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How to reduce the water usage of data center cooling systems

Along with energy, reducing water usage is another challenge that data center operators must address. Both issues are inextricably linked, and it is essential to consider the consequences for one before acting on the other. Each data center is unique, and its balance...

DCIM: an effective, versatile tool for managing data centers

Originally designed for managing and operating IT equipment rooms and IT assets hosted at data centers, data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solutions now incorporate features focused on sustainability, as well as compliance with references, standards, and...

APL Data Center partners with Eccus to design underground data centers data centers

In partnership with Eccus, a developer of underground storage and production solutions, APL Data Center, a company specializing in the consulting, engineering and operation of responsible data centers, announces the deployment of an alternative solution in France and...

Annual results: APL achieves revenues of €47 million, up 19% compared to 2020

In 2021, APL Data Center achieved a solid financial performance with revenues of 47 million euros, up 19% compared to 2020 and above the projected growth outlook. The group aims to continue its development internationally and to strengthen its activity in the...

Data centers’ energy and environmental performance: striving for excellence

The energy and environmental performance indicators of data centers, and of digital technology more generally, are as numerous as they are varied. In addition to the well-known PUE, there are other, more global and more granular indicators that offer possibilities for...

APL Data Center celebrates the first anniversary of its subsidiary in Switzerland

APL, a consulting and engineering firm specializing in data center design and construction, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Swiss subsidiary located in Lausanne. In one year of business in Switzerland, the firm reached a turnover of nearly 5 million Swiss...

IT rooms: development, renovation, renewal or outsourcing?

A growing business, new technologies, improved state of the art, or just aging infrastructures: there are many reasons why companies may be obliged to consider the question of the future of their IT rooms. What scenarios should be envisaged? How should the priorities...

APL Data Center obtains ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications

APL, a consulting and engineering firm specializing in the design and construction of data centers, announces that it has obtained the ISO 9001 certification for quality management and ISO 14001 certification for environmental performance management. Obtaining this...

How can we reduce the environmental impact of IoT projects?

While connected objects and the related applications can help make operational, economic and/or environmental gains in certain cases, the environmental impact of using them is far from neutral. A complete life cycle analysis (LCA) of IoT projects to measure their...

Data center maintenance and operations audits – when, why and how should they be carried out?

Regular audits of data center operations and maintenance contracts are essential throughout their life cycle in order to check that procedures are in line with service quality objectives, to optimize them, to update them when contracts are renewed, as well as to...

Measuring and managing the carbon footprint of cloud applications and infrastructures

In a context of strong growth in IT as a service (with a 17% increase in 2020 according to Gartner) and the ecological transition, digital services in general and the cloud in particular can no longer avoid examining their environmental impact. How to measure (and...

Relocating a data center: a checklist of critical elements

Relocating a data center is not something that can be done impromptu. In this article, we provide you with a checklist of critical elements to foresee, plan for, and carry out in advance, during, and after relocating your IT infrastructure at the source and target...

Data center restructuring: a proactive customization project

Quality service, energy consumption, operating costs… optimising IT room layouts is a truly multidisciplinary art form, especially when it comes to densification and our exponentially growing needs. To achieve the best possible returns in the long run, it also...

Data center migration: no room for improvising

Data center migration requires careful preparation, at both organizational and technical levels, in order to limit or even avoid service interruptions. From shaping the migration masterplan to relaunching the servers, what steps need to be followed? Data center...

5G shakes up the data center field

Like fiber did for fixed Internet, 5G is opening the way to new uses and business opportunities by offering mobile speeds that have never been reached before. However, it is necessary to prepare the connectivity, data storage and computing architecture and adapt the...

Data center commissioning: a key stage and a worthwhile investment

Widely adopted by colocated businesses, hosting companies and Web giants, data center commissioning is seen increasingly as an essential step for all businesses. It is relevant to all computer-room configurations, irrespective of their size or criticality....

Data center certification to build trust and foster attractiveness

Service continuity, security, and, more recently, environmental performance: data centers are at the heart of the digital transition and must increasingly prove their operational excellence. Obtaining certification is gradually becoming an essential step for their...

Increasing server room temperature to improve data center energy performance

The temperature is still kept too low in the vast majority of data centers. However, according to current standards, it could be increased by a few degrees to save energy in computer rooms, increase cooling capacity without any extra investment, but not compromise IT...

Data center operation: four pitfalls to avoid

The investments required for the construction or renovation of a data center are very substantial. IT production service continuity depends on this asset, meaning that disciplined, industrial operation must be implemented to make it sustainable and profitable....