Monthly Archives: November 2013

London vs the rest of the country

Posted by & filed under Carrier-neutral, Colocation, Data centres, London.

London vs the rest of the country Data centre colocation plays a significant role when it comes to housing today’s IT operations. For many businesses, it’s an attractive alternative to investing in building and maintaining a sizable space - to house and operate power hungry servers, telecoms and network equipment. The notion of operating this equipment offsite brings with it many benefits, but the decision is not as clear cut as that. There are a number of considerations to take …

Keep your data cool in the City

Posted by & filed under Cooling, London.

Keep your data cool in the City It goes without saying that most businesses are totally dependent on their IT systems, and these systems in turn are entirely dependent on the physical environment in which they operate. That environment involves two essential basic elements - reliable power supplies and a constant temperature. In my last post on the mechanics of running a data centre, I explained the important role that UPS systems play - and today it’s the turn of …