Konnex has invested in colocation facilities within the Blue Square Data Centre in Maidenhead. Opened in August 2006, these state-of-the-art data centres offer the latest in advanced security measures, environmental control systems and fault-tolerant power and networking.

Specification

Electric:

• State-of-the-art power management system
• 5mW on-site primary sub-station with second backup 2.5mW sub-station
• N+1 PowerWave redundant UPS system
• 15 minute battery time to allow for generator start-up
• Fully redundant power distribution system
• 6500BHP backup diesel generator
• Network monitored and managed power system from the switch gear to end distribution.

Fire-Suppression System:

• FM200 dry fire-suppression system in all data centre areas
• Network monitored fire protection
• Fully integrated fire system including fire brigade notification and controlled shutdown.

Air Conditioning:

• N+1 Airedale Air Handling system
• ~20c +/- 2c data floor temperature
• Environmental systems backed up by emergency generator power
• Raised floor designed with at least 18" airflow space to provide optimum cooling.

Call Management and Incident-Tracking System:

• 24 hour, 7 days a week Network Operations Centre
• Full time proactive systems maintenance

Facility Security System:

• Motion and heat sensors
• Secured and monitored access
• Video camera surveillance with access control system
• PAC-TAG secured access
• 24 hour, 7 days a week automatic police notification
• Active monitoring of personnel access control
• Bio-metric identification system

Note on Globix Data Centre

Konnex Managed Hosting was formally located within the Globix Oliver's Yard/City Road data centre. The opening of the Blue Square data centre in Maidenhead coincided with a takeover by TelecityRedbus of the Globix UK operations.

At this time we made the decision to move to Blue Square as it offered us more convienient access while matching the very high standard of infractructure found at Oliver's Yard. We completed the move in December 2006.