COLLABORATING TO UPGRADE SKILLS
ould we have a brief overview of Sterling and Wilson Data Centre vertical, its location, capabilities, future activities, goals etc.
Industrial skills-training and certification has acquired great value in today’s IT sector, in order to stay in tandem with the continuously evolving technology. Sterling and Wilson have tied up with the Uptime Institute to provide training and certification, which will be of relevance in many sectors. In an exclusive interaction with Dataquest, Prasanna Sarambale, CEO, Data Centre Business & Group Head, Business Development, Sterling and Wilson, shared some of the features of this tie up. Excerpts follow:
CWe started our Data Centre vertical 5 years back and are today recognised as one of the most credible Turnkey Data Centre EPC organisation in India. Sterling and Wilson provides turnkey data centre services to its clientele including Design, Build, O&M. Having executed multiple prestigious projects like Rajasthan State Data Centre, Vodafone, NSE, NSDL, we have eperience in handling project of any type and size. Recently, we have forayed into International market with new projects in Egypt and Nepal and plan to expand our growth in SouthEast Asia, West Asia and other regions.
Through our partnership with a German company ‘Data Centre Group’ which has numerous Modular DC installations in Europe, we are well placed to offer various high quality Data centre solutions including Modular and Containerised solutions.
What kind of certifications are in plan? Are there any training programmes as well? By partnering with Uptime Institute, Sterling and Wilson will be in a position to facilitate Uptime Institute’s Tier Certifications of Design Documents (TCDD), Constructed Facility (TCCF), and Operational Sustainability (TCOS) as well as the M&O Stamp of Approval for management and operations. This alliance also includes Sterling and Wilson as a promoter of the globally recognised ATD, ATS and AOS educational accredited designations. The collaboration will enable both Uptime Institute and Sterling and Wilson to expand business further in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh. What will be the segment of the society benefiting from these activities? This partnership with Uptime Institute will enable both the organisations to engage further in the region with colocation, telecom, government, banking, PSU, NBFCs and Data Centres of all types and sizes. Sterling and Wilson will be known as a unique Data Centre player delivering value-added end-to-end services. What service shall be provided by both partners? Sterling and Wilson will promote the Uptime certifications (Tier Certifications of Design Documents (TCDD), Constructed Facility ( TCCF), and Operational Sustainability ( TCOS) as well as the M&O Stamp of Approval for management and operations). Sterling and Wilson will also be providing value added services to enable these certifications. This alliance also includes Sterling and Wilson as a promoter of the globally recognised ATD, ATS and AOS educational accredited designations. The collaboration will enable both Uptime Institute and Sterling and Wilson to expand business further in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh. All Uptime Institute services will be performed directly by Uptime Institute.
This collaboration of both the companies will in turn be beneficial for many enterprises to improve their performance, efficiency and reliability of business-critical infrastructure.