The role of data centers in modern organizations can be compared to heart functions; they keep the organizations alive and kicking. Without the information provided by the data centers, organizational functioning will be crippled. However, data centers are also intensive consumers of energy and high energy consumption not only costs money but also aggravates environmental damage.
It is in this context that green data centers become significant.
CISCO has now announced a collaboration with Teliti Datacenters of Malaysia under which CISCO will share data center best practices and work with Teliti as it develops a business model for data center management and a governance structure. One major aim of this project will be to host and provide a comprehensive portfolio of information technology (IT) solutions and services with lower energy consumption and less impact on the environment.
Malaysia has committed to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2012 and the collaboration demonstrates the drive to adopt green technology in line with this commitment.
The 120,000-square-foot facility located at the Enstek high-technology business park, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, will provide a range of services that include co-location, connectivity and hosted services, and managed services such as security, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Read the news release at MarketWatch.
