T-Systems, the corporate customer arm of Deutsche Telekom, announced further extension to its data center in Biere, contributing to the further expansion of Germany as a base for cloud computing. The expansion is planned to be completed in 2018 and scheduled to begin operation in the second quarter of 2018.
Since the commissioning of the twin data centers in Biere and nearby Magdeburg in 2014, global demand for cloud services has continued to increase hugely, said T-Systems. T-Systems claims that some 600 corporate customers currently use secure cloud services provided by T-Systems, including internationally active groups such as Shell and Daimler.
In conjunction with Deutsche Telekom's global data center infrastructure, the twin sites of Magdeburg/Biere serve as an important data hub. By adding three additional data center modules to the site, Deutsche Telekom is boosting the cloud capacity at the Biere site by 150 percent.
According to T-Systems, the new facilities will also consume about 30 percent less energy compared with similar data centers, and the energy mix will include a large share of renewable energy sources. The low-energy data center has an exemplary PUE rating (the relationship between the total energy consumed and the energy consumption of the computer equipment) of 1.3. Older data centers only achieve 1.8 or higher.
Dr. Ferri Abolhassan, Director of the IT Division and responsible for Telekom Security at T-Systems
The data center in Biere has become so well established on the German market and internationally, that the current capacity is already booked up. This shows that high-tech projects like this one, providing a digital heart for Europe, are possible in Germany.
Dr. Reiner Haseloff, Minister-President of Saxony Anhalt
What has been created and is now expanding here in Biere is a first-class showcase project. It means that Saxony Anhalt is a major-league player in Europe for IT services. We are very proud that Deutsche Telekom chose our federal state as the location to build, and now extend, its data center.
