Sterling and Wilson Pvt. Limited partnered with RZ-products to deliver its first prefabcricated Data Center Project in Egypt
Sterling and Wilson’s first prefabricated Data Center Project in Egypt was delivered successfully on Wednesday.The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group implemented the project in collaboration with RZ-Products, products business unit of DCG (Data Center Group), a German company which has been focused on developing modular data centre solutions. The project was executed for the Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt, Cairo at the total value of USD 2 million (approximately INR 14 crore*).
The project was concluded in due course and complied with national and international requirements. It also comprises the project’s service for operation and maintenance (O&M). The room-in-room DC solutions comply fully with ECB-S and are protected from explosion, fire, water, corrosive gases, vandality, intrusion, eavesdropping/radiation, noise, dust and waste. This project is an Egyptian market benchmark.
The project consists of a GranITe ECB-S IT space DC-IT-Room solution and a QuartzITe-Room 9.0 for two electricity rooms, ensuring maximum availability of IT systems and hosting the Faisal Bank mission critical processes. This solution is also completely modular and is always possible to extend. The overall ownership costs and investment returns are thus secured over the long term.
Mr. Prasanna Sarambale, CEO, Data Center Business, Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, said, “We are delighted to have successfully handed over our maiden project in Egypt, a first-of-its-kind in the region. It gives us immense pleasure to meet customer’s unique requirement of scalable, safe, compliant, and cost-effective data center solutions. With our technical expertise, design capabilities and market understanding, we can further penetrate this market, delivering turnkey solutions for projects of any scale and size.”
Mr. JörgenVenot, Head of Sales and Marketing for the German DATA CENTER GROUP and its international product division RZ-Products, “Winning such a project with a partner like S&W is a milestone in Egypt. Faisal Bank had the highest expectations in terms of quality, availability and physical protection of their critical IT infrastructure, and we are glad that our German engineering, combined with a global track record of projects already delivered, from private corporations to governmental entities, made the difference, thus building a bridge for further projects in Egypt and on the continent.”
