Digital Realty (formerly Interxion) tasks APL with overseeing the works to expand and secure its data center in Marseille

Customer name :	Digital Realty (formerly Interxion)
Area of business :	ICT hosting, hosted data center
Accompanying mode :	Project Management Assistance
Type of service :	Works supervision in an operating data center

Digital Realty (formerly Interxion) wished to receive an assistance to oversee the second stage of the works of its data center in Marseille, in order to enlarge the rooms and to secure the installations. The hosting company relied on the works supervisor proposed by APL to control the right implementation of the project.

Project objective

Overseeing the work site and realizing a daily report
Guaranteeing the completeness, consistency and quality of the actions and providing deliverables to the project manager
Being the connection between the different stakeholders

Services provided

APL proposed a works supervisor to Digital Realty, in charge of:

Monitoring the work site and realizing a daily report to the project manager along with the site manager
Verifying the successful implementation of the works while respecting the schedule
Controlling access and security on the work site
Being a connection between the company, the operations team on the site and the central engineering team based in the Netherlands

Client benefits

Works realized while the site remained opened, without interrupting the IT production
APL’s experience in maintenance and operations supervision of data centers
Risk and security management throughout the works
Independence towards every builder companies
Unique representative, able to work in English with the different stakeholders