Redcentric, a leading UK IT managed services provider, has announced the completion of its integration of the City Lifeline data centre business. City Lifeline operates one of the best-connected data centres in London, and its acquisition is a key part of Redcentric’s strategy for operational growth and geographical reach. The staff and site at Shoreditch will further strengthen an existing infrastructure of owned data centres in Harrogate, Reading and Cambridge together with a national fibre network. Fraser Fisher, Chief Executive …
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As one of London’s leading data centres City Lifeline, now part of Redcentric plc, is often in the public eye. We encourage public debate in and around the areas in which we operate. We keep our customers informed about us and how we are growing and developing our data centre facility and the services we provide to the IT and communications industries through newsletters and press releases. We provide commentary through social media and we write regular contributions to both online and print magazines. All designed to encourage connection between our customers, our markets and Redcentric.
Supporting Tech City start-ups
Stereotypically, data centre contracts are annual, which tie up start-ups for a full year but City Lifeline has taken the needs of smaller businesses into account with our short term partnership with tech start-up SPARKL. Jacoby Thwaites, founder of SPARKL, believes this type of short-term contract helps support start-up growth without forcing them into a lengthy agreement. He says, “We have entered into a project with a major player in the networking industry and required secure, fully scalable hosting. However, …
The importance of promoting a cyber-aware organisation
Our Managing Director, Roger Keenan shares his knowledge on the paramount importance of promoting a cyber-aware organisation. The world is a rapidly evolving place in terms of technology, which is why it is becoming increasingly important for organisations to protect themselves from cyber attackers and thieves. Have a question for Roger? Head on over to our YouTube channel and add your question to the comments section. Join in the discussion on YouTube >>
City Lifeline becomes part of Redcentric plc
City Lifeline has undertaken the next stage in its evolution by becoming a part of Redcentric plc. Redcentric is a well-known managed IT services group, publicly quoted on the London Stock Exchange on the AIM market. Redcentric already has it’s own data centres in Harrogate and Reading, and City Lifeline’s facilities in central London, complement these well. The services City Lifeline customers receive will be unaffected by the change of ownership and the same City Lifeline staff will continue to …
City Lifeline now connects to Amazon and Azure
At City Lifeline, we listen to our customers and we develop and enhance the services we offer within the London data centre to help our customers develop their own businesses. As the cloud computing market has developed, so City Lifeline customers have increasingly looked to connect to the main public cloud providers – notably Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. Both AWS and Azure offer computing on demand, spooling up compute capacity as needed and spooling down again when no …
Switching data centre - Our top tips
Any IT professional will tell you that relocating your IT equipment to a new data centre is by no means an easy feat. There are many reasons for doing so, varying from a refresh of equipment currently running in-house to dissatisfaction with an existing data centre to a desire to avoid the high costs associated with the bigger data centre chains. It is imperative that your data centre meets all the needs and demands of your business. A mismatched company …
Five Problems That Can Be Resolved by Managed and IT Relocation Services
Here are City Lifeline, we can offer companies the convenience of a central location for their most critical operations, as well as extremely high levels of security for their assets. However, many businesses are searching for more than rack space, but rather a full managed IT service. City Lifeline is proud to work with Ocean Intelligent Communications, who provide managed solutions for those looking to colocate their IT services in our data centre in Shoreditch. Opting for managed and IT …
City Lifeline Announces IP EXPO Competition Winner
During their visit to the prestigious IP Expo, City Lifeline offered a fantastic competition to the masses. There were hundreds of entrants during the two-day stint at the ExCel centre, all of whom were hoping to win a classic car for the weekend courtesy of City Lifeline.
IP EXPO Europe
Europe’s number one enterprise IT event series, IP Expo came to the ExCel Centre on the 7th and 8th of October and City Lifeline were fortunate enough to exhibit at this prestigious event. Thousands of tech professionals and enthusiasts arrived at the ExCel Centre to hear keynote speeches, talk to industry experts and enjoy the buzzing atmosphere of the event with like-minded individuals. As a data centre based in the heart of London’s tech city, it’s safe to say our services …
City Lifeline Open New Shoreditch Data Hall
City Lifeline are proud to announce the opening of our brand new data hall in Shoreditch. The new development will bring a much needed boost to data centre space in Central London as well as increase the efficiency of City Lifeline operations. A number of technology industry experts came to the introduction of the data hall and Kane Fulton from TechRadar cut the ribbon to officially open our new facility. Our aim was to create a data hall that has …
