Vietnam currently has a total of 5 Data Center systems meeting Uptime Tier 3 standards. However, this is the first time a Data Center in Vietnam has met both Uptime Tier 3 standards in design and construction.
HTC International Telecommunication Joint Stock Company (HTC-ITC) has officially put into operation the ecoDC data center (Eco Data Center) in Lang high-tech park – Hoa Lac (Hanoi).
This is the first data center in Vietnam that meets Uptime Tier 3 standards in both design (TCCD) and construction and operation (TCCF).
Uptime Tier 3 is the 3rd on the Uptime Institute’s four-tiered data center scale.
Launching ceremony of ecoDC data center. Photo: Trong Dat
To achieve this standard, a Data Center system must ensure uptime (uptime) of 99.982% or more and downtime (downtime) not more than 1.6 hours per year.
In addition, this system must be capable of redundancy to still be able to operate if the power is lost for up to 72 consecutive hours.
To meet the strict standards of Uptime Institute, ecoDC uses 100% of infrastructure equipment from two strategic partners, Delta and Arista.
Besides, this Data Center also uses an inrow cooling system. This is an energy saving technology for the first time deployed in Vietnam with the ability to control the cooling temperature to each server.
This system includes air conditioning running along the rack with hot air intake assist. Thanks to that, ecoDC can increase cooling efficiency and reduce power consumption.
Vietnam has the first data center with 2 Uptime Tier 3 standards. Photo: Trong Dat
Vietnam currently has a total of 5 Data Center systems meeting Uptime Tier 3 standards. However, these systems only meet Uptime Tier 3 standard in terms of design.
This data center costs the developer about 100 billion VND. Currently, the system has been completed with 6 PODs (box-type data centers) with a total of 150 racks (network cabinets). EcoDC will officially launch and start operating from April 2021.
Sharing at this event, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung said that the ecoDC data center meeting both Uptime Tier 3 standards in design and operation is a serious work result of HTC-ITC. This will also be a solid step in the process of transforming the number of countries.
According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung, in order to have a lasting and strong development, enterprises must associate their mission with the national one.
Vietnam is implementing digital transformation, moving all activities from real space to cyberspace, from real to digital environment.
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung. Photo: Trong Dat
In the National Digital Transformation program, the Ministry of Information and Communications determined that Vietnam must develop digital infrastructure, including broadband telecommunications infrastructure, cloud computing, electronic identification and authentication. Vietnam is also realizing the vision that each citizen has a smartphone, each household has an Internet fiber optic cable connection.
The most fundamental difference between telecom and digital infrastructure is data centers and cloud computing platforms that make IT a service accessible to everyone.
In that process, businesses need to receive the mission that is in sync with the country’s mission.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Huy Dung suggested, as an enterprise providing basic infrastructure, HTC-ITC should soon work with functional units of the Ministry of Information and Communications to meet the technical requirements set forth for the ensure network operation and safety.
As a platform provider, HTC-ITC assumes the mission of being a “giant shoulder” for small and medium enterprises and for the Vietnamese digital transformation process.
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