The ALiX project is a proposal from the

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(Council of Tenerife), led by the Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (Technological Institute and of Renewable Energies), with the purpose of promoting the competitiveness of the island of

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towards the global market of the information and communication technologies and improving the technological resources in the

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. In order to do so, four courses of action have been suggested: * Development and implementation of a

data center A data center is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Since IT operations are crucial for busines ...

, (D-ALiX, formerly NAPWACI: Neutral Access Point of Western Africa and Canary Islands), that will serve as a neutral point of traffic aggregation and distribution for three continents, in addition to a gateway for the South of Europe. * Constitution of a public carrier, dependent on the

, that will negotiate the terrestrial infraestructures upon the guidance of the Cabildo and, at the same time, new construction statements are agreed, putting them at the disposal of all carriers in order to promote competitiveness. * Participation of the Technological Institute of Telecommunications of Tenerife (IT³) in the installation and implementation of an alternative submarine cable in competitiveness with the main telecommunications carrier. * Promotion, through the Technological Institute of Telecommunications of Tenerife, of the arrival of new submarine cables which will link the island with Africa and, in the future, with Latin America. Included in the initiative of the ALiX Project is the D-ALiX (formerly NAPWACI). This

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is situated in the island of

(

). The data center was awarded in the Datacenter Dynamics Awards 2010 ceremony due to its innovation.

Sources

External links

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ALiX project website
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Datacenter for ALiX (D-ALiX)
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Insular Council of Tenerife
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Technological Institute and of Renewable Energies (ITER)
Science and technology in Spain 2006 establishments in Spain Projects established in 2006