DCDB is a leader in designing and building efficient data centers in New Zealand. They are known for their innovative use of solar integration and aquifer cooling to achieve world-leading efficiency. DCDB has recently established a new business, Solar Farm Ltd, to provide solar farms that generate utility-level power to feed into electrical grids and further reduce data center costs and environmental impact. A 2MW data center is being built in conjunction with a 2MW solar farm. DCDB can uniquely deliver modular data center designs rapidly with improved return on investment compared to large multi-nationals, due to their agile team of engineers and experience innovating solutions.

1. ICT Energy Efficiency via:
Green Data Centers with Solar Farms
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2. DCDB
 A leader in the design and build of data centers for Major Corporates in New
Zealand.
 Known for efficiency, innovation and speed to market.
 Facilities to meet client’s budget and Tier rating requirements – TIA 942/Uptime
institute, ASHRAY etc.
 World leading efficiency statistics for cooling and power via Aquifer and Solar
integration.
 Major projects include:
 Spark NZ (formerly Telecom NZ)
 Transpower NZ
 Mainpower
 Orion
 www.dcdb.net
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3. Solar farms
 A new business set up to provide further cost savings
and Green credentials for major data center projects.
 Utility level power to feed into/reinforce utility grid
networks.
 A 2MW data center about to be built in conjunction with
a 2MW solar farm.
 www.solarfarmdesign.com
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4. Who are we:
A small team able to make fast decisions and work within
your business requirements, budgets and time frames to
provide turnkey solutions.
IAN FALCONER (MBA)
Sales Director
Ian has many years experience in the IT, Telco and Data
Centre industries. Ian saw the need for a specialist
organization in the Data Centre Space and along with Alan
and Kevin formed DCDB to provide the level of service and
expertise the industry deserves.
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5. ALAN STRONG
Director and Project Engineer
Alan is a Director of DCDB Ltd and does the bulk of the
engineering and detailed design work for our
projects. Alan has vast electrical experience including
innovative alternate power solutions.
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6. KEVIN BLACK
Director and Contracts Manager
Kevin is a “can do” person. When a job needs completing
Kevin gets working and it gets done! Also a director of
DCDB Ltd Kevin has many years in the Mechanical HVAC
industry and again innovation is his specialty.
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7. Process
 Unlike large multi-nationals, DCDB can uniquely deliver a
modular data center design that can range from 10 racks to
1000 racks in a much faster timeframe and with a much
improved ROI. We believe by improving time to value - you
can be quicker to market and achieve better returns.
 We are a tight team of Mechanical, Electrical and IT engineers
who understand the requirements for complex data centers.
 We draw on our most recent experiences, innovation and a
formidable partner ecosystem to design a solution that meets
your timeframes and budgets by architecting the solution
from end-to-end using internal staff that work together.
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