M247 Ltd Manchester Datacentre Build Blog » Facility Information http://build.manchesterdc.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 1u colocation packages http://build.manchesterdc.com/2010/03/24/1u-colocation-packages/ http://build.manchesterdc.com/2010/03/24/1u-colocation-packages/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:22:56 +0000 jon http://build.manchesterdc.com/?p=643 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!

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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.

]]> http://build.manchesterdc.com/2010/03/08/cloud-hosting-launched/feed/ 0 Manchester Colocation Website Launced http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/08/11/manchester-colocation-website-launced/ http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/08/11/manchester-colocation-website-launced/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:12:16 +0000 chrisbyrd http://build.manchesterdc.com/?p=629 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.

]]> http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/08/11/manchester-colocation-website-launced/feed/ 2 27th May – Photos of our Colocation Facilities http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/05/27/27th-may-professional-photos-of-our-colocation-facilities/ http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/05/27/27th-may-professional-photos-of-our-colocation-facilities/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 09:54:08 +0000 chrisbyrd http://build.manchesterdc.com/?p=598 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 :-)

Main Entrance Area Main Entrance Half-Megawatt diesel generators Generator & Diesel Tank DX Condensors Generator and cable connections Half-Megawatt Diesel Generator UPS Modules UPS Module UPS Module UPS Modules 100KVA UPS Module UPS Panel Inside Contained 'cold-aisle' SuperMicro Serves Geoff Garside Geoff Garside Rack containing Dell PowerEdge Servers Main Data Area Colocation Racks Chris Byrd ]]> http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/05/27/27th-may-professional-photos-of-our-colocation-facilities/feed/ 0 Facility Details http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/01/08/facility-details/ http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/01/08/facility-details/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:23:11 +0000 chrisbyrd http://build.manchesterdc.com/?p=23 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
]]> http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/01/08/facility-details/feed/ 0 The Building http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/01/08/the-building/ http://build.manchesterdc.com/2009/01/08/the-building/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:12:45 +0000 chrisbyrd http://build.manchesterdc.com/?p=15 We have chosen a premium, newly built, detached office building on a secure site with ample parking to use for our facility.

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