Yotta's NM1 data center: A stronghold of data privacy
Yotta's Tier-4 Data Centre NM1: Asia's Biggest and Most Secure
In the bustling city of Panvel, Navi Mumbai, lies the colossal data centre of Yotta Data Services, named NM1. This state-of-the-art facility, boasting a capacity of 30.4 megawatts, is not only Asia's biggest but also one of the most advanced and secure data centres in the continent.
The extensive security measures at NM1 are designed to protect the sensitive data hosted within its walls. With seven layers of security checks and restricted access to sensitive areas, the centre ensures the utmost protection for its clients' information. Additionally, employees are required to sign non-disclosure agreements, further reinforcing the centre's commitment to confidentiality.
Each rack within the facility houses servers containing a company's data. The data halls are packed with hundreds of these racks, which are rented out on a shared basis to various enterprises. With the recent deployment of GPU technology, the data centre's energy capacity is expected to grow to 50 MW, enough to power 15-20 shopping malls.
The energy consumption of a standard rack in the data centre is equivalent to powering 20-75 homes at once. To maintain power in case of emergencies, back-up power units are kept on standby, capable of sustaining power for another half an hour.
The temperature and humidity throughout the building are carefully monitored to ensure optimal operating conditions for the servers. Some floors even supply Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to ensure uninterrupted service.
The docking yards and the canteen are the noisiest parts of the campus, a stark contrast to the sterile and quiet data halls. The interior of the building, with its labyrinthine corridors and high-tech equipment, resembles a scene straight out of a Dan Brown thriller.
Yotta's NM1 data centre is Tier-4 certified, the highest standard of data centre design and operation. This certification signifies fault-tolerance, redundant capacity components, and a fully independent and dual-powered infrastructure to ensure continuous availability and minimal to zero downtime. The certification process involves validating design documents, third-party audits, and ensuring redundancy and failover mechanisms for key systems.
The significance of Tier-4 certification lies in its guarantee of maximum reliability and uptime, making data centres suitable for mission-critical applications requiring near-zero downtime. In the context of India’s data centre industry, Tier-4 certification contributes to enhancing investor and enterprise confidence, addressing government initiatives for a national certification framework, and supporting plans to create a unified certification. This could reduce fragmented norms and improve India’s attractiveness as a secure, reliable, and efficient data centre hub in Asia.
Yotta is planning to collaborate with a few hyperscalers to build three more data centres on the same campus, creating a data centre park. With these additions, India is poised to establish itself as a world-class, competitive destination for data storage, ensuring critical digital infrastructure reliability and aligning with government-led frameworks for data centre standardization.
In a broader context, India's AI strategy, as stated by Ashwini Vaishnaw, aims to democratise technology and boost jobs. This development further underscores India's commitment to technological advancement and its potential as a global leader in the digital age.
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- The Tier-4 certified NM1 data centre by Yotta Data Services, located in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, is not only the biggest in Asia but also one of the most advanced and secure, catering to various businesses through subscription-based sharing of server racks.
- With the recent deployment of GPU technology, the massive energy consumption of the data centre, equivalent to powering 20-75 homes, is expected to grow to 50 MW, sufficient to power 15-20 shopping malls.
- The data centre's advanced IT infrastructure, featuring seven layers of security checks and restricted access, stores and protects sensitive data-and-cloud-computing infrastructure for numerous clients.
- Yotta's commitment to developing a reliable and efficient data centre hub in Asia is demonstrated by their plans to collaborate with hyperscalers to build three more Tier-4 data centres, aligning with government-led frameworks for data centre standardization and enhancing India's attractiveness as a global competitor in the digital age.
