CtrlS Datacenters Limited has launched its new artificial intelligence (AI)-ready data centre, Hyderabad DC3, located in the financial district of Gachibowli, Hyderabad. CtrlS Datacenters has invested over Rs 5 billion in this facility, which has approximately 1,300 racks capacity. The facility has been inaugurated by Sundararaman Ramamurthy, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), Bombay stock exchange (BSE).
According to the company, Hyderabad DC3 facility has a built-up area of 0.134 million square feet and 13 megawatt (MW) information technology (IT) load capacity. It is a ground plus five-storeyed facility, which is aiming for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) platinum-certification by leveraging renewable energy and advanced water recycling amongst other sustainable initiatives. The data centre is AI-ready with advanced cooling technologies and is designed to comply with seismic zone two standards. The fully flood-proof facility also ensures nine-layer physical security.
Additionally, with access to cloud connect services from Google, Oracle, Azure, and AWS via CtrlS Cloud Connect, CtrlS Datacenters is the first and only Google Cloud Partner Interconnect provider in Hyderabad. Hyderabad DC3 provides access to major internet exchange (IX) providers via IX Connect portfolio. The facility is interconnected to all major data centres within Hyderabad with CtrlS Metro Connect and major CtrlS data centres across Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi via CtrlS NLD Connect.
Commenting on the launch, Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD and CEO, BSE, said, “I am delighted to inaugurate the Hyderabad DC3 facility. Data centres have become a part and parcel of most of the financial technology companies today. They are important to help the industry grow further. Particularly from a stock exchange perspective, data centres have become very important. I am happy to see that CtrlS Datacenters is growing in a big way. I wish that our relationship continues to grow further.”
Meanwhile, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, founder and CEO, CtrlS Datacenters, said, “Hyderabad is one of the major datacentre hubs in the country, with a growing demand from enterprises, and cloud service providers. The city is one of the most preferred locations for hosting disaster recovery services, owing to its seismic zone-two status. Our new facility will further strengthen the city’s role in shaping India’s digital future.”
Pinnapureddy further noted, “BSE has been at the forefront of driving digital innovations and ecosystem in India, and it is a matter of pride that Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD and CEO of Asia’s oldest stock exchange, BSE, inaugurated our latest facility. This inspiration will drive our commitment to enable our customers in their digital transformation journey.”
In addition, Suresh Kumar Rathod, president, Colocation Business, CtrlS Datacenters, said, “CtrlS Datacenters has been pioneering the overall datacentre landscape in India. Having established large campuses in Mumbai and Chennai, Hyderabad too holds a lot of prominence in the company’s overall growth plans. We have made significant strides in the past and are well on track to create over one gigawatt (GW) capacity in the near future.”
With this launch, CtrlS Datacenters now operates three facilities in Hyderabad, one in Hyderabad Information and Technology Engineering Consultancy (HITEC) City and two in the Gachibowli financial district. The company has a nationwide footprint of 250 MW of data centre capacity in strategic tier-1 markets such as Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Noida, Hyderabad and Kolkata. CtrlS Datacenters also operates edge data centre facilities in tier-2 markets such as Patna and Lucknow.
