Yotta Infrastructure has unveiled North India’s first hyperscale data centre, Yotta D1, in Greater Noida Data Centre Park. The first of 6 data centre buildings in the Greater Noida data centre park, Yotta D1, has been set up with an investment of around Rs 15 billion. Once fully operational, Yotta D1 will see an additional investment of Rs 50 billion in information technology (IT) equipment.
Yotta D1, a part of the Yotta Greater Noida Data Centre Park, is strategically located near the key business hubs of India’s National Capital Region, thus providing an impetus to the region’s digital economy. The data centre spans 300,000 sq. ft., across ground plus 7-floors and offers an IT load capacity of 28.8 MW. Yotta D1 can house 5,000 racks across seven server floors and offers fail-safe, 48-hour power backup on full load.
Spread across 20 acres, the Yotta Greater Noida Data Centre Park will offer a total capacity of 30,000 racks, 4 dedicated fibre paths and an IT power capacity of 160 MW. In addition, the foundation stone laying ceremony of the next two data centre buildings – Yotta D2 & D3, was also performed during the launch ceremony.
The launch also saw Yotta entering into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Uttar Pradesh to invest Rs 390 billion in a phased manner over 5 – 7 years. This investment will go towards constructing the data centre campus, procuring IT equipment and other hardware by Yotta and its customers.
Speaking at the launch, Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, said, “I am delighted that North India’s first hyperscale data centre – Yotta D1 – was launched in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, which is also fast becoming a hub for data centres. I also congratulate Yotta on the commitment to invest Rs 390 billion with the Uttar Pradesh government. It is heartening to see an Indian company invest in the cutting-edge data centre industry and further the Prime Minister’s Digital India vision. With Yotta’s D1 launch, we are one step closer to bridging the gap in data consumption and data services in India, and I assure the Yotta team that the Uttar Pradesh government will provide all possible support required in the building and operationalisation of the next two buildings – D2 and D3 – in the Yotta Data Centre park.”
Meanwhile, Darshan Hiranandani, co-founder and chairman, Yotta Infrastructure, said, “India is poised to create up to $1 trillion of economic value from the digital economy by 2025, and North India is already a preferred destination for Fortune 500 companies. Recognising the region’s potential and underserved datacentre demand, Yotta has made continued investments in setting up the Greater Noida data centre park, laying a robust foundation for the Digital India growth story. The Hon’ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has taken many progressive initiatives, including Uttar Pradesh’s dedicated data centre policy, to propel the state’s economic growth. Yotta D1 will further strengthen the region’s digitisation road map. We see the potential for high-quality data centres in India’s infrastructure development, and we have doubled down on our pan-India investment plans to the tune of Rs 300 billion. Yotta remains committed to playing its role in the digital India mission by building world-class data centres and supporting Prime Minister’s vision of making India a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025.”
Also, Sunil Gupta, co-founder and CEO, Yotta Infrastructure, said, “We are delighted to launch Yotta D1 – the first state-of-the-art data centre in the region. Serving as North India’s gateway to the Digital World, Yotta D1 will cater to the full spectrum of digital transformation needs with an elaborate portfolio of solutions that include datacentre colocation services, network and connectivity, internet peering, public and hybrid multi-cloud services, professionally managed IT services, IT security and smart cybersecurity, and a host of application modernisation and cloud-enabled services. The data centre’s competencies are further defined by its multi-layer security and seamless connectivity to leading internet service providers, cloud service providers, telcos, content distribution networks, and internet exchanges. Continuing Yotta’s core mission, Yotta D1 will serve a broad customer segment, including enterprises, hyperscalers, governments and startups.”
The launch of Yotta D1 follows the roll-out of 5G, which is expected to stir a data-led disruption that will demand large data centre capacities, a strong network and connectivity fabric and edge data infrastructure. This is further complemented by the increasing maturity of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) and internet of things (IoT) applications across domains such as media and entertainment, manufacturing, BFSI, connected mobility, and smart cities, among others. With its highly scalable infrastructure and dense connectivity to domestic and global networks, Yotta D1 will effectively cater to the emerging needs of these sectors. Further, Yotta’s ongoing pan-India investments in hyperscale data centre facilities and an extensive edge data centre network are aimed at transforming India’s digital landscape.
