Later this month, the first OCP Experience Center will mark its first 6 months of operation. Its founders, Rittal, Circle B and Switch Datacenters, can be satisfied when reflecting on the past period. They continue with the expansion of the setup and with receiving interested parties. In addition, the idea is now being replicated internationally.
Background
Founding the OCP Experience Center was a direct result of the market demands that the founders received. Potential users and suppliers had a genuine need for more than demonstrations of separate components. They wanted a live environment that could easily be visited, one that could be discussed with all stakeholders.
Official opening
The official opening of the OCP Experience Center in September 2018 coincided with the first Regional OCP Summit in Amsterdam. During the summit, many visitors took the opportunity to take the shuttle to the data centre where the OCP Experience Center is located.
There, they witnessed how the different components and technologies which were presented and discussed during the summit, functioned in a live environment as an integrated whole. There is still great appreciation for the chosen setup. One part is set up according to the specifications of telecom operators. The other part responds optimally to the requirements of data centre operators.
International copy
The success of the OCP Experience Center is significant. Therefore, Rittal Germany has decided to take the concept to the USA. For its design and construction, the German and American Rittal locations worked closely with their Dutch colleagues and local specialists. The official opening of the first American OCP Experience Center in the Cyxtera data centre will take place during the upcoming Global OCP Summit, which is scheduled for 14 and 15 March in San Jose
Activities of Rittal in the Netherlands
Rittal is aware that not everyone seriously interested in OCP will travel to the Global OCP Summit in San Jose. That is why it offers two options to expand knowledge about OCP in the Netherlands.
Firstly, it is still possible to visit the European Experience Center in Amsterdam and to exchange ideas further with Rittal, Circle B or Switch Data centers experts. The Dutch branch of Rittal will also host several small-scale round table meetings concerning the theme of OCP this year. The aim of the meetings is the exchange of knowledge and ideas. In addition, it is the intention to delve deeper into the announcements made during the Global OCP Summit.
The round table meetings are open for system integrators, consultants and suppliers. Because OCP is a broad ecosystem, the focus will be on OCP in the telecom sector and OCP as the starting point for data centers. Because both sectors are internationally oriented, Rittal is aware that there will be international interest for these round table meetings. Just like visiting the OCP Experience Center, this will be no problem at all.
Please contact André Hiddink, Rittal’s IT Product Manager, to discover more about Rittal’s activities during the Global OCP Summit in San Jose or to visit one of the Experience Centers. Here, it’s also possible to register your interest in the OCP round table meetings in the Netherlands. Rittal will keep you updated about locations and times.
André Hiddink, Product Manager IT at Rittal B.V. The Netherlands
About Rittal:
Rittal, headquartered in Herborn, Hessen, Germany, is a leading global provider of solutions for industrial enclosures, power distribution, climate control and IT infrastructure, as well as software and services. Systems made by Rittal are deployed across a variety of industrial and IT applications, including vertical sectors such as the transport industry, power generation, mechanical and plant engineering, IT and telecommunications. Rittal is active worldwide with 9,300 employees and 58 subsidiaries.
Its broad product range includes infrastructure solutions for modular and energy-efficient data centres with innovative concepts for the security of physical data and systems. Leading software providers Eplan and Cideon complement the value chain, providing interdisciplinary engineering solutions, while Rittal Automation Systems offers automation systems for switchgear construction.
Founded in Herborn in 1961 and still run by its owner, Rittal is the largest company in the Friedhelm Loh Group
. The Friedhelm Loh Group operates worldwide with 18 production sites and 80 international subsidiaries. The entire group employs 11,500 people and generated revenues of €2.5 billion in 2017. For the tenth time in succession, the family business has won the accolade “Top German Employer” in 2018. In addition Friedhelm Loh Group was recognized as “Top vocational trainer” according to a study of Deutschland Test and Focus Money for the third year running in 2018.
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Rittal B.V., Postbus 246, 6900 AE Zevenaar, Tel. (0316) 59 16 60, Fax (0316) 52 51 45
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