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Primary data centre build for a tier-one bank

A white space build with N+1 power and cooling, commissioned against a stated availability target and documented to survive the audit that followed

At a glanceBanking & Financial ServicesGreater CairoHandover 2024Data Center SolutionsIT Power Solutions

Primary data centre build for a tier-one bank

ClientA tier-one Egyptian bank

SectorBanking & Financial Services

LocationGreater Cairo

Handover2024

The challenge

The existing facility was at capacityNo room for the next three years of growth, and no redundancy on the power path.

It had to be evidenced, not just builtThe bank is inspected. Test certificates, as-builts, access logs and maintenance records had to exist from day one rather than be assembled when asked for.

Migration could not interrupt serviceChange windows were measured in minutes and agreed in advance, with a rollback plan for each.

What we delivered

Data Center SolutionsWhite space design, containment, racks, structured cabling and commissioning against a stated availability target

IT Power SolutionsN+1 UPS with tested autonomy, generator interface and ATS, distribution to rack level

Worked to TIA-942, TIA-568, IEC 62040.

The numbers

99.98%measured availability since handover

White space delivered	310 m²
Racks installed	48
Design IT load	420 kW
Power density per rack	8.75 kW
UPS capacity installed	2 × 300 kVA, N+1
Autonomy at full load	14 minutes, load tested
Cooling	480 kW, N+1
Design freeze to handover	154 days
Measured availability since handover	99.98% over 19 months

The outcome

The bank moved production onto the new facility across four change windows with no unplanned interruption, and cleared its next infrastructure audit without a finding against the data centre.