Yesterday, we had reported that CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, was planning to launch a new data center in Gujarat. Today, a ground-breaking ceremony was held for its Greenfield data center in GIFT City, Gujarat, where the state’s Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, laid the foundation stone for the facility.
In a press release CtrlS Datacenters said that the facility will be a Rated-4 datacenter with all the managed services portfolio. The company also said that it “plans to invest over Rs 250 crore and create 1,000 jobs (direct and indirect) in the ecosystem, in multiple phases.”
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Chairman, CtrlS Datacenters Ltd, explained the reason for choosing the facility’s location, saying, “The State of Gujarat is one of the fastest-growing economic hubs in India, making it a strategic destination for CtrlS’ ongoing expansion,” adding, “Located in GIFT City, the datacenter will be easily accessible to all major clusters of the State. GIFT City is a global financial hub and home to several large international and national BFSI companies and is an ideal location for us.”
GIFT City is a high-tech smart city set up to provide quality digital infrastructure and attractive tax policies, to enable an environment conducive to business growth. Currently it is home to companies engaged in businesses such as banking, financial services, insurance, trading, exchanges and bourses, IT/ITES, gems and jewellery etc.
Speaking at the Groundbreaking ceremony, Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendrabhai Patel said, “Amidst global interest in connecting with India, GIFT City stands as a beacon, drawing major global financial organizations. Welcoming Asia’s largest Rated-4 datacenter, CtrlS, to Gujarat reflects our commitment. The Gujarat state government pledges comprehensive support. I am confident that CtrlS’ presence will inspire more companies to join the thriving ecosystem of GIFT City in the days ahead.”
In addition to this, CtrlS Datacenters said that it “will extend its group company Cloud4C’s managed services to give an edge to financial institutions operating in the GIFT City. Cloud4C is already working with several large financial services customers worldwide as well as with multinational banks.”
Elaborating on its previous announcement of investing US$ 2 Billion in India, it said that it had identified three strategic investment areas over the next six years: (A) Augmented footprint of hyperscale datacenters that are custom-built for AI and cloud workloads (B) Achieve Net Zero and (C) Augment team strength & capabilities.
