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NEWS IN BRIEF
Colt Data Centre
Services announces
the further
expansion at its
Paris Data Centre
Colt Data Centre Services will be adding an
additional 6.9 MW of capacity to its flagship
data centre in Paris. The expansion is in direct
response to demand from existing customers.
Construction has already commenced and is
due to be delivered in H1 2019.
Once delivered, it will bring the total capacity
built within a 24-month period at this data
centre to 9.4MW. In addition to this capacity,
further expansion capacity is planned within
the next 18 months that will see a further
12MW of capacity added to the site, bringing
the total data centre capacity to 23.9MW IT
power. Due to the successful take-up (9.4MW)
and planned investment in further capacity,
Colt DCS’ market share will vastly increase,
targeting a position in the top five providers in
the market.
“As we have seen in recent market reports,
the Paris market is booming and there is a real
demand from the international Cloud Service
Providers in the market to have a presence in
Paris, and our Les Ulis facility is a prime facility
due to its size and location” said Detlef Spang,
CEO at Colt DCS.
The Paris South-West data centre provides
multi-tenant colocation facilities, with state-of-
the-art mechanical and engineering equipment
supporting the operational delivery facility. Due
to the efficiency of the design, the annualised
design PUE of the facility is <1.2.. n
VooServers has an eye on future
growth with the launch of new
head office
UK infrastructure company VooServers, which has recently expanded its
distribution footprint throughout the UK, Europe and the US, has rounded off
another successful year with the launch of its new head office.
2018 has seen the company launch enterprise brand, Vinters and continue the
expansion of data centres into international markets, including Frankfurt, Seattle
and New York.
The new office, located in Vinters Park, Maidstone, Kent reflects the company’s
ambitious plans for growth. The new headquarters doubles the office’s capacity in
terms of floor space, providing space for a growing team.
VooServers, who had the opportunity to get involved with the design of the
office from the early build stage, also benefit from having a number of clients and
suppliers located onsite at Vinters Park.
Matt Parkinson, VooServers founder and Technical Director, said: “It’s been a
really exciting time to move into a new, larger head office space. We’ve had great
year-on-year growth and next year is set to look even bigger so, through moving,
we’ve ensured capacity for the next 3-5 years.
The firm has 10 full-time staff and serves 300 active clients, supporting over
1,000 servers worldwide in more than 80 countries. Clients include Caters News
Agency, AVBuyer, CITED, Countdown Solutions and the International Capital
Market Association. n
UK Data Centre infrastructure struggling
to meet C-suite expectations
Independent research released by Volta Data Centres has revealed that 56% of IT decision
makers in the UK say they have experienced downtime from their data centre provider in the last
six months - despite over half (53%) saying constant uptime was a top priority for their CEO.
According to a new report titled ‘Data Loss and Downtime are putting Hybrid and Edge
Computing Strategies at Risk’, just under half (46%) of IT decision makers reported their
businesses had experienced data loss as a result of downtime, with businesses suffering from an
average of 3 hours and 45 minutes of downtime over the past 12 months.
The research, conducted by independent research provider Sapio Research, found that over
half (57%) of IT decision makers said guaranteed uptime was important when selecting a data
centre provider. Despite this being a top priority, over a quarter (27%) said they have had to
make compromises on system uptime to meet budget restrictions.
Looking into the impact of downtime on businesses, the research found that 29% of
respondents had suffered one or two events of data loss as a result of their data centre provider
letting them down – with 18% stating they had suffered data losses on three or more times
during the past 12 months.. n
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