Carrier neutral Central London colocation Tier 3 data centre for server hosting

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Critical operations are in safe hands for City Lifeline customers

Colocation data centre offers Tier 3 performance levels for mission-critical IT and telecoms and invests £600,000 in two new diesel generators

In response to customer demand for more secure and resilient operations for mission-critical equipment, City Lifeline, the London-based independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre, now offers its customers colocation to Tier 3 standards.  The key to this is a new dual-diesel generator system, installed following a £600,000 investment, which can support the whole facility electrical load even with one generator set out of service for maintenance.

Tier 3, otherwise known as “concurrent maintainability”, means that City Lifeline can now offer its customers electrical power, cooling and bandwidth systems which are always available even if a part fails, is switched off or is being maintained.  It provides a reliable operating environment for the customer which is resistant to failures or an incorrect operation.  Tier 3 standards allow customers to sleep at night, restfully knowing that nothing can go wrong to affect their equipment operations.

City Lifeline’s managing director Roger Keenan explains, “The London colocation market continues to demand ever-increasing technical standards and ever-higher resilience against natural disaster, terrorist threats, mains power failures and equipment failures.  Our customers were telling us we needed to move to Tier 3 standards and the installation of this new dual-diesel system was the last piece of the jigsaw.  We are delighted at what has been achieved and what we can now offer”.

The new dual-diesel generator system is built to the latest pollution and noise standards.  It fits in with City Lifeline’s continuous efforts to become one of the greenest, most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly colocation data centres in London.

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About City Lifeline

City Lifeline is the leading independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre in central London.  Lifeline House is situated in an ideal location, just outside the central London Exclusion zone, in the emerging Silicon Roundabout / Tech City district. 

With some of the best connectivity in London, City Lifeline provides a secure, reliable and resilient home for telecoms, networking and server hosting.  Its customers have access to the fastest, carrier diverse networks in the UK connecting across the world.

The data centre offers a first-class, flexible and personal service coupled with the security, reliability and engineering teams to match.    

For further information about City Lifeline visit: www.city-lifeline.co.uk

We have a winner for the competition run on the stand at IPExpo 2011!  The winner was picked at random using a random-number generating program from all the people who visited us on the Stand and left us their details.  the winner is:

***   Ian Poole of RFIB Group!   ***

Ian has already been notified of his win, and will be presented with a new iPod Nano.  Congratulations, Ian.  Please come back and see us next year, although we can't guarantee you will win again!

We look forward to seeing everyone again at next year's IPExpo 2012.  We will be on Stand C13 next time, in with all the communications, telephony and IP companies.  See you all there!

Over the 19th and 20th of October 2011, City Lifeline exhibited at the IPExpo exhibition at London's Earl's Court 2 arena.  The exhibition was immensely successful, and many more people became aware of City Lifeline's London colocation and London hosting options.  The rate of takeup was so great that the stand team ran out of stand give-aways before the end of the first day and had to arrange for new supplies to be couriered in from City Lifeline's offices near Moorgate in London.

We will be exhibiting at IPExpo 2011 at the Earl's Court exhibition centre.  Our theme is: " A data centre for Communications ... in the heart of London."  We will de available to discuss colocation, bandwith, intelligent hands and the services City Lifeline offers to the internet, data and voice communication industries.  19th and 20th October.  Come and see us on Stand F32!

Venus Business Communications expands data centre presence to support business growth with City Lifeline

City Lifeline, the London-based independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre, has today announced that Venus Business Communications has expanded its rack space presence within City Lifeline’s central London colocation facility.

Venus Business Communications provides high speed connections to Internet and VOIP telephony services for media and professional services companies in central London. Its dedicated fibre network and hosting facilities will be further interconnected within City Lifeline’s colocation data centre in Central London, enabling it to increase services to key city-based business customers to support its overall expansion strategy.

Brian Iddon, director at Venus Business Communications, said: “It is crucial that we offer our customers reliable services at reasonable rates. By hosting services in City Lifeline’s colocation data centre, we can successfully deliver a full range of facilities to our customers from a professionally run data centre. It also lets us keep tailor our services to the customer’s needs in a safe, secure and reliable environment.”

Roger Keenan, managing director at City Lifeline, adds: “We have worked with Venus Business Communications for many years and we are delighted to be able to offer them the flexibility to grow within our data centre. It is important that customers feel they can rely on suppliers and City Lifeline offers an environment that supports rapid growth and can easily meet the need for new services and equipment.”

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About City Lifeline

City Lifeline is the leading independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre in central London.  Lifeline House is situated in an ideal location, just outside the central London Exclusion zone, in the emerging Silicon roundabout district. 

With some of the best connectivity in London, City Lifeline provides a secure, reliable and resilient home for telecoms, networking and server hosting.  Its customers have access to the fastest, carrier diverse networks in the UK connecting across the world.

The data centre offers a first-class, flexible and personal service coupled with the security, reliability and engineering team to match.   

For further information about City Lifeline visit: www.city-lifeline.co.uk

This article was published in the February 2011 issue of "Consulting Engineer" under the full title of "Cooling in the data centre - an end-user view".  The author is Roger Keenan, Managing Director of City Lifeline.  The article discusses how electronic equipment is cooled in today's world, rather than an ideal world.  The question of whether efficiency matters is discussed, and then the article looks at some ways of improving matters.

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This article was published in "Cable & Satellite International" magazine.  The author is journalist Philip Hunter.  The article contains comment and contribution from City Lifeline.  The article discusses the ways in which Cloud computing can enhance the flexibility and cost structure of digital content providers.    City Lifeline proposes an alternative to full-blown Cloud, with content operators remotely hosting and delivering content from localised private London hosting centres.

This article was published in Network Communications News.  The author is Roger Keenan, Managing Director of City Lifeline.  The article covers the high use of energy by data centres and some of the ways in which energy consumption can be reduced.  New data centre builders and upgrades of legacy data centres both have their roles to play in ensuring that they are both Green and seen to be Green.

This article was published in the DataCenterDynamics news magazine. the author is journalist Penny Smith, a DCD staffer.  The British government has designated the area of London around the Old Street Roundabout as a high-tech growth area, called "Silicon Roundabout" by the popular press.  The government is encouraging companies to migrate to the area and establish a self-sustaining "cluster" of high technology companies in the area.  Both City Lifeline and DataCenterDynamics have offices close to Silicon Roundabout.

Pro-Net re-locates to City Lifeline to enhance connectivity and support business expansion

City Lifeline, the London-based independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre, has announced today that UK internet service provider, Pro-Net, is moving its team and equipment to its facility, located at the heart of the emerging Silicon Roundabout district. 

The move allows Pro-Net to widen its networking, carrier and colocation options and offers the company the flexibility to expand and utilise vital technical office space, unavailable at its former base.  The team will now operate from City Lifeline, with part of its core network remaining at the Telehouse Docklands facility.

Danial Subhani, managing director at Pro-Net says, “City Lifeline understands our need for a data centre facility from where our team can operate and grow.  In our industry it is vital for us to have a reliable data centre delivering strong connectivity from a diverse range of carriers, all of which are now on-hand for us.  

“Our new location at City Lifeline is conveniently located near to some of our customers, is perfect for networking opportunities with likeminded businesses in the media, web and software sectors and means we can access our critical equipment fast.”

Roger Keenan, managing director at City Lifeline adds, “We have experience working with businesses like Pro-Net that really recognise the benefits of operating from the rising Silicon Roundabout district and need flexible colocation solutions.  We are looking forward to providing them with a data centre operation that suits both their business and customers.”

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About City Lifeline 

City Lifeline is the leading independent carrier-neutral colocation data centre in central London.  Lifeline House is situated in an ideal location, just outside the central London Exclusion zone, in the emerging Silicon Roundabout district.  

With some of the best connectivity in London, City Lifeline provides a secure, reliable and resilient home for telecoms, networking and server hosting.  Its customers have access to the fastest, carrier diverse networks in the UK connecting across the world.

The data centre offers a first-class, flexible and personal service coupled with the security, reliability and engineering team to match.    

For further information about City Lifeline visit: www.city-lifeline.co.uk 

About Pro-Net

Founded in 1995, Pro-Net is one of the most established ISP businesses in Europe, offering a wide range of bespoke ISP services to UK SME and corporate clients around the UK. 

The main focus for Pro-Net is to provide resilient bonded connectivity over ADSL and 3g which ensures an excellent middle ground between expensive Leased Lines and poor quality connectivity. A key area for this technology is replacing expensive MPLS services or supplying stable bonded connections where connectivity is poor. 

For further information about Pro-Net visit: www.pro-net.co.uk