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The Design for Portugal Telecom (PT) Data Center, due to open in September, achieved the Tier III Certification last May 22nd. This makes the Portuguese operator to be the first company in Portugal to have an Uptime Certified Data Center. The Design which has been done by specialized engineering consultant Quark TS is of vital… Continue reading QUARK ACHIEVES UPTIME INSTITUTE TIER III DESIGN CERTIFICATION FOR PORTUGAL TELECOM´S COVILHA DATA CENTER

The Design for Portugal Telecom (PT) Data Center, due to open in September, achieved the Tier III Certification last May 22nd. This makes the Portuguese operator to be the first company in Portugal to have an Uptime Certified Data Center. The Design which has been done by specialized engineering consultant Quark TS is of vital… Continue reading Quark achieves Uptime Institute Tier III Design Certification for Portugal Telecom´s Covilha Data Center.

 Sao Paulo, April 23 2014: Aceco TI, an IT infrastructure and integrated command and control centers company, is expanding its international presence by acquiring Quark, a Spanish company exclusively focused on the Data Center industry. Quark provides consultancy services, architecture and engineering design services, and data center specialized project management services. They manage as well… Continue reading ACECO TI EXPANDS ITS INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE BY ACQUIRING QUARK

New Enagas Data Center has been LEED Gold Certified by US Green Building Council. All the Certification process has been fully managed by Quark´s specialized team. This Certification adds up to TIER IV Rating from Uptime Institute as well as to the various awards received by this project, amongst them Datacenter Dynamics Price as 2013… Continue reading NEW ENAGAS DATA CENTER HAS BEEN LEED GOLD CERTIFIED

Uptime Institute has awarded Quark’s designed Portugal Telecom Data Center as the Best Data Center Design (EMEA) at their first annual Brill Awards for Efficient IT which attracted 100 worthy entrants from 19 countries. In the judgment of more than 90 industry professionals who evaluated project submissions from leading enterprises around the world, the Portugal… Continue reading UPTIME INSTITUTE HAS AWARDED QUARK DESIGNED PORTUGAL TELECOM DATA CENTER AS THE BEST DATA CENTER DESIGN (EMEA)

Enagas´ Green Data Center in Zaragoza, Spain, is an exemplary model of convergence between IT improvement and facilities. On one hand 80% of servers have been updated and virtualized in 9:1 ratio. On the other, an existing small building has been transformed into a Tier IV LEED Gold Certified Data Center which draws its energy… Continue reading ENAGÁS WINS THE INNOVATION IN THE MICRO-DATA CENTER AWARD AT DCD AWARDS EMEA 2013

New Enagas Green Data Center has got two awards at 2013 Enertic Prize Edition been held in Madrid, and corresponding to the Best Smart Data Center and the Best Manager. Quark has been in charge for the Value Engineering Services and Project Management Services at said Data Center, which joins a great energy efficiency supporter… Continue reading NEW ENAGAS GREEN DATA CENTER HAS GOT TWO AWARDS AT 2013 ENERTIC PRIZE EDITION

Quark has given a surprise with two finalist projects in diverse categories: Enagas at Innovation in the Micro Data Center and Portugal Telecom at Green Data Center. These are two very different projects as the first one is a small size but of paramount importance project for our client Enagas, for which Quark as Engineering… Continue reading QUARK GIVES A SURPRISE AT DCD AWARDS EMEA 2013

[nz_youtube id=”KDOLHClNTOI” width=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SAj_t4JzYVM#t=27″ /]On 23 September Portugal Telecom opened its new data centre in Covilhã, undoubtedly its most important due to is size, design and the range of services provided. This is a project in which Quark TS has played a key engineering role in designing the data centre’s electromechanical elements. Interview with Ricardo Abad… Continue reading PORTUGAL TELECOM OPENS ITS NEW DATA CENTRE IN COVILHÃ

The Design for Portugal Telecom (PT) Data Center, due to open in September, achieved the Tier III Certification last May 22nd. This makes the Portuguese operator to be the first company in Portugal to have an Uptime Certified Data Center. The Design which has been done by specialized engineering consultant Quark TS is of vital… Continue reading QUARK ACHIEVES UPTIME INSTITUTE TIER III DESIGN CERTIFICATION FOR PORTUGAL TELECOM´S COVILHA DATA CENTER