The European Commission will fund the Pan-European Data...
The European Commission will fund the Pan-European Data Center Alliance (PEDCA) project, the data center’s first major government-funded research and development program, through a grant of 1.7 million euros, said the Data Center Alliance (DCA) in a news release Tuesday…
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(http://bit.ly/14Htuah). The project, led by the DCA and the University of East London, will provide a pan-European “Academy” to devise and implement a joint action plan for the data center industry for all European Union member states, said DCA. The PEDCA project will identify and validate the ongoing research requirements for the data center industry to facilitate future funding, develop an independent and sustainable research platform and leverage the skills and experience of the players in the industry to bring their knowledge to all 27 member states, said DCA. “The Pan-European DCA project represents the coming of age for the data center industry,” said DCA Executive Director Simon Campbell-Whyte. “It is the start of the road to becoming better funded, more sustainable, more energy efficient and having the tools and support that other industries, critical to the economy, enjoy from publically funded research."