NTT ' s GLOBAL DATA CENTERS
that deliver on the priorities in each region .
“ What we call the digital backbone is our fabric between the edge and the cloud ,” says Winkler . “ Our proposition delivers hybrid IT solutions that include data centre infrastructure that is specific to our clients ' security and vertical needs .”
Winkler and Moribayashi have observed how the data centre evolves from region to region , for example , trends , like cloud computing , might emerge in the US for example and then transfer to EMEA and APAC , and today the focus is very much on sustainability .
“ Sustainability is a key focus ,” says Moribayashi . “ A good example is when we started using renewable energies and invested in a solar and wind power plant in India . Meanwhile , our data centres in London use 100 % renewable energy and have a unique cooling system , which has significantly reduced the power consumption .”
NTT ’ s Global Data Centers has committed to the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact , which commits the company to operating their data centres in the EU in a climateneutral way by 2030 . Indeed , it is the first large data centre operator in the UK to achieve the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology certification ( BREEAM ) rating of Excellent for their London 1 site , certifying that it meets the high standards of the world ’ s longest established environmental assessment methods .
What sets NTT ’ s Global Data Centers apart from the rest of the industry NTT ’ s Global Data Centers has a broad range of clients . However , the majority of their client base is made up of cloud providers and big enterprises , like banks – two industries experiencing worldwide innovation , investment , growth and the
promotion and expansion of digital services . All of them plug neatly into the solution stack that the company has built . “ We are special among the top data centre players in the world ,” says Winkler . ” We are the only company that is not just a pure data centre or colocation provider . The strengths of NTT as a company are unprecedented .”
Winkler says this allows NTT to fulfil the changing requirements of any industry .
“ This gives us the ability to serve multiple types of clients . We can provide exactly what ' s
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