Start of Solutions for Facility Management in Data Centers

Property Data Bank Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Sada Hisa Takeno, Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has enhanced the functions of its facility management cloud "@cmms" and launched solutions to realize advanced facility management and optimize Life Cycle costs for data centers, where demand is expanding with the spread of generative AI.

With the advancement of generative AI and various ICT services, many data centers are being constructed both domestically and internationally. Data centers require a vast amount of building facilities, such as power and air conditioning equipment, to support the numerous server equipment they house. These facilities demand advanced maintenance for their upkeep and stable operation, and facility investments also become substantial as they age.

This new service addresses these needs. By integrating @cmms with BIM, we will build a digital twin of the facilities within the data center, supporting the efficiency and advancement of maintenance operations for these facilities. Furthermore, by analyzing the maintenance information accumulated for each facility, we will calculate the optimal repair cycle corresponding to the risks of the target facilities, thereby optimizing the Life Cycle costs for data center operators who require significant reinvestment.

[Background]

According to a survey by IDC Japan, a specialized IT research company*, investment in new and expanded data centers in Japan continues to increase, with a particularly large increase expected from 2026 onwards, reaching an investment scale exceeding 1 trillion yen by 2028. This is due to the continued expansion of demand for hyperscale data centers for cloud services. Furthermore, the need for AI server installation is also expanding, accelerating investment growth as data centers with larger capacities than before are required.

These data centers require not only communication equipment such as servers and networks but also a large amount of related building facilities, including cooling, air conditioning, and power supply equipment. The advancement of operational management and optimization of facility investments for these facilities are also important issues.

*IDC Japan, April 7, 2025 announcement https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prJPJ53297625

[Overview of Initiatives]

We aim to build a digital twin of equipment and maintenance ledgers and 3D spatial ledgers for facilities within data centers by integrating @cmms and BIM. This will digitize all aspects of maintenance operations, including planning, execution, and recording, thereby improving the efficiency of all maintenance tasks, including report creation, submission, and analysis. AI-powered advice based on maintenance history will also be available for responses to failures or malfunctions, supporting the stable operation of data centers. By linking the digital ledger of facilities and BIM, which is a 3D spatial ledger, in real-time, the location of failures and equipment can be confirmed on BIM, improving visibility.

Furthermore, by analyzing the maintenance information accumulated for each facility, the reliability and failure rate of the target facilities can be calculated in real-time. This allows for the calculation of the optimal replacement cycle corresponding to the risks of facility malfunctions, thereby optimizing the Life Cycle costs for data center operators who require significant reinvestment.

Integration of the facility management cloud "@cmms" that realizes digital twins with BIM

Image of calculating reliability curves for each facility using data science

[Future Outlook]

The facility management cloud "@cmms" is introduced to various companies such as data center operators, power companies, manufacturing industries, and infrastructure industries. We will continue to actively promote the new service to these companies. We will also promote it to facilities that require advanced facility updates and maintenance, such as production facilities, logistics facilities, and super high-rise buildings, not only data centers. The impact of this service on our performance is minor. We will promptly announce any matters that need to be disclosed in the future.

[Company Profile of Property Data Bank Co., Ltd.]

◼ Representative: Chairman and CEO Toshimasa Itaya

◼ Representative: President and CEO Sada Hisa Takeno

◼ Established: October 2, 2000

◼ Location: Headquarters: Hamacho Square (Reception 6F), 1-30-5 Hamacho, Minato-ku, Tokyo ◼ Location: Osaka: VPO Honmachi Central, 4-4-7 Kitakyuhoji-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka

◼ Capital: 332,715 thousand yen

◼ URL: https://corp.propertydbk.com/

◼ Business Description:

Since our founding in October 2000, we have positioned our core business as providing the integrated asset management cloud service "@property," specializing in the operation and management of real estate and facilities, and have developed and expanded the market. "@property" is a cloud service for improving operational efficiency and enhancing asset value in real estate and facility operations management, supporting our customers' real-time management strategies.

Since January 2024, we have also been providing the facility management cloud "@cmms" and the workplace management cloud "@IWMS."

[Contact Information for Inquiries]

Hamacho Square (Reception 6F), 1-30-5 Hamacho, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Property Data Bank Co., Ltd. Public Relations: Ishida

Phone Number: 03-5777-3468

Email Address: [email protected]