UK Data Centre
The Blue Square Data Centre based in Maidenhead, Berkshire is one of the UK's leading data centres. The data centre has been built from the ground up with connectivity and resilience in mind.
The data centre is also carrier neutral which is important as it is not tied to any one particular IP transit provider ensuring that connectivity is kept at a maximum by offering full redundancy and the ability to switch providers as and when required.
Some of the key features of the data centre are shown below:
- 450mm raised floor void
- Redundant parallel UPS system @ N+1
- Close control downflow air conditioning units @ N+1
- Data Centre staff on-site 24/7
- 2MW substation with 11KV feed
- Backup diesel generator
- Fire detection and gas surpression system
- 2.5 metre pallisade security fence around perimeter
- PAC security access system
- 24/7 recorded CCTV on every rack aisle and all entrances
- Multiple fibre routes out of the building, diversely routed
- Multiple 10 gigabit ethernet network connections to London
- Cat6 shielded structured cabling
