to more than 500,000 sq feet.
A notable feature of the centre is that it will comply with the Building and Construction Authority's Green Mark scheme, which evaluates buildings based on environmental friendliness and energy efficiency. KCTC-2 will be the first SingTel data centre to comply with these criteria.
It will also adhere to data centre consultant Uptime Institute's Tier-4 standard, which is widely recognised as the industry's most stringent data centre standard.
According to SingTel corporate communications manager Dylan Tan, KCTC-2 will be the first SingTel data centre to achieve such a rating.
Data centres that are rated Tier-4 - Uptime's highest rating on its scale of four - must have fail-safe measures such as multiple power and cooling equipment systems, advanced fire suppression systems and other protection. These provisions ensure a centre remains operational under almost all conditions.
Bill Chang, SingTel's executive vice-president for business, said SingTel expects strong demand for KCTC-2's facilities. He said its strategic location, state-of-the-art infrastructure and well-rounded offerings will be key selling points.
The local market for managed hosting services is expected to be bullish, according to SingTel. It says the growth of high-performance computing and Singapore's Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015) government initiative will drive demand for new data centre facilities.
