The London Borough of Hillingdon has renewed its managed services contract with global datacentre and critical environment specialist Keysource for a further two years, building on a successful partnership spanning over 15 years. Under the terms of the deal Keysource will continue to provide planned and reactive maintenance and support on the critical USP infrastructure throughout the Council’s datacentre estate.

We are all aware of the exponential growth in the generation of data, and the seemingly endless demand for data centres to support this. The design and build of these facilities requires significant investment with large sums being spent on to ensure capacity, efficiency and resilience.  However, once the (non-existent) dust has settled and the design and delivery teams have gone, operating and managing it becomes the main focus.

Introduction

Timely advice and valuable technical insight can be the catalyst to realising the swift return on any investment decision. Richard Clifford, Head of Solutions at Keysource, the global data centre and critical environment specialist, explains.

The recent fire event at OVH cloud, in Strasbourg, France and another similar incident in the US is a strong reminder of the risks which remain present in operating data centre facilities and, importantly, what this could mean for operational staff, business reputation and client services.

Keysource, the global datacentre and critical environment specialist, was engaged by Datum Datacentres, a leading provider of datacentre and colocations services, to provide approved assessment services to support the renewal of their DCA certification. Prior to undertaking the formal audit Keysource also assisted Datum in understanding the current requirements of the DCA certification scheme and identifying any gaps which required addressing prior to the audit itself.

Data centre and critical environment specialists Keysource has initiated a critical infrastructure project for Garmin, adding to a growing portfolio of market leading brands.

The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has chosen Keysource, the global data centre and critical environment specialist, to undertake a pre-construction services contract for the data centre upgrade at its Daresbury Laboratory facility in Warrington. This will involve supporting the live operation upgrade of the data centre facility which includes the lifecycle replacement of critical power, cooling and protection systems.

Keysource, the global datacentre and critical environment specialist, has partnered with Tree-Nation and committed to planting a tree for every order it receives in a move designed to offset CO2 emissions on behalf of the company and its clients. Clients will have the opportunity to plant their tree and receive a ‘Tree Planting Certificate’ detailing the plantation project, Species of Tree and the all-important lifetime CO2 offset.