Kits Technologies to Reduce Data Centre Outages

KITS Technologies Limited, a leading Data Centre Infrastructure Services Provider is to reduce data centre outages and its causes to improve data centre efficiency.

To this end, the company will hold a one day free training and a week long training for data centre operators, managers, consultants and IT / network managers involved in the design, specification and operation of data centers’ and computer rooms.

The training will put them in-tune with the latest in data centre operation and management standards covering design standards, energy efficient cooling, needed power requirement, strict compliance to Tier standards, correct operational procedures, capacity management, green agenda metrics and many more.

The free training comes up on November 12 while the formal training will run from November 13 to 17, 2012.

Speaking at a press conference to announce this Independent, non vendor- based data centre training, Taofeek Okoya, director, Business and Strategy at KITS Technologies, said one key thing that will shape IT and drive businesses in Nigeria is data centre and remains that needed key business enabler to grow major businesses in coming years.

He noted that data centre will rank among the top 10 paid jobs come 2013 as mobile operators in the country have huge capacities to drive this, adding that there was need for companies to buy into it.

“It is on record that data centre outages nowadays is high and equally there is a growing need to have a next-generation data center with reduced complexity to serve as the needed business enabler that will deliver breakthrough economic benefits,” he said.

KITS Technologies Limited through it strategic alliance with Capitoline, a UK-based Data Centre Specialist with over 25 years experience in data centre management across Europe, had been engaging aggressively in human capacity development of data centre stakeholders to reduce the likelihood of outages and encourage data centre energy efficiency.

Kazeem Keshinro, general manager, Sales and Marketing, KITS Technologies said there was high necessity for data centre owners to build competent human capacity to manage their high cost infrastructure.

He said this would help reduce unwarranted complex operational procedures and engender world class operational management model, reduce operational waste and deliver the needed breakthrough economic benefits.

Queen Adaji, Customer Relationship manager mentioned that the technology space was moving at a speed of light, with ample room and opportunities for the technically-savvy ones and no space for the deficient.

She added that data centre is a multi-billion investment that cannot be left in the hands of personnel lacking in-depth understanding of what is takes to manage the expensive infrastructure. He said that DC requires Competent Personnel with the requisite knowledge to manage them.

In continuation of her 10 years efforts towards building a strong human capacity in the data centre Industry in Nigeria is deeply involved in a complete range of data centre infrastructural services in consultancy, designs, implementation and auditing.

Source: http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/news/kits-technologies-to-reduce-data-centre-outages-causes/