Press
Buffalo Grove, Ill.
October 26, 2015
Siemens announces global strategic partnership with
BASELAYER to improve efficiency, reduce complexity
in data centers
 Siemens will integrate its power distribution, metering, and fire safety technologies with
BASELAYER’s Intelligent Control data center solutions
 Siemens will highlight the new partnership at the Datacenter Dynamics conference in
Chicago
Siemens today announced a strategic partnership with BASELAYER Technology, LLC, the U.Sbased manufacturer of software-defined modular data centers and infrastructure management
software. Siemens will integrate its intelligent data center technologies, including power distribution,
control and metering, and fire safety into BASELAYER’s modular data center’s portable and
customizable solution that can be located anywhere data capacity is needed. With Siemens’
technology and BASELAYER’s modular data center platform, operators will have greater insight into
a data center’s power flow, resulting in greater energy efficiency and operational flexibility.
“By entering into this partnership with BASELAYER, Siemens is better positioned to bring our
intelligent data center technologies to the modular data center space and deliver added value to
consumers of Web-scale and High Performance Computing (HPC) applications, while also bringing
innovative products into data-intensive verticals like telecom and healthcare,” said John Kovach,
Siemens Global Head of Data Center Solutions. “Working with innovative partners such as
BASELAYER allows us to collectively deliver advanced technology in an incredibly reliable, efficient,
and cost-effective manner.”
The partnership will enhance BASELAYER’ s ability to deploy its technology across the globe, with
an immediate benefit coming to data center deployments connected directly to the utility grid. By
using Siemens intelligent busway technology, BASELAYER is also able to reduce the footprint
within the module and allow for more space for IT equipment. Additionally, the busway offers a high
degree of flexibility to provide localized power distribution, which allows BASELAYER’s control
systems to optimize airflow down to the component level. The technology will help improve
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BASELAYER’s existing benchmark of 19 percent energy reduction and $200,000 per megawatt of
operational savings.
“Both companies share a common vision to connect the critical infrastructure layer with the IT
stack,” said William D. Slessman, CEO of BASELAYER. “This alignment across every level of the
data center will offer data center consumers greater transparency, leading to better decision-making
capabilities. We look forward to this new chapter in our relationship with Siemens.”
As a leading global technology company, Siemens offers power distribution, automation, security,
fire safety, renewables, and energy efficiency solutions for critical data centers around the world.
BASELAYER’s products include software-defined modular data centers, along with infrastructure
management software and big data analytics.
To learn more about this new strategic partnership and Siemens advanced technology for data
centers, please visit us at Datacenter Dynamics booth #22.
BASELAYER will be presenting on the deployment of modular data centers at the grid at Datacenter
Dynamics on October 27 at 12:20 p.m. as part of the Critical Environment Track.
This press release and a press picture(s)/further material are available at
http://news.usa.siemens.biz/.
For further information on Siemens data center technologies, please visit
www.usa.siemens.com/datacenters.
Contact for journalists
Amanda Naiman, Siemens
Phone: 484-680-4427; Email: amanda.naiman@siemens.com
Samir Shah, BASELAYER Technology, LLC
Phone: 602-783-1177; Email: sshah@baselayer.com
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Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality,
reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. The company is active in more than 200 countries, focusing on the areas of
electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies,
Siemens is No. 1 in offshore wind turbine construction, a leading supplier of combined cycle turbines for power generation, a leading
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provider of power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions and automation and software solutions for industry. The
company is also a leading supplier of medical imaging equipment – such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
systems – and a leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal 2013, which ended on September 30, 2013, revenue from
continuing operations totaled €75.9 billion and income from continuing operations €4.2 billion. At the end of September 2013, Siemens
had around 362,000 employees worldwide on the basis of continuing operations. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
Siemens Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence,
innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 165 years. With 343,000 employees in more than 200 countries, Siemens
reported worldwide revenue of approximately $98 billion in fiscal 2014. Siemens in the USA reported revenue of $22.2 billion, including
$5.2 billion in exports, and employs approximately 46,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
BASELAYER Technology, LLC (Chandler, AZ) invented the software-defined modular data center. Founded in 2008, BASELAYER
simplifies the data center and makes it smart. BASELAYER’s advanced modular technology, infrastructure management software and big
data analytics bridge the gap between data center operators, IT professionals and the enterprise’s customers. For more information about
BASELAYER, visit us at www.baselayer.com.
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