Sustainability Magazine March 2025 | Page 96

EVOBITS IT
with help from global chipmaking leader Nvidia . Liquid cooling technology would be incorporated into the data centre ’ s design and support between 150 and 200 kilowatts ( KW ) per rack . This power density exceeds typical aircooled systems , which handle 5-15KW per rack and the facility would be built to Nvidia ’ s specifications for its worldleading GB200 and future graphics processing unit ( GPU ) models .
“ Working with Nvidia on their future needs has been a huge confidence boost – having them reach out to us about our new data centre was incredible ,” Silviu says .
However , infrastructure development at this scale can be challenging depending on the region . Geographical challenges have required EvoBits IT to establish transport lines with points of presence in Bucharest and multiple dedicated 100-gigabit connections . Part of these plans include establishing a direct point of presence ( PoP ) in Frankfurt , Germany in H1 2024 .
“ Finding available power essentially determines our location options ,” Silviu notes . EvoBits evaluates two potential locations : one near its current main office and another in an industrial park 15 kilometres away , with the industrial park selected for immediate power availability .
The company ’ s position north of the Carpathian mountains in its home city of Cluj-Napoca meant that it also needed to invest greatly in fibre optic infrastructure to bolster its ability to connect successfully to the rest of Europe .
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