CtrlS Datacenters Ltd has unveiled its upcoming data centre, Hyderabad DC3, coming up in the financial district, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. This is CtrlS’ third facility in the city, and it is expected to launch within the next 2-3 months.

Hyderabad DC3 will have a built-up area of almost 0.134 million square feet, and 13 megawatt (MW) information technology (IT) load capacity. It is a ground and five-storeyed facility.

Hyderabad DC3 facility boasts of advanced features such as:

  • Artificial intelligence (AI)-ready with advanced cooling technologies
  • Earthquake resistant – Structurally designed to comply with seismic zone 2 standards
  • Flood-proof – Positioned at mean sea level of 542 meters. Data centre further elevated by two meters, mitigating flood risks.
  • Nine-layer physical security.
  • Access to cloud connect services from Google, Oracle, Azure, and AWS via CtrlS Cloud Connect. The first and only Google Cloud. The first and only Google Cloud partner interconnect provider in Hyderabad.
  • Access to major internet exchange (IX) providers via IX Connect portfolio
  • Interconnected to all major data centres within Hyderabad with CtrlS Metro Connect and major CtrlS data centres across Mumbai, Bangalore Delhi via CtrlS NLD Connect.
  • Planning for leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) platinum-certification leveraging renewable energy and advanced water recycling amongst other sustainable initiatives.

Commenting on the announcement, Sridhar Pinnapureddy, founder and chief executive officer (CEO), CtrlS Datacentres, said, “Following up on our $2 billion investment plans, we are happy to unveil our upcoming Hyderabad datacentre, DC3. Hyderabad is one of the largest data centre markets in India and holds strategic significance because of the presence of large number of enterprises, cloud service providers and being one of the most preferred locations for hosting disaster recovery services, as it lies in seismic zone two. With the government’s push for information and communication technology (ICT) industry and the surge in digital transformation, CtrlS Datacentres is proud to contribute to Hyderabad’s growing digital ecosystem with our upcoming state-of-the-art datacentre. We thank the Telangana government for extending all the necessary support and creating a conducive environment for setting up of our datacentre, our third such facility in the city.”

CtrlS Datacentres currently operates two facilities in Hyderabad, located in Hyderabad Information Technology and Engineering Consultancy (HITEC) city and Gachibowli respectively. The company has a nationwide footprint of 250 MW of data centre capacity in strategic tier-1 markets such as Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Noida, and Hyderabad. CtrlS Datacentres also operates edge data centre facilities in tier-2 markets such as Patna, Kolkata, and Lucknow.