NTT-Netmagic aiming to double the capacity of its existing data centers in coming three years

VIMAL KAW
Associate Vice President, Products and Services, NTT-Netmagic

Data center growth in India: The domestic data center market is growing at an annual rate of 20 per cent and will continue to clip at this level for the next few years more. Currently, India is the fifth largest data centre market in the world that is led by China.

We, the Global Data Centers and Cloud Infrastructure (India) of NTT Ltd. (also known as NTT-Netmagic), operate with 10 data centers across four major cities with 1.5 million square feet and over 150 MW of power capacity and India’s first and largest operational hyperscale Data Center Park in Mumbai. The GDC division globally has more than 160 data centers located in over 20 countries and regions such as North America, APAC, EMEA and India. 

We are also looking at doubling capacity of our existing data centers over the next 3 years. Alongside the development of new data centers, we are also committed to the cause of sustainability. We have built a 50-MW solar power plant in Solapur, Maharashtra and are in the process of installing 20.5 MW Wind Solar Hybrid Project in Karnataka, the energy from this project will utilised at Bangalore Data Centers.

Security & Data center: Our advanced technologies and expertise in the domain enable us to improve the client’s ability to detect, respond and mitigate any cyber security risks. 

Our innovative managed security solutions ensure 24x7 monitoring and detection of all threats through advanced analytics, AI-driven contextual threat intelligence and automated responsive strategic intervention. Our holistic involvement revolves around Rapid incident response and actionable resolution guidance. 

We visualize and execute security programs for our clients in line with their risk profile. We help in selecting, aligning and designing the right tools, technologies, capabilities and processes across all security domains. 

Our intelligence driven, proactive cybersecurity posture and advanced tools monitor and alert us about emerging threats or attacks. In the wake of the pandemic, we created unique service offerings like zero trust, MDRS, Threat intel etc. which help our customers extend cloud and WFH without worrying about security. We also offer holistic DR services to our clients.

  
Readiness to meet the demand: We have acquired six acres of land to construct a 70-MW data center in Noida, India in techzone IV of Greater Noida west. We also have a DC park of 6 acres coming up in Chennai. This will to accommodate two DCs with a combined power capacity of over 50 MW. 

Last year, NTT Ltd. had announced the investment of about $2 billion over the next four years to expand its data centre business in India.

We also want to embark on a major transformation initiative such as introducing more automation and AI Ops. This will help us in deriving more efficiency and understanding how clients can benefit. Apart from leveraging innovation, we are also trying to customize products and services in the country through our development centers.