Tamil Nadu data centres tap green energy.

Data centres, those racks and racks of hard-drives stacked up to provide for whenever businesses need computing space, are looking at renewable power sources for uninterrupted operations in power-starved Tamil Nadu.

Companies such as Netmagic Solutions, Zoho Corp and Tata Communications have either gone green or are considering that.

Netmagic, an NTT Communications company providing storage space for ecommerce companies such as Flipkart, is running its Chennai unit on wind power. The company's large facilities in Maharashtra tap into conventional sources including thermal power. The green initiative was prompted mainly by frequent power outages.


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