SCALA DATA CENTERS
Scala
Data Centers : The nervous system of the data centre
Focus on renewable energy With the acquisition , Scala took over two data centres : São Paulo One ( known as SP1 ), with approximately 30 MW of total capacity , and SP2 , with a capacity of 7 MW . Scala is now expanding its presence with the construction of five data centres in the region : one in Mexico , one in Colombia , one in Chile and two more in Brazil . All work is expected to begin later this year .
In Brazil , SP3 is expected to start operating in June , which should increase the total production capacity in Brazil to 50 MW this year . According to Peigo , it is the first data centre in Brazil with Tier III certification issued by TIA 942 , which observes not only electrical but also mechanical aspects , including telecommunications and physical security .
Yet in 2020 , Scala has migrated 100 per cent of its energy consumption from its data centres to renewable and certified sources of energy – the first data centre company in
2020
Year founded
200
Numebr of employees
Latin America to achieve this milestone and now is developing the next step of its ESG program , to become completely carbon neutral by the end of this year .
Commenting on Scala ’ s green focus Peigo said the campuses will be awarded with the LEED and CEEDA certification in energy and environmental design . “ We are making the right decision at the beginning to be green . I believe this is the least we can do . As we establish this is the new standard in the industry for Latin America we hope others will follow our lead in the next years ,
businesschief . eu 317