EVOBITS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SRL
24 of the energy is wasted just cooling the equipment . Which is not that bad for a traditional data centre ,” explains Silviu . In 2018 , however , Romanian electricity prices increased by around 80 %, highlighting more than ever the importance of future proofing . “ The 3.5MW facility is equipped with top of the line equipment in every single aspect , including the cooling equipment from Vertiv , which means we achieved a 1.13 PUE last year , including the hot summer ,” says Silviu . “ We planned to upgrade the first centre anyway but we shut it down three months before the upgrade due to the spike in electricity prices and the crash of the crypto market .” In order to counterbalance the rise in electric costs , Evobits was forced to restructure its energy purchasing strategy . “ We were pretty much forced to also become an energy company ,” Silviu explains . “ We are buying electricity straight from the open market , instead of relying on other companies .” The company is currently buying a mixture of mostly hydroelectric and nuclear power , with plans to purchase a dedicated solar plant in order to compensate for high temperatures in the summer in an environmentally sustainable way .
“ WE DO START-TO - FINISH TURNKEY SOLUTIONS . YOU TELL US THE IDEA , WE ’ LL DEVELOP , DESIGN , HOST AND MANAGE IT ; YOU ONLY DEAL WITH THE MARKETING SIDE ”
— Silviu Catalin Balaci , Founder and CEO , Evobits Information Technology SRL
JULY 2019