case study
Reasons for choosing Volta
Agile working – Volta ’ s proactivity and ‘ always happy to help ’ attitude at a sensible cost base has assured vXtream of safe and efficiently running equipment .
Location – Located within the heart of London , Volta provided vXtream with a high level of convenience and accessibility for both general use or in the case of an emergency .
Redundancy of power – Volta ’ s two power ring placement provides vXtream with the ability to ensure 100 per cent uptime to its customers .
venture with vXtream in October 2015 joining the managed services arena . The company was formed with the aim of providing a wide range of customers with managed cloud and colocation services .
Currently , the vXtream client base spreads across a number of VoIP customers who are highly dependent on proximity to their customers and a safe and secure network . vXtream required a data centre not only capable of providing enough rack space to house its assets , but also a venue that would ensure close proximity and accessibility . With its client base being heavily dependent on network security and uptime , finding a convenient and highly accessible data centre became a top priority . Alongside this , the managed cloud and colocation provider was keen to find a carrier neutral data centre that would also provide the company with a level of flexibility that could efficiently cater for the business ’ plans for future development . The opportunity for growth within a data centre also played an important role in the company ’ s decision making process , in order to ensure the possibility of catering for more clients . Overall , the company wanted to find a data centre that would be able to accommodate its size and needs , whilst efficiently providing the necessary support it may need in the future .
Flexible contract agreement Despite being considered amongst other big players , Volta ’ s ability to house vXtream with a 2kW rack within 24 hours , the well thought out building design and its ‘ cando ’ attitude and ethos won the company over . Prior to settling in within the central London data centre , vXtream was able to draw up a flexible contract agreement that ensured opportunities for growth in the future . The company ’ s reasons for choosing Volta were not limited to Volta ’ s flexible business management , but also included the data centre ’ s ability to build a solid yet growing relationship with the company from the first instance , in addition to
ensuring that vXtream business is able to run effectively due to its agile methods of problem solving . In under a year , vXtream has now upgraded from its original agreement of a 2kW rack to an independent space with a 40kW power offering .
Jonathan Obadia , managing director , vXtream , comments , ‘ We were initially looking for a data centre that wanted our business and Volta managed to give an instant sense that they care about their customers however big or small . With vXtream currently being a small business , flexibility is important . One thing that stood out in particular was in fact the flexibility in Volta ’ s way of doing business , which was a unique highlight throughout the decision making process . And it ’ s not just flexibility in the initial stages , it ’ s in every area – they ’ re agile .’
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