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NEC Kobe Data Center
NEC pursues solutions that offer 'Safety & Security', 'Efficiency' and 'Hybrid' features through our original, cutting-edge technologies and expertise. The NEC Kobe Data Center is our flagship data center in western Japan that employs these capabilities to take care of your diverse data center needs.
Press Release
(Sep 13, 2022)
NEC establishes new green data centers in Kanagawa and Kobe
Safety & Security
Low-risk Location
- Steel-framed building with base isolation structure
- Liquefaction: Outside the damaged area of the municipal flood hazard map
- More than 7km away from the active fault lines
- Tsunami: More than 9km away from the coastline, 100m above sea level
- Outside the damaged area of the flooding and sediment disaster hazard map
Robust Facilities
- Dual power supply lines from 2 different substations
- Redundant UPS covers power supply including the entire cooling system
- Redundant emergency generator capable of 72 hours of continuous operation without refueling
- Detection of fire precursors using ultra-sensitive smoke detectors and inert gas fire extinguishing equipment
- Installation of lightning rods in various locations on the building
Security Standards and Internal Controls
Robust Security
- Walk-through facial recognition enables smooth entry and room access without the need to be aware of cameras, while also preventing unauthorized tailgating.
- ※NEC ranked No.1 several times as the world’s most accurate face recognition technology in vendor tests conducted by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
https://jpn.nec.com/biometrics/face/history.html
Various Official Certifications for Guarantee Safety
- Meets advanced security levels required by financial institutions in compliance with FISC* safety standards (facility standards))
- Provides SOC2/Type 1 and Type 2 reports to support internal control measures
- Compliant with PCI DSS standards*
- *FISC ( The Center for Financial Industry Information Systems): Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Financial Information System Center
- *SOC2 (Service Organization Control 2) Report: Internal control assurance report for outsourced operations stipulated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- *PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard): Security standard for the credit card industry. Compliant with requirement 9 of the 12 compliance requirements.
Efficiency & Green Environment
Achieved a green data center powered by 100% renewable energy
- Providing Certificates:
Offer certificate to customers verifying the use of electricity diversed from 100% renewable energy, supporting their ESG management effort - Promoting of Live Green Energy Usage:
Initiatives to cover power needs for shared facilities though self-generattion with solar panels and power purchase from PPA providers
(Note 1) PPA Provider: A company or organization that owns photovoltaic power generation facilities and supplies the generated electricity to users
(Note 2) Live Green Energy: Green energy delivered directly from the power plant to the consumer, or energy for which generation and consumption match on a 30-minute basis, considered to be delivered directly via the general transmission network
※The NEC Group's greenhouse gas reduction targets are certified by the SBT Initiative as being aligned with the “1.5°C target” set by the Paris Agreement.
※The NEC Group has joined the RE100 initiative and is aiming to use 100% renewable energy for its business operations by fiscal year 2040.
- Enhancing server room cooling effeciency using a free cooling system
- Supplying power to the indoor lighting and exhaust/intake fans via a solar power generation system
Utilization of free cooling and solar power generation system
Achieved pPUE = 1.16※7 with a proprietary air conditioning method
- Implemented a 20°C chilled water cooling system in the colocation room to extend the utilization of free cooling by using outside air
- Fine-tuned airflow adjustment using fan units installed on the ceiling
Connectivity
Achieving a Hybrid Environment with Cloud and Colocation
Offering Two Environments: Cloud and Colocation
- Realizes Layer 2 level connectivity within the same data cneter for the cloud platform service “NEC Cloud IaaS” and colocation services .
Integrated Hybrid Environment with High-Quality Operation Service
- Centralized Management: The "NEC Integrated IT Service Management Center," based on ITIL® principles, provides centralized management of colocation/cloud environments to deliver efficient and high-quality operational services.
- 24/7 Expert Support: Highly skilled operational personnel are available 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Stable Operations: Optimal operation design, standardization, and systematization based on extensive experience ensure stable operation quality.
- Incident Monitoring: Customers can monitor the status through a web portal.
- ※ITIL® (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a publicly available framework that compiles best practices in IT service management. (ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS Limited.)
NEC Kobe DC Specifications
| Items | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | KS3 (3rd Data Center Building) | KS2 (2nd Data Center Building) | KS1 (1st Data Center Building) | |
| Earthquake･Tsunami | Over 7 km away from active faults, over 9 km away from coastline, approx. 100 m above sea level | |||
| Flood･Landslide Disaster ･Liquefaction | Outside the damaged area of the flooding and sediment disaster hazard map | |||
| Ground | Extremely firm (N-value*1 of 60 or higher) | |||
| Construction | Access | Approx. 1 hour from Osaka Station | ||
| Building | 7 stories above ground | 7 stories above ground | 7 stories above ground | |
| Seismic isolation | Base-isolated building structure | |||
| Floor Load | Slab 1,500kg/m2 | Slab: 1,200 kg/m2 (Max. 2,200 kg/m2 area is also available) | ||
| Electricity | Commercial Power | Extra-high voltage power of 77,000V Dual power sources from 2 different substations | ||
| Emergency generator | N+1 redundant configuration with 72 hours of continuous operation without refueling at full capacity | |||
| UPS | N+1 redundant con guration 10 minutes | N+1 redundant con guration (N+2 in some areas) 10 minutes | N+1 redundant con guration 10 minutes | |
| Power Feed per Rack (Rated Power) |
Standard: Avg. 8 kVA, Max: 12 kVA | Standard: Avg. 8 kVA, Max: 12 kVA | Standard: Avg. 8 kVA, Max: 12 kVA | |
| Air-conditioning | Heat Source/Air Conditioning/Piping | Redundant configuration | ||
| pPUE | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.18 | |
| Security | Facilities | Metal detectors, apper gates, anti-tailgating (server room vestibule), IC card authentication,face recognition, electronic locks (equipped on standard racks), surveillance cameras, perimeter fencing, and infrared sensors | ||
| Operation | Monitoring and guarding 24/7, 365 days a year, metal detectors (entry control, inspection of items brought in and taken out), anti-passback, security zone management, evidence storage | |||
| Green Electricity | 100% renewable energy (KS3) | |||
| Communication carrier | Carrier-neutral | |||
| Fire Protection | Ultra-sensitive smoke detection system, nitrogen gas fire suppression system with muf ed nozzles | |||
| Public Certification | Privacy Mark, FISC* Safety Measures Standards (Facility Standards) Compliant, ISO/IEC27001 (Information Security Management System), SOC1 Type 2, SOC2 Type 2 Report* (Internal Control Assurance Report)*1, ISO22301 (Business Continuity Management System), PCI DSS* *1 KS3 is scheduled to obtain SOC2/Type2 in fiscal year 2025 | |||
- ※PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness): An indicator of data center power efficiency expressed as “total data center power consumption / IT equipment power consumption”. The closer to 1.0, the higher the efficiency.
- ※FISC (Center for Financial Industry Information Systems): A public interest incorporated foundation that provides information systems for the financial industry
- ※SOC (Service Organization Control) Report: An internal control assurance report for outsourced operations stipulated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- ※PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard): A security standard for the credit card industry. Compliant with requirement 9 of the 12 compliance requirements
Service Menu
NEC Cloud IaaS
| Server and Storage Services | Virtual server, Physical server System disk, Data disk, File storage, Object storage |
|---|---|
| Network Services and Security | Firewalls, Load balancers, Network appliances, Connect services, Cyber attack countermeasures, Security monitoring, ID & access management, Network security functions |
| Management Support | API/Portal, Template/VM Image, Backup, Integrated Operation Management, Official Certification, Basic Support, Advanced Support |
Colocation Services
| Standard Services | Installation and provision of standard data center racks Power supply and machine floor space (support for fixed equipment and BYO racks) |
|---|---|
| Optional Services | NEC DX Network Sservice NEC Public Cloud Connection Service Help Desk: Support for incident reporting, Inquiries, Operational instructions Operational services: Execution of pperational tasks on customer's behalf Office spaces: Use for project rooms, event support, audit support and more Storage services: Secure storage for media and other items Network services: Inter-data center netoworks and more |
Monitoring･Operating Services
| Standard Services | Monitoring of operational status, services, resources, and logs (various monitoring tasks and alarm response) |
|---|---|
| Optional Services | Infrastructure Operations: Includes incident and problem management, configuration management, demand management, etc. Business Operations: Regular and non-regular business operation support and execution on your behalf |
