Siemens Digital Industries Software specializes in software research and development, development with focus on High Performance Computing (HPC) in the Cloud for semiconductor design. Its Irish base is located in Shannon, Co Clare, and it employs over 2,000 in Ireland. The Shannon facility is the first ‘Cloud EDA’ R&D group to be established by Siemens Digital Industries Software globally, and enhances Ireland’s already strong reputation of in Cloud Software Development and HPC R&D
WestLAN were awarded the contact to design and install a highly resiliant Data Centre at their Shannon base. The Data Hall design was based on an MPO fibre solution allowing the client to run links at 10gig today but at 40 and 100gig in the future.
Server Cabinets are sealed and cooling is provided by a pressure based heat exhaust system. All Cabs sit on a solid concrete floor with services provided overhead. The project included a Data Hall, NOC, Telecoms Room and Staging Area.