How data centres are growing bigger and better

A decade ago, a data centre (DC) was a bleak building on the outskirts of a city and visiting it was a humdrum task. Things have changed: the centres now spread over acres of land; they are buzzing with people, and their technology is minding the environment.

Japan’s NTT, one of the largest sector firms, has built a DC campus on a 14- acre plot in Chandivali in North Central Mumbai. The campus has four buildings running operations and three more are under construction there. The total load of the campus is around 220 megawatts (Mw), out of which 50 per cent is active. The eleven-storeyed ‘Mumbai 9’ o