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Strategically located, the new site was built using the FastDeploy methodology and has an initial capacity of 4.8MW of IT, representing an investment of R$240 million in Rio Grande do Sul
SÃO PAULO, December 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Scala Data Centers, Latin America’s leading sustainable knowledge intermediary platform in the Hyperscale market, announces the operational launch of its first site in the southern region of Brazil, founded in the city of Porto Alegre. . With 4. 8 MW of computing, the SPOAPA01 data center is part of the HyperEdge family and is configured to meet the needs of connection and distributed computing. The result of an investment of R$ 240 million, the data center is committed to Hyperscale clients, who have a massive demand for infrastructures designed for gigantic volumes of knowledge and processing, and highly scalable.
Designed with the highest standards of energy efficiency and sustainability, the installation materializes a Scala strategic investment in Rio Grande do Sul state and reinforces the company’s purpose in enabling the future of Latin America. SPOAPA01 data center is based in Navegantes neighborhood, close to Salgado Filho International Airport, in a region called 4th District – which is an important innovation and technology hub in the city of Rio Grande do Sul.
The site is close to ancient knowledge centers, in a highly connected area and close to the Malbec System, a submarine cable that will eventually have a branch line that will connect Porto Alegre with the city of Buenos Aires. This strategic location provides benefits for Scala’s customers, enabling low-latency communication with the Argentinian market.
The strategic choice of Porto Alegre is based not only on its proximity to legacy data centers in a highly connected region but also on the prospect of becoming a connection point for the Malbec submarine cable. This 1,550-mile cable already links São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires. The planned branch aims to directly connect Porto Alegre to Buenos Aires, further solidifying the position of the city as a connectivity hub, providing low-latency communication with the Argentine market.
“We are excited about the inauguration of this new knowledge center, which is strategically located close to the knowledge centers that provide services to telecom operators. Despite the replaced architecture, density, and capacity of hyperscale consumers, those other sites in the region are relevant. and the interest of traffic. With this site now up and running, our consumers still have the option of a global popular knowledge center to serve the developing market in the region, including the Buenos Aires, Argentina area,” shares Marcos Peigo, CEO and co-founder of Scala.
The HyperEdge SPOAPA01 data center is powered by qualified 100% renewable energy, according to the company’s portfolio. With maximum power in the use of its resources, the structure has been designed to operate with a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of less than 1. 4 and a WUE (Water Usage Effectiveness, which measures the power of water use in the facilities) of zero, as it uses a closed circuit and air cooling.
The sustainability achieved by the construction points to the FastDeploy approach, Scala’s proprietary structure and design method that allows deployment in up to 50% less time compared to the classic model. This solution is based on prefabricated and portable modular elements, incorporated into the buildings where the data center is located, with an optimized experience for Hyperscale users.
The pioneering project was led by the company’s Center of Excellence in Engineering (CoE), which has more than 400 engineers, architects, and data center specialists across Latin America. Scala’s CoE works in the planning and execution of all activities related to the construction and operation of a data center, from choosing the land, through planning, design, construction, and commissioning – which speeds up delivery to customers and brings gains in scale, energy efficiency, as well as greater control and visibility of projects.
Scala has recently operated nine knowledge centres. Four of them are located at the Tamboré Campus, in Barueri (State of São Paulo, Brazil), and the others are distributed in the localities of São Paulo, Campinas (State of São Paulo, Brazil), São João de Meriti (State of Rio de Janeiro). Brazil), Curauma (Chile), Porto Alegre (State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) and Tepotzotlán (Mexico). Of these, the last 4 entered service in 2023. La corporate is also in a complex process of building new sites on the Tamboré campus and in Chile, in addition to having ongoing projects to launch new knowledge centers in the town of Jundiaí (Brazil), Chile, Mexico and Colombia. Since its inception in 2020, Scala has invested more than R$ 8 billion in its projects in Latin America and expects to achieve 500 MW of distributed capacity in the next five years in the 4 countries where it will operate.
About Scala data centers
Scala Data Centers is Latin America’s leading sustainable knowledge intermediary platform in the Hyperscale market. Headquartered in Brazil and founded through DigitalBridge, it was evolved to meet and exceed the growing demand for virtual access in Latin America. Scala has a highly professional team of more than 950 professionals and applies a flexible, state-of-the-art technique to deliver exceptional quality colocation facilities to hyperscale scale operators, cloud-based software and service providers, and giant enterprises. We customize answers for each scale operator in the fabric of the newest generation of Knowledge Centers, with maximum availability, the most productive power rates, and incredible density. All this combined with the most productive sustainability practices guided through our ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) program. For more information, visit www. scalaknowledgemiddles. com.
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