Posts Categorized: London

Why should we back up the backup?

Posted by & filed under Backup, Data centres, London, Tier 3.

Why should we back up the backup? A short while ago, we told you the story of our upgrade from a single, rather elderly, backup generator to a shiny new pair of N+1 diesel generators - giving us Tier 3 status at the same time. But why is it so vital to have this ‘belt and braces’ approach? Is it just about the standards, or is it really more about the customer? We think it’s most definitely the latter. The …

Which way is the Cloud blowing?

Posted by & filed under Cloud, Data centres, London.

Which way is the Cloud blowing? Whatever we may think and however much or how little we believe the marketing hype, Cloud computing offers benefits to both users and providers - which cannot be achieved in any other way. The take-up of Cloud may not have been as instant as some would have liked us to believe in the early days, but it is unquestionably the way the world has been going, and will continue to go. In our last …

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 …