Co-location centre

Location

The facility is located in the City of London. This site is an international landing point for London on the Internet Backbone, situated on the Olympic Marathon route.
 

Building Overview

• Modern data centre facility situated in the east of London, close to the City of London
• Operational since 1999
• Technical space arranged over five floors
• Total size (technical space): 8,046 m²
• Available fully fitted space: 2,952 m²
• Maximum site power: 4 MVA

Mains Power

• Dual redundant 4MVA, 11kV dedicated underground cable feeds to dedicated dual redundant 4MVA transformer substation.
• Diverse entry points

Generator Power

• Two x 2.2MVA diesel-driven emergency power generators giving 4.4 MVA Automatic start in less than one minute to feed 100% of the facility. Generators tested monthly
• Fuel storage (Diesel) for 24 hour continuous operation at 100% load
• 24x7 agreement with local fuel supplier
• UPS
• 4 x 625kVA Hybrid Rotary UPS modules providing 1875kVA total output with N+1 redundancy 15-minute battery autonomy per UPS module
• Dual redundant A&B distribution strategy
• Underfloor power track distribution system
• DC 8000 amp -48VDC power system.
• Four hours of battery autonomy
• Single bus system with dual redundant A & B distribution.

Environment

• 750W/m² average cooling capability over the gross space
• Temperature regulated overall to 21°C+/- 2°C
• Humidity regulated overall to 50%RH +/- 10%
• Technical areas positively pressurized to minimize dust ingress

Physical

• Minimum floor to ceiling height:
• 3,100mm from top of raised floor
• 850mm raised floor height Raised
• Floor loading 14kN/m²
• Structural Floor Slab: 5kN/m²