IIJ Announces the Construction of Next-Generation Modular Eco-Data Center
May 13 2010 - 8:03PM
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) (Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE:3774), one
of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network
solutions providers, today announced its decision to commercialize
the modular eco-data center based on the results of the proof of
concept testing conducted this past February, with construction
beginning in June 2010.
IIJ was the first company in Japan to attempt to test data
centers with container units that use outside-air-cooling, and with
test results showing a Partial PUE (*1) of under 1.1, their
effectiveness has been verified. With those results, IIJ believes
it can raise its power usage efficiency to the targeted 1.2 level
year round, and so the decision was made to go into commercial
production.
IIJ will use this data center as a facility for the IIJ GIO
cloud service, and will expand those facilities to an estimated 20
modules (housing 5,000 servers) as demand for the service rises.
The current investment plan calls for 5 modules (housing 1,600
servers) to be built and operational by February 2011 at a cost of
about JPY 1.1 billion. Starting next fiscal year, the facilities
will be expanded to keep pace with demand, and as a next-generation
data center that can be rapidly scaled out, one of the
characteristics of cloud computing, IIJ will strengthen its ties
with local governments and power company groups, and will examine
the possibility of opening multiple data centers nationwide.
This data center will reduce the current facility costs of IIJ
GIO by 40%, raising the cost competitiveness of the cloud service
and reducing annual CO2 emissions by about 4000 tons in comparison
with conventional data centers. IIJ GIO will thus be able to
differentiate itself both in cost and environmental benefits as
well as maintain its high service quality, which will enable IIJ to
expand its market share in the high-growth cloud market.
The IIJ Group will continue to promote green IT while actively
pursuing the development of advanced data centers that have the
lower costs and higher energy efficiency that are most appropriate
for the cloud environment.
(*1) Partial PUE: A partial PUE that does not include the
power consumed by UPS, the power distribution board, and other
elements. Industry group The Green Grid, which is promoting energy
efficiency in data centers, is considering using this as an index
of power use efficiency to measure improvements made through use of
containers and other devices. PUE (power usage effectiveness), one
of the indices used to indicate energy efficiency at conventional
data centers, represents the quotient of the total electric power
consumption of the data center divided by the electric power
consumption of all servers and other IT equipment. Currently, the
typical data center is said to have an average PUE of about 2.
About IIJ
Founded in 1992, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ)
(Nasdaq:IIJI) (TSE:3774) is one of Japan's leading Internet-access
and comprehensive network solutions providers. IIJ and its group of
companies provide total network solutions that mainly cater to
high-end corporate customers. The company's services include
high-quality systems integration and cloud computing/data center
services, security services, Internet access, and content
distribution. Moreover, the company has built one of the largest
Internet backbone networks in Japan, and between Japan and the
United States. IIJ was listed on NASDAQ in 1999 and on the First
Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2006. For more information
about IIJ, visit the IIJ Web site at http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/.
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The statements within this release contain forward-looking
statements about our future plans that involve risk and
uncertainty. These statements may differ materially from actual
future events or results. Readers are referred to the documents
furnished by Internet Initiative Japan Inc. with the SEC,
specifically the most recent reports on Forms 20-F and 6-K, which
identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to
differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements.
CONTACT: IIJ Corporate Communications
+81-3-5259-6310
press@iij.ad.jp
http://www.iij.ad.jp/en/
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