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‘From the Ground to the Cloud’ with Interoute

Under the motto ‘From the Ground to the Cloud’, Interoute offers Connectivity, Communications and Computing services from their reliable and secure cloud platform. This platform consist of 15 data centres, 17 virtual data centres and one of Europe’s largest fibre optic networks and connects to all major business hubs across the globe. Interoute chose Minkels as supplier for their data centre in Amsterdam. An interview with Alex Loobeek (Manager Field Operations Interoute).

UP AND RUNNING a connection between Amsterdam t Interoute, Alex Loobeek (Manager and Madrid, we can simply plug the Field Operations) is responsible customer into our local data centres. Afor among others the fibre optic We also provide network services on network in the Benelux. “This means that the fibre network. We link our global I constantly work on the management and network to local parties, for example expansion of the fibre network, but I’m KPN and Tele2 in the and also responsible for the data centres and Telefónica in Spain.” the technical locations. Me and a team of engineers make sure that all facilities are DISTINCTION BY PRIVATE NETWORK always up and running – from cooling to Interoute’s private network creates a power. A must in this sector.” striking difference from the competition, according to Loobeek. “If a customer FROM HOSTING TO NETWORK buys hosting services from for example SERVICES Microsoft or Amazon Web Services, they Interoute provides its customers make use of the Internet. At Interoute we with Connectivity, Communications do not use an open network. We make Interoute – Facts and Computing services. Loobeek use of our own closed MPLS network. explains: “We offer our customers That provides our customers with 70,000 kms lit fibre hosting services. They can make use extra security.” The Interoute customer 15 hosting data centres of our servers and decide whether we portfolio is enormously diversified: 17 virtual data centres manage the environment or that they from global to local, from large to 33 colocation centres do so themselves. We also provide fibre medium sized companies. “We mainly 126 cities services at transmission level. Thanks work for the profit sector, including 29 countries to fibre, we can offer a wide bandwidth some very well-known companies. 10 subsea landing stations and long transmission distances. For One of the names that appeals to the 15 languages supported example, when a customer requires imagination, probably is the UEFA.

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Alex Loobeek

Data centre solutions in use Almost all applications and systems country makes its own choices for the becoming increasingly important for HOT AISLE CONTAINMENT - Server & network racks for the management of the Champions design of the data centre.” For Loobeek, us. Everything that we build, we realise Besides row-based cooling, Interoute - Row-based cooling League and the European Championship Minkels was a logical choice as supplier as efficient as possible. For example, in opted for hot aisle containment. “By - Hot aisle containment are hosted and managed in our for the data centre in Amsterdam. Amsterdam we are using a very efficient separating hot and cold air flows we can cloud network. Including the website “After submitting an RFP, Minkels was cooler. When it’s 2 degrees Celsius further increase our energy-efficiency. UEFA.com and the core application selected. Minkels offered value for outside, the cooler only uses 10 kW but In addition, we can work very scalable. FAME (Football Administration and money and the flexibility and reliability cools 200 kW. The PUE is about 1.05. But We do not completely equip a room of Management Environment).” we were looking for. The solutions – from that is only a snapshot. In the summer, e.g. 150 square meters immediately. We cooling to racks – are always delivered cooling is less energy-efficient. Minkels begin with about a quarter of the space 15 DATA CENTRES IN EUROPE quickly. Therefore, I want Minkels to be has helped us to select the right cooler. and place 20 racks. From there, we For the delivery of its services, our data centre supplier in too.” Based on our data, application, and air expand if the demand is there. Because Interoute’s data centres play a major and water conditions, various scenarios of the modular design of among others role, says Loobeek. “We have 15 data FOCUS ON ENERGY-EFFICIENCY were developed with different coolers. wall panels, roof panels and doors, centres in Europe. The most important Interoute has a data centre in Based on these calculations, we equiping a room works the same every ones are located in the Netherlands, Amsterdam of 2,000 square meters, of have selected the cooler that works time – and that’s very helpful.” , , , Spain which currently 1,200 square meters is most efficiently: maximum cooling and the UK. Since that’s where most being used. Loobeek explains: “The data power versus power consumption and of the ‘traffic’ takes place. Despite the centre has a PUE of 1.45 and a capacity investment.” far-reaching standardisation, each of 2 Megawatts. Energy-efficiency is

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