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BSI LAUNCHES MARK

OF TRUST SCHEME

FOR DATA CENTRES

NEW DIGITAL TWIN TO

FORECAST DATA CENTRE

POWER DEMAND

BSI has launched a ‘Mark of Trust’ scheme designed Modules can be tackled in the order most appropriate
to help data centre operators and their supply chains for the organisation.
demonstrate that facilities and operations meet
David Mudd, Global Head of Digital Trust Assurance
international standards for reliability, security and
for BSI, states:
sustainability.
“ The promise of technology and in particular
The launch comes at a time when data centres
AI has never been greater, but it will not be realised
are facing increasing pressure to evidence resilience
without the necessary infrastructure sitting
and sustainability, with energy use and grid capacity
behind it. Tech companies face unprecedented
Atos and National Grid have launched a platform frequently at the centre of planning debates. Operators operational, regulatory and reputational pressure
called Triton that will provide National Grid with a in multiple markets are also contending with tighter as they try to meet the exponential growth and
clearer view of data centre demand that is likely to expectations around cyber and physical security, demand for data centres fuelled by the rise of
build across the network. alongside a growing focus on the robustness of critical AI. Organisations will now be able to meet these
supply chains.
It is essentially a digital twin and data visualisation pressures head-on, while inspiring trust and
tool that creates a digital replica of National Grid’s The ‘Mark of Trust’ is defined as ‘an independent, confidence with clients, regulators and consumers
physical infrastructure and combines it with demand globally recognised framework intended to validate that their facilities and operations meet global
forecasts. This will then map expected demand technical, operational and compliance performance compliance and align with international best
growth at grid supply points and transmission across data centre facilities and operations’. It is practice “.
substations to allow earlier identification of pinch modular in concept with each module addressing a Source: Data Centre Review, 20th. January
points. specific challenge facing the sector, such as business
continuity, carbon usage and water management.
Triton consolidates thousands of datasets made
available by distribution and transmission
stakeholders, automating processes that would
otherwise take planners significant time to assemble
and interpret. It is also designed to feed into National
Grid’s engineering and monitoring tools, speeding
up model configuration and enabling faster stress- Visit our website!
testing of multiple network options. As a result
National Grid should be able to quickly compare Owen Wilkes, Network Design Director for National
different build and reinforcement paths for areas with Grid, states: Why not head down to our website and
sharp demand growth, as, for example, with data
“ Through our collaboration with Atos we have read more news in our blog section?
centre planning.
created a product that will enable National Grid
By running network scenarios using the digital to virtually model scenarios for how, when and
replica and consolidated datasets, National Grid where we expand our network and services to Updated daily with hand-picked articles
expects to reduce the time required to analyse meet increased demand for energy, ensuring from around the web...
options and assess where to reinforce the network by we continue to deliver a resilient, future-ready
70 per cent. This is significant for data centre delivery electricity network “.
schedules where uncertainty around time-to-power institutionofelectronics.ac.uk
Reference: ‘New Grid Digital Twin could speed up Planning for new
can be critical. Data Centre Connections’, Data Centre Review, 3rd. February

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