BP Mega Data Center #1 (February 2005)

The first of BP’s three global Mega Data Centers is located in Singapore. The center leverages 10 Gbps connectivity and serves BP’s ‘Most of World’ division. Other Centers are planned for EU and US.

BP, following in Shells footsteps, has installed its first IT Mega Data Center in the Far East. BPs Most of the World (MoW) Mega Data Center, the first of three worldwide, was opened at the SingTel Telecom Complex in Singapore last month.

Tier 4

BPs MoW data center is a 10Gbps, Tier 4 facility which will provide BPs businesses with an improved quality of service. All of BP Singapores current digital infrastructure will be moved to the new Center which will also assure enhanced disaster recovery thanks to a high speed link with a mirror facility. The Center will house upwards of 100, mostly Intel-based, servers.

Leggate

BP CIO John Leggate said, We are always looking for opportunities to enhance productivity. The consolidation of servers into the Singapore Mega Data Center will help our businesses in Asia to move at an even greater pace. In many ways, Singapore is at the commercial crossroads of the world.

Kian

Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board, added, We are pleased that BP has chosen Singapore as the location for its Most of the World Mega Data Center. The decision is a testament to Singapores reputation as a trusted and reliable IT and business hub.

Disposal

Following BPs disposal of its local refining interests last year, the company decided to turn its Singapore unit into a service center for the region, providing key functions such as legal, tax, audit, and digital business. BP Singapores role has since expanded to service BPs regional and global business interests. An estimated 10,000 MoW users will be connected to the Center from BPs upstream, midstream and downstream segments.

Kong

BP Singapore president Wu Shen Kong said BP Singapore has transformed into a knowledge hub for Asia Pacific, playing a strategic role in BPs activities including trading and service support functions.

500 personnel

BP Singapore expects to grow from its current 430 employees to over 500 next year, especially as it scales-up its global trading activities. BPs second data center is under construction in the UK, with a third planned for North America. Shell inaugurated its first Mega Center in Malaysias Silicon Valley back in 2002 (see Oil IT Journal 7 N1).

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