Data Centres
Everyday more companies choose to use external data centres to host their server infrastructure. These centres provide a level of resilience that would be cost prohibitive to most companies, providing resilient power, cooling and networking environments.
virtualDCS operate cloud computing platforms from two datacentres one in Derbyshire and one in Yorkshire providing both our virtual and physical customers with choice of tier 3 and 4 facilities offering:
Derbyshire Features
- 24 Hour Manned Security
- CCTV & Intruder Alarms
- Perimeter fencing and electric gates
- Up to 32A dual power feed per rack
- Diverse Fibre Entry with BT, Kingston Comms Fibre available
- On-site Network Operations Centre
- Multiple T1 Carriers for Internet Transit
- Convenient Midlands location just 5 minutes from junction 25 of the M1.
- 4,500 sq ft Data Centre space
- 2 separate Halls
- 3 × N+1 Generators
- 5 × 200kVA Riello UPS (N+1)
- N+1 Stulz DX Cybercool Air Conditioning Systems
- FM200 Fire Suppression
- 14.5kN/m² raised floor system
Yorkshire Features
- 14.5kN/m2 raised floor system
- 24 Hour Manned Security
- CCTV & Intruder Alarms
- Perimeter fencing and electric gates
- High Levels of Energy Efficiency with a Target PUE (Power Usage Efficiency) of 1.3
- 10Gb Ethernet ring to Manchester, London and the Derbyshire site
- On-site Network Operations Centre
- A 'Goods In' area
- Build area and optional hot desks
- Convenient central location easily accessible from the M1, M62 and A1.
- 13,000 sq ft Data Centre space in a building footprint of 27,000 sq ft
- 4 separate Halls
- Optional private suites in 32, 64, 96 or 128 rack capacity
- 4 × 1MW MTU Generators N+1
- 6 × 200kVA Chloride UPS System for A feeds (N+N)
- 6 × 200kVA Chloride UPS System for B feeds (N+N)
- 6 × 350KW Airdale Water Cooled Chillers (N+1) on N+N pumps with free cooling features
- FM200 Fire Suppression with VESDA system
