| Telecity opens new Powergate London data centre
This new facility offers approximately 5,000 square metres and 10 megawatts (MW) of customer capacity. It has been designed to provide 4 kilowatts (kW) of customer power per rack as standard, more than twice the current industry average, with high powered zones offering up to 20 kW per rack. Energy-efficient design principles have been used throughout the building utilising technologies such as free air cooling and sophisticated ‘intelligent’ climate control systems to reduce energy waste. In addition, multiple connectivity options available on site are enhanced by the presence of the London Internet Exchange, LINX, which will offer customers a high level of national and international peering and connectivity to the internet. Adriaan Oosthoek, managing director, Telecity Group UK and Ireland says: “Our new Powergate data centre offers a highly resilient, connected and secure hosting environment supported by some of the most sophisticated data centre technology available. It is ideally placed for businesses who want to locate their mission critical infrastructure in a London-based facility, while offering enough distance from the Docklands and City to be used for disaster recovery purposes. We are delighted the data centre is now open for business and we have already received a substantial level of customer interest in the facility.”
•Date: 3rd June 2008• Region: UK •Type: Article •Topic: IT continuity
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