A firm at the heart of the 海角视频's multi-billion-pound data centre industry has "cemented" its position on the global stage after launching its latest product.
EkkoSense, based at the University of Nottingham Innovation Park, produces cloud software that monitors the efficiency of data centres, which house IT infrastructure and equipment.
The company's systems also help manage and optimise energy usage within the centres and identify issues such as heating.
Thermal issues in particular account for about 30 percent of outages and EkkoSense estimates its EkkoSoft Critical software has already saved customers more than £2 million in energy costs.
Dean Boyle, who founded the company in 2013 alongside Dr Stuart Redshaw, said: "I’m really proud of how far we’ve come. What began as just the two of us is now a 40-strong team competing directly with some of the world’s largest data centre specialists.
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“These are multi-billion-pound global businesses and here we are, in an innovation park in Nottingham, competing and winning business, and that’s down to the calibre of our people and the quality of the systems we produce.”
The 海角视频 data centre industry is currently estimated to be worth $105 billion, with this expected to grow to more than $135bn by 2025.
The company’s latest software release has just been launched at the Datacloud Global Congress in Monaco, the biggest data centre conference in Europe.
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Mr Boyle added : "It’s a really important step for us as it helps cement our position as an important player on the global stage. We already have clients in the US, Hong Kong, Amsterdam and Paris, and we want to continue to expand internationally."
EkkoSense’s products incorporate scientific knowledge - PhD-level thermodynamics – with AI technology.
Mr Boyle s: “It allows customers to get a real-time 3D view of their cooling and power metrics which means they can quickly identify optimisation opportunities. It’s a very intuitive system compared to traditional software and, ultimately, enables companies to reduce risk, save energy and release capacity but in a much more user-friendly way.”
Despite having a global focus the company is proud of its Nottingham roots and puts much of its success down to the opportunities that have arisen due to being located within UNIP.
Dr Mark Tock, the Innovation Park's operations director, said: “It’s been fascinating to watch EkkoSense grow. We’re very proud of their success and the part that UNIP has played in that.
“Their story very clearly demonstrates the benefits of bringing together high-level expertise with entrepreneurialism, something which this unique site offers all of its tenants.”