| IFL announces ‘Manchester 3’ |
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Manchester Science Parks-based Internet Facilitators Limited (IFL), a leading provider of regional Business Class Data Centres, today announced that work has begun on its third Data Centre in
‘Manchester 3’ is situated in a prime Manchester location in very close proximity to the new Media City development and is the next phase of IFL’s regional data centre expansion programme planned for several cities throughout the UK. It further extends capacity in the region supporting the expansion of existing clients and allowing more clients in the
Now firmly established as the largest regional data centre provider in the
The multi million pound, state of the art colocation facility will provide 22,000 sq ft of technical space accommodating up to 1,000 racks with IT power to an average of 4.5KW per rack in hot and cold aisle containment configurations. A further 17,000 sq ft of serviced office space, build areas, client rest rooms and shared NOC areas where clients can connect to their rack space will also be provided at the site.
‘Manchester 3’ will be built to Tier 3 standards with the minimum specification including n+1 UPS systems and n+1 diesel generators, and higher specifications available to anchor tenants taking space during the build out phase. Using environmentally intelligent technology IFL aims to deliver the most efficient colocation facilities on the market.
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Matthew Edgley, IFL Account Director commented: “We’re confident that
“We are currently in talks with a number of potential anchor tenants for whom we can meet particular specifications during the build out phase. We anticipate that interest will come from our traditional client base of North West based IT services players and from businesses with a more regional focus looking for high quality local datacentre space. We also expect interest from our growing list of clients looking for expansion space.”
The site will be protected by 24x7 manned security and advanced physical security systems. The IFL onsite support team will be available 24x7 to carry out data centre tasks and respond to any emergency incidents or carry out scheduled maintenance work on behalf of clients.
As usual, the data centre will comply with industry kite mark standards to meet stringent hosting security and quality control requirements.
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