Green Cloud IT
Balancing ICT and the environment
IT, Energy Efficiency & More
At Arvato Systems, we strive to permanently improve our energy efficiency and that of our customers through the use of our solutions and products. With modern cloud-based technologies and solutions, we ensure that information and communications technology is more in tune with our environment today and in the future. (Video in german language)
Balancing ICT and the Environment
Arvato Systems develops solutions that help companies achieve higher energy efficiency through better IT resource utilization. By shifting computing power to the cloud, more sustainable device usage is possible. And with our innovative Smart Energy Platform, we offer active energy management that can help further increase energy efficiency by actively controlling energy generation and consumption.
Our Data Center? Exceptionally Green!
We're going ahead with Green Cloud-IT. Arvato Systems is constantly striving to optimize the energy supply processes of its own data centers and to ensure energy-efficient operation.
With a power usage effectiveness of 1.43, the Arvato Systems data center in Gütersloh was awarded the "green star" by the eco association for its low CO2 emissions and reduced power consumption. An absorption chiller has been in use in our data center since 2017. It is able to generate cooling from thermal energy and thus supply the servers with cooling air in a much more energy-efficient and cost-effective way. The cooling machine obtains the heat required for the conversion from the block-type thermal power station located on the site. The power plant generates both electricity and heat. In winter the buildings are heated, in summer the servers are cooled. The system is thus not only used more economically, but the additional heat consumption in the summer months now also generates environmentally friendly and cost-effective electricity.
We are continuously optimizing the infrastructure of our data center in order to reduce energy consumption. For example, all UPS systems (UPS: "uninterruptible power supply") were replaced with new, more efficient units.
With the development of a Software Defined DataCenter and the associated increase in cloud offerings, the next green milestone has been reached.

Our Energy Management? Intelligently Connected!
The Arvato Systems "Smart Energy Platform" is an Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data platform that enables energy management based on energy data. The platform collects and processes all data from various sources, such as weather, sensor, technical plant and consumption data. On the basis of the data evaluation, the energy consumption of companies can be optimally controlled to such an extent that energy costs can be significantly reduced through greater transparency and the purchasing optimization based on this.