Nouvité to offer Cloud Services based on NEC Smart EcoCenter Technology Cloud solutions provided from most sustainable datacenter in The Netherlands

Hilversum, December 9, 2013 – Nouvité and NEC today announced they are together building a network of most sustainable data centers in the Netherlands. From these data centers Nouvité will be providing its unique Cloud as a Service (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) offering to organizations in the Benelux. The first Nouvité-NEC datacenter is being realized in the Gerbrandy Tower of Alticom in IJsselstein. At the heart of the data center is NEC equipment and software, supplemented by applications including VMware, Microsoft and Veaam.

 

Unique Cloud as a Service concept

Nouvité’s Cloud as a Service concept is characterized by a unique services and pricing model which is based on the platform developed by Nouvité in 2009. Besides security and availability, the flexibility and pricing of services are key elements. Available services can for instance be added or terminated at any time, while customers are charged only on the basis of actual usage monthly. In this manner Nouvité provides quality services while the customer keeps in full control of the costs.

 

Other unique aspects of the concept are the 7 x 24 managed service capabilities and the state-of-the-art hardware and software platform which is in the virtual data center environment shared as private cloud services among multiple customers. Customers can thus use the most advanced systems and services at significantly lower cost than an in-house system. Customers can also take advantage of the high-level expertise of the certified professionals of Nouvité.

 

The robustness and reliability of the environment is illustrated by the fact that the platform has not been off the air since its construction in 2009.

 

Smart EcoCenter

The energy consumption of data centers is high and ever increasing. Therefore the sustainability of data center infrastructures is an absolute priority, while also continuity of services naturally must be ensured.

 

The infrastructure provided by NEC consists of a combination of Smart EcoCenter and Storage solutions. These server and storage solutions are based on latest technology and are extremely energy efficient and therefore ideal for use in data centers. Completely modular, these solutions can be easily adapted to customer needs, with maximum redundancy and minimal energy consumption ensured by the design that can handle memory- and processor-intensive applications effortlessly.

 

Green and safe

The first Nouvité NEC data center is located at a safe altitude in the radio tower in IJsselstein. With a height of 372 meters the mast is the tallest structure in The Netherlands. Additional data centers will be housed in the extensive nationwide network of media towers of Alticom. In these buildings lots of space has come available with the digitalisation of radio and television. The energy supply as well as the (biodiesel) uninterruptible power supplies are 100% green. Thanks to the unique free air cooling concept used in the data centers additional cooling is hardly needed. The combination of free air cooling and NEC’s solutions ensure an extremely green and sustainable data center (PUE < 1.1).

 

Perfectly matched to customer needs

"We want to offer a Cloud as a Service concept that with its optimal flexibility perfectly matches the needs of our customers. By working together with the right partners, we can further strengthen our concept and therefore we are very pleased with NEC. When I explain to our customers that NEC is a global ICT player with innovation and sustainability in its DNA, they immediately understand our choice for NEC, "said Bram van de Ven, General Manager of Nouvité.

 

"I was immediately struck by the power of Nouvité’s Cloud as a Service concept. They are leading in this market and have everything to be extremely successful. We as NEC can further strengthen the concept and can demonstrate how strong and compelling our portfolio is", adds Tonko Wedda, Managing Director Benelux at NEC Enterprise Solutions.

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About NEC Enterprise Solutions:

NEC Enterprise Solutions provides IT & Communication solutions to small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors. Designed for open connectivity, high availability and flexible growth, our innovative solutions incorporate the latest voice, data and video technologies and enable real-time, collaborative working, increased productivity and customer satisfaction. Our servers, storage solutions, software and virtualised workstations enable businesses to maximise operational efficiency, performance and profitability.
NEC Enterprise Solutions serves its customers across EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) through a network of direct sales organizations, business partners and value-added resellers. For more information, please visit: http://www.nec-enterprise.com.

 

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Nouvité

Nouvité provides consulting, design, implementation and managed services of business-critical IT infrastructure solutions on customer location or as high-quality Cloud Cervices, delivered out of the Nouvité Smart Data Center. The core business of Nouvité is to provide optimal 7x24 availability, safety and mobility of data and functionality in a flexible service and pay-as-you-use pricing model. Nouvité works closely with leading suppliers such as NEC, IBM, HP, Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, Veeam, and Microsoft. Nouvite is founded in 2008 and has offices in Woerden, Den Bosch and IJsselstein. More information is available at  www.nouvite.nl

 

 

Alticom
Alticom is the owner of 24 high media towers in the Netherlands and 9 lower radio masts. Originally the media towers of Alticom made the transmission for television and radio possible. The towers are also essential for the wireless networks of Dutch mobile telecom providers. Since 2009, Alticom also offers data center services within the towers. Alticom Datacenters provides housing services at a safe altitude, including unhindered supply of energy, the presence of uninterruptible power supplies, high security and excellent connectivity. Additionally, the Alticom free air cooling system provides a technique where cold air from the outside is used to cool the equipment. Because of this technology, data centers of Alticom are one of the most environmentally friendly and energy-efficient in the Netherlands. More information can be found at www.alticomdatacenters.nl