SAPanoptikum October 2016

T-Systems: Expansion of the German "Hightech-Fort-Knox"

T-Systems continues to expand its cloud location in Germany. In mid-September, those responsible laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the data center in Biere near Magdeburg.

Since the twin data center in Biere and nearby Magdeburg went into operation in 2014, global demand for cloud services has continued to grow strongly.

Around 600 major customers currently use secure cloud services from T-Systems, including international corporations such as Shell and Daimler.

The twin site in Magdeburg/Biere plays an important role as a data hub in Deutsche Telekom's global data center infrastructure. With the construction of three additional data center modules, the cloud capacities at the Biere site will be expanded by 150 percent.

Commissioning is planned for the second quarter of 2018. Strict data protection standards continue to apply to the second construction phase of the "Hightech-Fort-Knox": the buildings are protected by state-of-the-art security systems and access is strictly controlled.

Access to the servers is only possible via elevated bridges. Powerful emergency generators secure the power supply. In addition, Telekom protects its networks and data centers against hacker attacks and cyberattacks at the highest technical level.