Data Centre Amsterdam

• ✓ Division into fire compartments
• ✓ VESDA smoke detection system
• ✓ Gas fire suppression system

For the earliest possible detection of a fire, the Amsterdam data centre uses a VESDA smoke detection system. Thanks to its continuous air-sampling technology, the system reliably detects even the smallest amounts of smoke and sends an alarm to the central monitoring system. This ensures that appropriate action can be taken at an early stage.

Should a fire nevertheless occur, the Amsterdam data centre relies on a proven gas fire suppression system that provides effective protection while being safe and gentle on IT equipment. In addition, structural fire protection measures have been implemented to F60 standard, and the data centre has been divided into separate fire compartments. This ensures that fires can be effectively contained within the smallest possible area and extinguished as quickly as possible.

• ✓ Full N+2 redundancy of the power infrastructure
• ✓ N+2 backup generators and UPS protection
• ✓ Dual power protection for racks

The Amsterdam data centre demonstrates what Green IT can look like in practice, achieving an impressive Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating of 1.2. This value has been achieved through the consistent implementation and continuous improvement of the site’s energy strategy. In addition, the Amsterdam data centre sources 100% renewable electricity generated from wind, solar and biomass. Thanks to the N+2 redundancy of the power infrastructure, continuous availability is ensured.

For maximum resilience, N+2 redundancy has also been implemented in the backup power.

• ✓ N+2 redundancy of cooling system components
• ✓ Separation of cold and hot aisles
• ✓ Indirect free cooling

As the need to use energy more sustainably and efficiently continues to grow, well-designed cooling systems are becoming increasingly important in data centres. An environmentally friendly cooling concept also makes economic sense: the higher efficiency of the cooling equipment helps minimise energy consumption and associated costs. The Amsterdam data centre therefore relies on a strict cold-aisle/hot-aisle configuration. This approach prevents already cooled air from mixing with the heat generated by the housed IT equipment.

The data centre also uses indirect free cooling, whereby outdoor air is used via heat exchangers on colder days to support the cooling system and reduce the load on the cooling equipment. The modular design of the technical areas also ensures that the cooling equipment can be optimally matched to the area requiring cooling. To ensure continuous cooling of the technical areas, the cooling system components at the Amsterdam data centre are designed with N+2 redundancy.

• ✓ AMS-IX connectivity on-site and partnership with NL-IX
• ✓ Carrier-neutral
• ✓ 50+ carriers on-site

AMS-IX is one of the largest internet exchange points in the world. The in-house connection to AMS-IX, combined with the strategic partnership with the NL-IX internet exchange, makes the Amsterdam data centre particularly attractive for hosting IT infrastructures where high bandwidth and low latency are essential.

As a fully carrier-neutral data centre, the site also provides excellent scalability and connectivity, with a choice of more than 50 carriers available on-site. On request, customers can also access the existing connections between our data centre locations in Wuppertal, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt. This enables us to provide Layer 2 connections and wavelengths for applications such as database replication, off-site backups and high-availability setups. These solutions benefit from particularly low latency and enhanced resilience by minimising the need for additional hardware.

As a RIPE member, we can provide IPv4 and IPv6 addresses according to individual requirements and in compliance with RIPE policies. We can also implement specialised routing scenarios such as Anycast across multiple data centres.