HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
“ Studies in the US mid-way in my career exposed me to management practices prevalent in regions of the world , unique perspectives and how attitudes and culture shape organisational behaviour , which is key to building a sustainable and growing business that is admired by both employees and customers .”
Partnerships and progress “ At Huawei we recognised the gap in the Data Centre build market ”, said Sainani . “ The traditional approach of build to design resulted in two procurement cycles , and delivery focused on best of breed , component based solution .”
Sainani believes that customers today expect Data Centre build-outs in matter of months , not years . The expectation is of a system level performance and not limited to compliance to product specifications .
“ At Huawei our EPC delivery model of Prefab Modular Data Centre is based on the four main values :
• Single Point of responsibility / Turnkey Contract
• Fixed price contracts with no-cost overruns
• Short TTM
• System Level Performance KPI ’ s
To be able to deliver this , Huawei has an extensive eco-system of Product and Services Delivery OEM ’ s that include MV , LV , DG , Chiller Vendors , Civil , MEP Contractors and CE firms .”
It all started with the humble “ Data Centre in a box ” or its predecessor “ telecom shelter . “ As customers were under pressure to build and deploy Data Centre Services within a very short period of time , while improving the quality of build and reducing the cost ,
“ Huawei is very well positioned to leverage its expertise and experience to bring more value to our customers in the quest towards a Zero Carbon Society ”
SANJAY KR SAINANI , GLOBAL SVP & CTO , HUAWEI
Huawei put its Data Centre technology expertise and project delivery experience to test ”, said Sainani . “ Our turnkey solution is an EPC delivery model with a fixed price contract . The Prefabricated Solution relies on much of the construction and fit-out to be done at the factory to provide a consistent and high quality factory finish . The Modular aspect of the solution allows
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