data centre?

Mason64 · 24 Apr 2008 at 16:07

Hello all

Not sure if this is the right place but i wnated to know if anyone knows if north wales area had a data centre?

THank you

waso_dude · 24 Apr 2008 at 16:12

I don't think there is one, i think closest is liverpool or Newcastle areas.

Ethics · 24 Apr 2008 at 16:20

Mason64 said:
Hello all

Not sure if this is the right place but i wnated to know if anyone knows if north wales area had a data centre?

THank you

They have electricity?

Frank_Rizzo · 24 Apr 2008 at 16:36

I believe there is only one in wales - the hideously expensive one in Cardiff.

Good news for those in the south though. The old LG factory which closed a few years ago is being turned into one hell of a datacentre which will rival east of the M4 corridor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7342076.stm

I appreciate that this is of no use to you at the moment or due to your locality

#Chri5# · 24 Apr 2008 at 21:18

Maybe something Warrington way. Might be a private facility in Chester but if not I would think Manchester.

Slinwagh · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:25

There is definitely one in Manchester.

FrenchTart · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:34

Indeed. The Manchester data centres seem quite decent these days...and it's not *that* far from Wales.

pdw8 · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:40

The data centre scene in Manchester is growing. I have been to 3 or 4 different ones and new ones are being planned and built all the time. I can definatley recommend IFL2.

bigredshark · 24 Apr 2008 at 22:41

Aekeron said:
Indeed. The Manchester data centres seem quite decent these days...and it's not *that* far from Wales.

I've only been to IFL and telecity in manchester, but I'm not a big fan of either. Outside of london it's really pretty poor in the UK datacenter wise.

Mason64 · 24 Apr 2008 at 23:42

Nice one i will look up the manchester 1

wish there was 1 in conwy area about 2mins away

FrenchTart · 25 Apr 2008 at 09:20

bigredshark said:
I've only been to IFL and telecity in manchester, but I'm not a big fan of either. Outside of london it's really pretty poor in the UK datacenter wise.

I don't really have the knowledge to argue with that on you but it makes sense anyhow. I do get the impression that Manchester is picking up/improving quite a lot but yeah...London for the win and all

c0w.net · 25 Apr 2008 at 11:44

telford might be closer for you enta have a nicely connected data centre there (great prices).

c0w

bigredshark · 25 Apr 2008 at 12:15

Aekeron said:
I don't really have the knowledge to argue with that on you but it makes sense anyhow. I do get the impression that Manchester is picking up/improving quite a lot but yeah...London for the win and all

They aren't bad places, not as fancy as the london datacenters but connectivity is the issue. Maybe not so much if you're just buying 2MB 95th percentile access but it's a big issue if you need high bandwidth circuits in.

DJMK4 · 25 Apr 2008 at 12:33

As mentioned earlier in the thread, there is a data centre being opened about 15 mins from where i live (The old LG Factory in Newport, S.Wales).

Curiosityx · 25 Apr 2008 at 17:33

http://www.datacentersuk.com/category.php?n=9

pdw8 · 25 Apr 2008 at 19:06

bigredshark said:
They aren't bad places, not as fancy as the london datacenters but connectivity is the issue. Maybe not so much if you're just buying 2MB 95th percentile access but it's a big issue if you need high bandwidth circuits in.

I can offer you upto 10GE there

AbsenceJam · 25 Apr 2008 at 23:28

pdw8 said:
I can offer you upto 10GE there

For 10x South East prices.

pdw8 · 26 Apr 2008 at 01:22

AbsenceJam said:
For 10x South East prices.

Not at all, but its against forum rules to discuss further. I was merely making the point that you can now get carrier grade services direct in Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh in our case. It's not just about London and the SE anymore. Power costs are astronomical in London now so more customers are moving away and we are following the demand.

bigredshark · 26 Apr 2008 at 14:25

pdw8 said:
Not at all, but its against forum rules to discuss further. I was merely making the point that you can now get carrier grade services direct in Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh in our case. It's not just about London and the SE anymore. Power costs are astronomical in London now so more customers are moving away and we are following the demand.

We have a 10Gbit core linking 6 london datacenters for less than we've been quoted for 10Gbit to manchester. True our london core is dark fibre which was always going to be good value but still it's a big price difference. Power costs might be high but our customers are still largely london based which decides it for us. We're considering loosing our presence in IFL2, it's not worth the costs right now...

zetec452 · 27 Apr 2008 at 09:12

http://www.melbourne.co.uk/ are Manchester based and seem to have a decent outfit.