M247 Ltd Manchester Datacentre Build Blog

Our 1u colocation package has recently been updated to include 0.8amps of power as standard, this allows you to run almost any single CPU server!

We are very pleased to announce the beta launch of our Cloud Hosting platform based on Xenserver.

Currently we are running 2 clusters here in our Manchester datacenter however we have plans to launch clusters in Frankfurt, East coast USA and West coast USA.

We have today launched a new website for IceColo – our Manchester Colocation brand

The website also contains lots of information about the major Manchester Network deployment required by our networking division GlobalAXS to support the datacentre.

As part of their case study, our UPS manufacturer sent a photographer to take some pictures of our completed datacentre. See below for the results

We are constructing a highly secure and energy-efficient facility with all the protection you’d expect from a premium datacentre, including:

• N+1 UPS Protection
• N+1 Downflow Cooling
• Dedicated 11Kv substation on-site
• Full generator backup, with several days’ on-site fuel storage
• 24-hour monitored and recorded CCTV security
• 20Gbps resilient network ring linking the site to key datacentres in Manchester and London

We have chosen a premium, newly built, detached office building on a secure site with ample parking to use for our facility.