CtrlS opens AI-ready datacenter facility in Hyd with Rs 500 cr investment

Data center operators CtrlS Datacenters Wednesday launched its new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-ready data center, Hyderabad DC3 with 1,300 rack capacity, in the state’s Gachibowli district with an investment of Rs 500 crore.

With this launch, CtrlS Datacenters now operates three facilities in Hyderabad: one in HITEC City and two in the Gachibowli financial district.

The facility was inaugurated by Sundararaman Ramamurthy, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), CtrlS said in a statement.

Hyderabad DC3 facility has a built-up area of 1.34 lakh sq. ft and 13 MW IT load capacity. It is a ground-plus-five-storeyed facility.

With cloud access connect services from Google, Oracle, Azure, and AWS via CtrlS Cloud Connect, CtrlS Datacenters is the first Google Cloud Partner Interconnect provider in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad DC3 provides access to major Internet Exchange (IX) providers via the IX Connect portfolio. The facility is interconnected to all major data centers within Hyderabad with CtrlS Metro Connect and major CtrlS data centers across Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi via CtrlS NLD Connect.

“Particularly from a stock exchange perspective, data centers have become very important. I am happy to see that CtrlS Datacenters is growing in a big way. I wish that our relationship continues to grow further,” said Ramamurthy.

"Hyderabad is one of the major data center hubs in the country, with a growing demand from enterprises, and cloud service providers. The city is one of the most preferred locations for hosting disaster recovery services, owing to its seismic zone-2 status. Our new facility will further strengthen the city’s role in shaping India’s digital future,” said Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder & CEO, CtrlS Datacenters.

Suresh Kumar Rathod, President, Colocation Business, CtrlS Datacenters, added, “We have made significant strides in the past and are well on track to create over 1GW capacity in the near future.”

The company has a nationwide footprint of 250 MW of data center capacity in strategic tier-1 markets such as Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Noida, Hyderabad, and Kolkata. CtrlS Datacenters also operates edge data center facilities in tier-2 markets such as Patna and Lucknow.