IN BRIEF
A data centre strategy determines how much capacity an organisation runs in its own data centre, with colocation providers or in the cloud. Energy efficiency, power supply, cooling and reporting duties are decision criteria alongside cost and availability.
When to involve us.
When your data centres are due for renewal, AI workloads require more power density and cooling than is available, or reporting duties under the Energy Efficiency Directive apply, you need a sound basis for decisions.
We compare in-house operation, colocation and cloud by lifecycle cost, availability, energy demand and dependencies. For existing sites, we assess energy efficiency, capacity headroom and suitability for AI workloads with higher power density. The result is a site strategy and an action plan that also covers reporting duties and waste-heat reuse.
What the work produces.
We agree on the scope around your goals, starting point and available capacity. The following elements illustrate what an engagement can include.
WHAT WE ADDRESS
- Site strategy for data centre, colocation and cloud
- Energy efficiency assessment with metrics such as PUE
- Capacity plan for AI workloads, power and cooling with demand assumptions
- EED reporting readiness and waste-heat concept
POTENTIAL OUTPUTS
A comparison of site options and a capacity plan with documented demand assumptions, efficiency targets and measures for power and cooling. These help you prioritise investment and assess how to meet expected demand.
A focused starting point.
An overview of your sites with floor space, installed power, energy consumption and utilisation, where available. Facility management, IT operations and those responsible for sustainability should be involved together.
The question first. Then the scope.
The first conversation clarifies the objective, deliverables and people involved. We agree whether the engagement covers design, pilot support or technical implementation, who takes on each task and how the deliverables will be assessed.
Discuss a starting point by emailWhat does the Energy Efficiency Directive require from data centre operators?
The EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EU 2023/1791) requires operators of data centres with at least 500 kW of installed IT power to report energy and sustainability indicators to a European database every year. These include energy and water consumption, the share of renewable energy and waste-heat reuse. The details of implementation are set by national rules, which can differ between member states. The real work usually lies in collecting this data reliably and regularly. We help set up metering points, responsibilities and procedures so that the reports come out of day-to-day operations. Whether and to what extent your site is covered is for your legal experts to assess.
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