VODAFONE
Paul Greenley , Senior Principal Manager DC Infrastructure & Facilities , Vodafone Group Data Centres
For Vodafone , the solution is more straightforward . The organisation already boasts a broad range of secure cloud and hosting options , connected to an awardwinning global network . As a result , it is well-positioned to make integration between legacy infrastructure and new hybrid environments simpler within the data centre . Additionally , the company decided to adopt on-prem cloud solutions to ease its network migration .
“ The challenge is turning a legacy data centre into a new data centre ,” he says . We trialled a solution in Italy in 2016 because we knew these high-end power cooling requirements would come .”
In 2016 , Vodafone started working to implement a proof-of-concept solution for hot aisle containment , whilst also delivering the company ’ s cloud solution . Now , the technology giant is helping Vodafone to deploy 10 of its hot aisle containment pods across Europe for an on-premises cloud solution .
A trailblazing solution , these pod solutions work by extracting hot air from the containment using in-row coolers .
“ The pods were built in just five months , which is a record-breaking time ,” Paul says . “ Nobody had seen this type of hot aisle containment before – even today I have to explain to people how it works , because they don ’ t understand how you could have heat inside a contained unit and then it comes out into the room cold . If you put your
56 March 2025