Projects & Agreements
London Internet
Exchange
Selects Ciena
for Data Centre
Interconnect
To provide its member
organisations with improved
peering services, the London
Internet Exchange (LINX) has
deployed Ciena’s Waveserver
stackable data centre
interconnect (DCI) platform,
connecting its data centres
throughout London.
Waveserver enables
LINX to support the growing
traffic demands and dynamic
applications of its Internet
content provider, service
provider and wireless carrier
members by quickly, reliably,
and more economically
turning up larger and multiple
low-latency connections to its
data centres.
LINX has 11 points of
presence (PoPs) across
London and with Ciena’s
Waveserver, LINX can
provide multiple terabits
of connectivity between its
Harbour Exchange, Equinix
LD5 and Interxion locations.
This is enabled by the
platform’s massive capacity
and density – 400Gb/s of
line capacity plus any mix of
10G, 40G or 100G of client
Ethernet services up to
400Gb/s, in a compact, one
rack unit form factor.
LINX also benefits from the
openness and programmability
of Ciena’s Waveserver to
design and build unique and
customisable applications to
evolve services based on its
members’ needs.
For further information visit:
www.ciena.com
42 | April 2017
Switch Datacentres’ Newly Deployed
Data Hall Suitable for Open Rack Systems
based on OCP Principles
Switch Datacentres has
announced that its newly
commissioned data hall at
its Amsterdam colocation
facility, Switch AMS1, is
suitable for open rack
systems based on Open
Compute Project (OCP)
principles.
The Open Compute
Project (OCP) initiative
originates with Facebook,
while also Intel, Rackspace
and Microsoft joined the
OCP in an early stage. All
Facebook’s data centres are
now 100 per cent OCP ready. Other industry giants, including Google, Cisco, IBM, Ericsson,
NetApp, AT&T and Lenovo, have also joined the Open Compute Project.
The suitability of Switch Datacentres’ newly deployed data centre hall for the use of Open
Rack Systems means that this data centre is able to have equipment based on OCP principles
being deployed. More and more manufacturers are releasing OCP specified equipment based
on open standards, for enhanced energy efficiency, operational cost savings and bringing the
agility required by demanding applications.
For further information visit: www.opencompute.org/participate
NGD Completes New Build
for Another Major US Bank
Next Generation Data (NGD) has announced it has agreed terms to supply 750kW of
power over 10 years to a major US based international bank which took possession of a
custom data hall on the NGD campus recently.
The bank’s relocation to NGD is in line with the bank’s best practice code for ensuring
distances of at least 100km between data centre locations.
NGD’s 3+ data centre facility will provide the power, scale and low latency
connectivity the bank requires for securely storing and rapidly processing data on behalf
of thousands of its UK customers. NGD’s connectivity to site from strong financial
markets specialist providers such as Zayo, Level 3 and BT was an important factor in the
decision making process.
Commented Nick Razey, CEO of Next Generation Data, ‘We are seeing more and
more financial institutions shifting towards edge data centre facilities due to the risks
posed by saturated, under threat metro zones. At the same time many can no longer
afford the luxury of legacy facilities sitting on their balance sheets which in the UK
is forcing them to choose less expensive alternatives to London, especially with the
impending rise in business rates.’
For further information visit: www.ngd.co.uk