Valtori and CSC begin cooperation on provision of data centre premises

Government ICT Centre Valtori has entered into an agreement with CSC – IT Center for Science on the use of data centre premises. The agreement is for five years.

A key aim of the Government's data centre strategy is a marked reduction in the number of data centres used by central government organisations and the centralisation of the centres' administration. During the implementation phase of the strategy, a decision will be made on which data centres will be discontinued. Operations from these hardware rooms will be moved to CSC's data centres. Joint state capacity services will also be provided from CSC's data centres.
 
Valtori will begin using the new data centre premises during October, after which the transfer of the services will begin. Valtori will run through the data centre transfers with each government agency involved before the move begins.
 
This new agreement on the use of data centres will support the Government's data centre strategy and promote the realisation of the related strategic policies.
 
"This agreement will improve the quality and availability of data centre and capacity services, while lowering the related lifecycle costs," says a delighted Yrjö Benson, Senior Specialist and strategy owner at the Ministry of Finance.

"The agreement is important to CSC. We are delighted that the Government's data centre strategy is now being rolled out in practice and that CSC can support Valtori in this challenging, expert work demanding task. Our aim is to create a shared, cost-effective and high-quality IT service infrastructure for the Government sector," says Director Marjut Andler of CSC.

Additional information

Government ICT Centre Valtori
Production Director Seppo Mellas, tel. +358 400 504205
Procurement Director Mikko Vuorikoski, tel. +358 50 542 0949
Emails contacts are as follows: firstname.lastname[at]valtori.fi

 
CSC – IT Center for Science
Director Marjut Andler tel. +358 40 5476957
firstname.lastname [at] csc.fi

CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd offers the Finnish scientific community the most powerful computational environment in the Nordic countries, super-fast and reliable data connections, and Finland's best IT experts and services for science. CSC is a non-profit, state-owned company that operates with a special mandate under the Ministry of Education and Culture. www.csc.fi