Star of Bosphorus, the most advanced data center in Turkey, has been introduced in a special launching event. Star of Bosphorus Data Center provides companies with a wide range of services at international standards including consulting, cloud, application management, disaster recovery, backup and business continuity, security, data storage and colocation services.

NGN, a technology group operating in Turkey and Middle East, realized one of the biggest data center investments in Turkey and introduced Star of Bosphorus Data Center, which has recently started its operations, with a launching event that took place with the participation of the key figures from the business world.

Star of Bosphorus Data Center is a unique facility for corporate clients that accept reliability and uninterrupted operation as top priority. It is the most advanced data center in Turkey thanks to its technology, experienced team and international certifications.

The launching event took place with the participation of Arda Ermut, Chairman of the Turkish Prime Ministry Turkey Investment Support and Promotion Agency (‘Turkey Investment Agency) as well as leading figures of the sector and many other stakeholders.

İnanç Erol, Chairman of Board of Directors and CEO at NGN, delivered a speech at the launching event and expressed his happiness to complete this significant investment in the field of technology in Turkey and added: “As NGN family, we are very proud today. As a company that works to add value to our country, contribute to employment, make investments and provide opportunities for investments, we have taken a very important step. With Star of Bosphorus, which is the most advanced data center in Turkey and for which we invested approximately 150 million USD, our target goes beyond merely building a data center for our country. Star of Bosphorus Data Center will set new standards for our sector. I would like to thank Mr. Arda Ermut and wish to explain that we are greatly honored by his presence in this launching event. As NGN, we have taken a very long road to become the pioneer, not the follower of the developments in technology and IT in the world. We will be competing at the excellent speed of digitalization from now on as well’’.

Arda Ermut, Chairman of the Turkey Investment Agency, delivered a speech and congratulated NGN and its team for making investment in a very important and sensitive field. He said: “Data center investment is very significant for finance sector and many other sectors due the importance of data security and data protection. This is also a high-technology investment. As the Agency, when we attract investments, we particularly give priority to the investments and sectors that transfer technology and create added value. Therefore, this investment is very important for us, because we are aware of the importance of such investments to upgrade the level of our country in the added value chain”.

Designed to improve the data center concept in Turkey, Star of Bosphorus is the most advanced ‘‘carrier-neutral’’ data center that received Tier III design and facility certificate. It provides companies with a wide range of services at international standards, and these services include consulting, cloud, application management, disaster recovery, backup and business continuity, security, data storage and colocation services.

As a reliable technology business partner for all sector leaders including banking and finance, production, telecommunication, retail and public sectors; NGN brings new standards to the sector through its Star of Bosphorus Data Center. Some remarkable characteristics of Star of Bosphorus Data Centerare described below:

Star of Bosphorus is a data center that received Uptime Institute Tier III design and facility certificate, and is located in approximately 24.000 sqm indoor area having total 16 MW power. It has capacity to host over 2.000 standard cabinets in 5.000 sqm white space and guarantees unique service level based on its design and facility competencies.

Star of Bosphorus Data Center uses the most advanced cooling and power distribution technologies and was designed to provide 1.30 or less PUE per year on average. Star of Bosphorus Data Center has a scalable design with 4 data center modules in two separate buildings. Each module involves 2 data halls, and each module operates with its own power, cooling, fire prevention, physical security systems and infrastructure. This modular configuration allows for efficient operation of each module within its own structure, and maximum efficiency is guaranteed with the integrated use of the best-in-class equipment.

Star of Bosphorus offers uninterrupted operation and data security at high standards thanks to the structural seismic isolation, which is one of the few systems in the world that is designed to reduce the impacts of earthquakes. Star of Bosphorus has made a breakthrough in Turkey in this field because it was designed to ensure continuity of the operations in case of earthquakes, based on the correlation of the seismic events that have occurred in the last 2.500 years, in accordance with the internationally-recognized FEMA standards. Star of Bosphorus would protect the entire building against possible earthquakes and eliminate all service interruptions that might occur.

Star of Bosphorus guarantees operational continuity with its comprehensive approach in terms of its number of personnel, business management, quality of materials used and supplier management, and prevents any possible losses by protecting the integrity of data through uninterrupted services that it provides in case of emergency cases such as disasters or power failure. Located in Tuzla in the Anatolian Side of Istanbul, just 30 km away from the city center; Star of Bosphorus was designed to meet flexibility and scalability needs including power distribution and cooling. The location of the data center was carefully selected by considering many significant criteria such as easy access, uninterrupted power supply and distance to risks. Star of Bosphorus is away from many physical risks because it is located next to İstanbul Tepeören Electricity Distribution Plant. This data center that was designed according to high standards was built on a secure land away from dams or large water tanks that do not have erosion risks, for the purpose of providing protection against earthquakes and all possible natural disasters such as floods and storms etc.

Star of Bosphorus is ready to provide its clients with the most advanced data center services in Turkey through its staff experienced in data center infrastructure and operations.