Web Werks has acquired an industrial building that will be converted for its first data centre in the prime location of Whitefield, Bengaluru. Bengaluru is an emerging data centre market that has been witnessing a demand for data-driven services, cloud, and colocation. The new highly interconnected data centre will offer 110,000 square feet of colocation space supported by a significant power capacity of up to 20 MVA of gross power with an expected IT load of up to 10MW of which half of the required power is already on site. The first phase of delivery is expected to be completed by fourthe quarter (Q4) 2022.
The Bengaluru data centre will cater to the increasing demand for enterprise and edge data centres. The facility will serve as an excellent hub for hosting, colocation, cloud on-ramp, storage, and network needs of businesses in the Southern India region, while also serving as a disaster recovery facility for enterprises across the world.
Commenting on the development, Nikhil Rathi, CEO, Web Werks data centres, said, ‘’The addition of this data centre is part of our national expansion and we are extremely happy and grateful to the government of Karnataka for their support.”
Web Werks, which entered into a joint venture with Iron Mountain Data Centres in early 2021, focuses on strengthening the carrier, cloud, and content-neutral interconnection ecosystem so that customers can harness the platform for their growth.
Meanwhile, Michael Goh, VP and GM, APAC region, Iron Mountain Data Centres, said, ‘’We are very pleased with the announcement of this new facility that enhances our ambitions to grow a strong presence in the Indian data centre market through the joint venture we have with Web Werks. This highly interconnected data centre in a new market creates great opportunities in one of the fastest-growing markets in the country.’’
The Bengaluru facility will offer a wide choice of service providers including all major carriers, ISPs, Internet Exchanges (IXs), SD-WAN providers, and CDN/ OTT providers.
With the addition of this data centre, Web Werks and Iron Mountain Data Centres has undertaken major investments to expand its footprints across IT and financial hubs of India to strengthen its data centre solutions and support the digital transformations of customers in India. With a combined footprint capability of 225,000 square feet, Web Werks operates three strategically located data centres in Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi NCR. The company has already announced a second standalone data centre in Navi Mumbai, with a 100,000 square foot area and 12.5MW capacity.
