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CSC IT Center for Science chooses SGI ICE Cube Air for new data centerJun 15, 2012 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Technical computer provider SGI, (NASDAQ: SGI) announced that Finland's CSC IT Center for Science Ltd. has selected SGI ICE Cube modular data center technology for a new green data center in Kajaani, Northern Finland. Valued at EUR2.6 million, the three-year deal will see a brownfield site transformed to meet CSC's expanding demand for HPC capacity. "The SGI modular data center will serve as the foundation of CSC future growth in HPC and ICT services and is the culmination of several years of planning. The level of flexibility provided by the SGI solution really helps us adapt to changing demand," said Tero Tuononen director of ICT Platforms for CSC. The SGI ICE Cube Air can deliver a pPUE (partial PUE) of 1.08 or less. This efficiency is achieved using direct air free cooling taking advantage of the cool Northern climate. In fact, SGI has developed an extreme weather version of the ICE Cube Air for the Kajaani climate where the winter temperature can be as low as -45C, which can present problems for conventional free air-cooling systems. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |