Amadeus' data center has been awarded the prestigious "Energy-efficient Enterprise" certification by international organization TÜV Süd. TÜV Süd, which provides independent consulting, testing, certification and training services, granted the Amadeus data processing center in Erding (near Munich) its certificate following an energy audit of its facilities. The center, which is the largest civil operation of its kind in Europe, processes transactions across the globe for the entire Amadeus group. In 2009, it handled more than 670 million individual billable travel transactions.
This certification is the result of a year-long process, during which time Amadeus conducted a full review of its data center's energy efficiency. Of particular focus were the power supply, cooling and climate control processes and IT equipment used, as well as the facility's procurement, installation and de-installation processes and procedures.
Following the audit, TÜV Süd worked together with Amadeus' facility management, storage management and capacity planning contacts to develop a plan for implementing energy saving measures in order to gain certification as an energy-efficient enterprise. As a result of certification, internal guidelines now exist that assess all data center activities from a sustainability perspective, and Amadeus is making additional efforts to continue operating its data center in a resource-efficient manner to achieve renewed certification in 2012. In parallel, Amadeus is maintaining the highest possible technical service levels for all customers at all times. For more information, visit www.amadeus.com.
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